Peter Fincham
Alex Mahon: 'she will fight Channel 4's corner and fight it well'
Channel 4’s new chief executive will need all her intelligence, charm and contacts to meet the challenges facing the broadcaster
Jane Martinson
09, Jun, 2017 @4:15 PM
Who they gonna call … Are TV executives set to cross the streams?
Rash of senior departures – including Danny Cohen from the BBC, and Tim Hincks and Peter Fincham from ITV – prompts speculation as to their futures
Monkey
29, Jan, 2016 @4:03 PM
ITV director of television Peter Fincham to be replaced by Kevin Lygo
Outgoing executive says he is considering move into independent production sector after eight years at broadcaster
Mark Sweney
18, Jan, 2016 @11:49 AM
John Cleese launches attack on BBC and vows never to work for it again
Monty Python star says corporation’s commissioning editors have ‘no idea what they are doing’ and speaks out against fly-on-the-wall filming techniques
Mark Smith
26, Nov, 2015 @2:35 PM
ITV boss refuses to rule out possible revival of Cold Feet
Peter Fincham says talks always ongoing regarding relaunches of ‘past glories’ such as Poldark, and calls scheduling of X Factor and Strictly ‘a game’ to BBC
Tara Conlan
28, Aug, 2015 @9:27 AM
‘We’ll have Clarkson back on Have I Got News For You when he is ready’
Executive producer Richard Wilson on why he would like to book Jeremy Paxman as a guest host – and not marking 25 years of the show
Tara Conlan
12, Apr, 2015 @5:01 PM
MediaGuardian 100: corporate giants dominate a more vulnerable digital landscape
The power of the digital big beasts – Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon – continued to grow in 2014, but so did questions about how they use our data
Jane Martinson and John Plunkett
08, Dec, 2014 @7:30 AM
MediaGuardian 100
Who are the most powerful people in the UK’s media right now?
Garry Blight, John Plunkett, Frances Perraudin
08, Dec, 2014 @7:00 AM
Good Morning Britain to close New York office
ITV makes decision as part of efficiency drive as executives seek to boost rating figures, which averaged 592,000 in November
Tara Conlan
04, Dec, 2014 @11:39 AM
Monkey at Edinburgh: Keith Lemon naked, Peter Fincham’s man cave
Read Media Monkey at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival
Monkey
24, Aug, 2014 @5:04 PM
Peter Fincham: TV has conquered the internet
ITV boss claims those who predicted digital would kill viewing were wrong, saying there is a strong appetite for quality shows. By Mark Sweney
Mark Sweney
03, Jul, 2014 @2:24 PM
ITV director defends breakfast show after ratings dip to below 400,000
Peter Fincham says Good Morning Britain, fronted by presenter Susanna Reid, needs to be judged over time
John Plunkett
13, May, 2014 @7:22 PM
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