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Suggesting it should? well, they could give us some of the licence fee... would you like that? oh, i dont know. it is very difficult to please everyone all the time. but im interested, that was a throwaway remark, but it seems to me it was not entirely injest, because im sure you know the culture secretary this week said that the licence fee is not a long—term, sustainable model, so is itv interested in a different type of licence fee, which is notjust given to the bbc? honestly, that is a job...

I did a few years. so the techniques of storytelling, of making programmes, are much the same. you know, they move on a bit. but that is a constant, i would say. i think the... i still love the range of output that a mainstream broadcaster can do, from high to low culture, from silly game shows to serious dramas or whatever, and that hasnt changed. so the real change in the landscape is there is so much choice now. when i went to television, there were four channels, and you had a trapped audien...

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I dont know. im sure there are legions of people in this building thinking about that at this very moment, and im sure they will come up with a great idea. just before the finish, kevin lygo from itv, we have talked a lot about how itv is evolving its business, its products. you have itvx landing. i just wonder if you are nervous about the world cup. itv hub famously struggled a bit during one big game in the euros, when england were in the semifinals a while back. it is going to get a huge amou...

Presenters on air. is there anyone else you are messaging? robert peston, while he is doing his show? i have texted robert, but, yeah, no, there is a close relationship, but also there is a commissioning team, there are the producers, everyone is kind of united in getting the best out of whatever the show is at the time. we have inevitably, and rightly, talked about itv a lot. i want to ask you quickly about the place you started your media career, the bbc, because in the last few days, ofcom ha...

You have for itv, are they supported by being a public service broadcaster? would achieving those goals be simpler as a company if you are freed from some of the constraints and obligations that come with being a public service broadcaster? public service ethos, if you like, is in the dna of itv. it has always been there. we do an enormous amount of news, that is probably the most obvious public service we do in regional news. this year we extended the early evening news by half—an—hour and ...

Actually i thought most of us thought that is a fascinating idea! does he really want to go in? so, we decided after some debate but not enormous soul—searching, yeah, we think he would be a great addition to the programme. with someone like matt hancock, or indeed any other contestant, when they say they want to take part do they sometimes bring conditions and say they will take part but i dont want to do this challenge, i dont want to be involved in this situation? no. you have to go in in f...

Is on the line? i think if there had been a howling error, i wouldnt be talking to you now, so, yes, some of it is risky and big. but ive been doing it a long time, im surrounded by some very clever, talented people, that you can estimate how healthy these things are, and we can surreptitiously try a lot of things out without people particularly noticing, to see if it is working or not. you mention youve been doing this a long time, i was saying in the introduction you started off as a trainee w...

This is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the other main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello and welcome. my guest this week is kevin lygo, the managing director for itv of media and entertainment, and, as such, he is responsible for all of the programming for itv on its network, and on its new streaming servers, itvx. he began his media career working on the two ronnies as a trainee at the bbc, and also a dealer of islamic art in paris for a...