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Them to do anything. if they have an idea, and they have had a few ideas that we have discussed at length and in the end thought, lets not do it. that works both ways. and whats the relationship between itv and them? would this be something that you might whatsapp them on the way out of the bbc about something, are you to—and—froing with them all the time, or does it all formally go through producers and agents and everyone else? no, i think one of the glories of working at itv is you are ve...

And bbc and love island and a book about byzantium emperors and we will get into all of that but what about matt hancock and in the last few hours he is saying he will be stepping down as mp when the next election happens. did you did you have any inkling that would follow? no, i did not. that is his choice and i thank him very much for coming onto the show. it was a great success. were you involved in the decision for him to take part? yes. were there pros and cons or simply something that you ...

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 audience, and so people were more forgiving and less critical perhaps now, if you just think of the way you watch yourself of ...

Kevin Lygo, ITVs managing director of media and entertainment, explains how ITVX will reach new audiences. [S]

Effectively for us. that, im happy to say, was a good decision. what is it like in the itv office, if you take a decision like that, getting in in the morning, waiting for the evening before�*s viewing figures? is it nerve—wracking, do you feel like yourjob is on the line? i think if it 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 ho...

Public service broadcaster, low 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?- service broadcaster? public service broadcaster? public service ethos _ service broadcaster? public service ethos if _ service broadcaster? public service ethos if you - service broadcaster? public service ethos if you like - service broadcaster? public service ethos if you like is i service broadcaster? pu...

This is bbc news. the headlines at 4:00pm: a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed pan am flight 103 over the town of lockerbie in 1988, is in us custody. a nursing union leader says a planned strike by nurses could be called off, if the health secretary negotiates "seriously" over pay. the one day of action that nurses are going to take on thursday hasnt created the 7.2 million people sitting on our waiting lists. the job of union leaders is to negotiate on behalf of their memb...

If they have an idea, and theyve had a few ideas that we have discussed at length and in the end thought, lets not do it, that works both ways. and whats the relationship between itv and them? would this be something that you might whatsapp them on the way out of the bbc about something, are you to—and—froing with them all the time, or does it all formally go through producers and agents and everyone else? no, i think one of the glories of working at itv is you are very close to them, so i w...

Of our audience that perhaps like things a bit more quirky or so. as im listening to you, im wondering, all of these goals you have for itv, are they supported by being a public service broadcaster? would achieving those goals be simpler as a company if you were 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, thats probably the...

Robert peston while he is doing his show? i robert peston while he is doing his show? . ., , his show? i have texted robert, but yeah. _ his show? i have texted robert, but yeah. no. — his show? i have texted robert, but yeah, no, there _ his show? i have texted robert, but yeah, no, there is _ his show? i have texted robert, but yeah, no, there is a - 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 gett...