Core Facts

• ITV2 today reveals its Winter 2008 Season launch, featuring programmes ranging from Bionic Woman, with Michelle Ryan, to an exclusive series from comedian Leigh Francis, entitled Keith Lemon’s Gap Year. Further brand new programming includes US import Gossip Girl, comedy series Laura, Ben and Him, Coleen’s Real Women with Coleen McLoughlin, more from Katie and Peter, an exclusive look into Britain’s most successful girl band in Passions of Girls Aloud, and of course the worldwide hit, American Idol.
  
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• Secret Diary of A Call Girl, the hit ITV2 series featuring Billie Piper has also been recommissioned. Exclusive to ITV2 the original series saw over 2 million viewers watch the first episode when it screened on ITV2 this September.

• And Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show is also back!  Featuring the unique talent of one of Britain’s most popular young female comedians, the new series will see her mimic an even greater array of stars as she continues her assault on the world of celebrity.

Quotes

Zai Bennett, Controller, ITV2
I’m excited to welcome you to a brand new season on ITV2 packed with even more fresh original shows.

2007 has been a great year for us – we’ve continued to prove that ITV2 is the digital destination for audiences wanting brand new original commissions and the very best in US acquisitions.

Building on this success I am very proud of our winter 2008 schedule which is packed with exciting drama, new and original comedy and big entertainment. Brand new shows include, fresh from the States, the highly anticipated Bionic Woman and Gossip Girl. Comedy and Entertainment highlights include; Keith Lemon’s Gap Year (wt); Laura, Ben and Him; Coleen’s Real Women and The Passions of Girls Aloud.
These are just a few of the highlights for the new season on ITV2. I hope that you join us and indulge in some of the very best of original and acquired programming on the number one digital channel in the UK.

Boilerplate Statements

About ITV2
ITV2 is the number one digital channel in the UK.

Throughout 2007 the channel has continued to prove that it is the only digital channel able to blend creativity with commercial results.

So far in 2007 nearly 90% of the UK population have watched ITV2 – that’s over 41.5 million people and nearly 11 million of those were part of the valuable 16-34s audience.

ITV2’s top rating programme of the year so far has been Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, starring Billie Piper. The channel’s first ever original drama commission peaked with over 2 million viewers in September and was the most successful launch of an original commission across any digital station so far this year.

ITV2 has not only enjoyed commercial success but has received critical acclaim picking up its first BAFTA and RTS awards for Entourage; both the Entertainment Channel of the Year and Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards and  the Non-terrestrial Channel of the Year at the Media Guardian Edinburgh Festival.

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