Off with its head
03/08/06 12:01 Media
issues
The inevitable has happened - ITV has demanded the
resignation of its chief executive, Charles Allen, or
so the BBC says. For all I
know he resigned to spend more time with his
family.
The question will be where ITV goes from here, though. The ratings are in free-fall and so, I'm afraid, is the quality. Other than Corrie fans I find it hard to think of anyone who has a good word to say about much of its output. The question will not be whether they replace Allen with someone who can learn from his mistakes but whether a change in chief executive is going to be enough to turn the thing around.
As to who replaces him, one name not in the BBC's report but who's offered his services, albeit light-heartedly, is that nice Greg Dyke, late of the BBC. I wonder...
The question will be where ITV goes from here, though. The ratings are in free-fall and so, I'm afraid, is the quality. Other than Corrie fans I find it hard to think of anyone who has a good word to say about much of its output. The question will not be whether they replace Allen with someone who can learn from his mistakes but whether a change in chief executive is going to be enough to turn the thing around.
As to who replaces him, one name not in the BBC's report but who's offered his services, albeit light-heartedly, is that nice Greg Dyke, late of the BBC. I wonder...
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