ITV buys The Voice production company Talpa Media with John de Mol on board March 12, 2015 ITV has turned its chair for the production company behind BBC talent show The Voice, buying up Talpa Media. The broadcaster has acquired the Dutch production company founded by Big Brother creator John de Mol, in a deal worth up to £781m. The deal includes keeping on de Mol and Talpa’s management team who will [...]
ITV share price jumps on double-digit growth and £250m special dividend payout – but audiences continue falling March 4, 2015 The figures ITV's shares shot up five per cent in early trading as revenue climbed eight per cent to £2.6bn in 2014 and adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 23 per cent to £712m. The UK's largest broadcaster will pay out a special dividend of £250m to shareholders, or 6.25 pence per share. That's in addition to a 3.3 [...]
ITV in talks to buy creator of The Voice – and John De Mol’s skills might come in the package February 27, 2015 ITV is on the brink of buying Talpa Media, the Dutch production company behind the hit TV show The Voice, which airs in the UK on BBC 1, and will have its owner John De Mol on board for at least three years. The UK television provider confirmed “exclusive discussions” were taking place in a [...]
Adrian Chiles dropped as ITV football presenter despite £500,000 a year contract January 23, 2015 ITV has ditched Adrian Chiles as its lead football host, even though he signed a contract with the broadcaster worth £1m last summer. Chiles will be replaced by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Mark Pougatch, who will kick-off by presenting the Champions League meeting of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain next month. According to reports, [...]
Broadcasters BBC and ITV offer seven-way General Election TV debates January 22, 2015 After weeks of wrangling in the wake of David Cameron's insistence that he won't take part in General Election TV debates unless the Greens are represented, broadcasters BBC and ITV have come back with a rather stunning proposal. The two broadcasters have decided to offer the party leaders and the public the chance of a [...]
ITV on course for best ad revenue performance in five years November 13, 2014 Broadcaster ITV has enjoyed its “best outperformance of the market for five years” according to the company's latest interim management statement. The company saw broadcast ad revenues rise six per cent, "well ahead of the UK television advertising market", said Adam Crozier, ITV's chief executive. External revenues climbed eight per cent to £1.8bn, with ITV [...]
ITV ups the ante with call for Sky and Virgin to pay to broadcast its shows September 8, 2014 ITV chief executive Adam Crozier yesterday upped the ante on BSkyB and Virgin Media as he called for the government and its regulator Ofcom to force the pay TV firms to pay to broadcast ITV’s shows. Under the current model pay TV operators Sky, Virgin Media, BT and TalkTalk all broadcast the UK’s so-called Public [...]
London Report: FTSE climbs after talk of ITV takeover by Liberty Global September 1, 2014 BRITAIN’S top equity index inched up yesterday, led by gains in broadcaster ITV on talk of a takeover from Virgin Media owner Liberty Global. ITV’s shares hit their highest levels since January 2001, up 3.6 per cent. The speculation was fuelled by a report in The Telegraph saying Liberty was canvassing support from major ITV [...]
Dazzling performance at World Cup boosts ITV’s bottom line July 30, 2014 Broadcaster ITV yesterday saw its profits rocket 40 per cent over the past six months, as the media giant was boosted by the World Cup and an uptick in advertising. ITV’s total revenue leapt six per cent to £1.38bn, helped by growth in broadcast and online advertising as well as original content sales from its [...]
ITV share price opens at five-month high on profit and World Cup ad revenue surge July 30, 2014 Shares in ITV opened 1.4 per cent higher this morning hitting a five-month high after the broadcaster reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 40 per cent to £250m from £179m for the first half of the year. Revenue of £1.23bn beat analyst expectations with the World Cup and Easter providing a second-quarter boost for [...]