Article: Channel 5 boss is tipped to head ITV; Carlton and Granada chiefs woo Dawn Airey to revive troubled station's fortunes.

Byline: JON REES

CHANNEL 5 chief executive Dawn Airey is favourite to become head of ITV, despite having ruled herself out of a lesser job at the troubled station only days ago.

Officially, ITV is looking for a replacement for David Liddiment, its director of channels. He resigned last month but agreed to stay on until a successor was found.

Airey, 41, said last month that she was not interested in being director of programmes - effectively Liddiment's job. But ITV executives are understood to be in discussion with her about the position of chief executive. They are keen to make an appointment before the start of the crucial autumn schedule.

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