ITV buys Poldark producer Mammoth Screen to bolster original drama assets June 1, 2015 ITV has acquired Mammoth Screen, the independent production company behind highly rated shows such as Poldark and Parade's End. Read more: ITV eyes new $950m deal with television arm of The Weinstein Company By tripling the 25 per cent in the stake it bought for £1m in 2008, ITV has acquired the full business which is [...]
ITV a takeover target after Adam Crozier oversees dramatic turnaround May 14, 2015 Charlotte Henry watches a positive programme at ITV, unlike a few years ago. No wonder that takeover talk persists. In a conference centre in Westminster, some of ITV’s shareholders have assembled for the company’s annual general meeting (AGM). They broadly welcomed the progress of the share price, their positivity no doubt boosted by a [...]
ITV eyes new $950m deal with television arm of The Weinstein Company April 7, 2015 After buying Talpa in March, ITV is looking to the US again to expand its content creation arm. It has been less than a month since ITV’s acquisition of Talpa Media, the production company of BBC1’s The Voice. But already the broadcaster is back in the limelight – this time over talks to buy the [...]
ITV in countdown to legal scrap over pension plans for Charles Allen execs March 16, 2015 ITV is preparing for a legal battle to take back almost £40m from a pension scheme for former chief executive Lord Charles Allen and three of his former colleagues. The broadcaster is seeking to free up assets that were placed in a ring-fenced retirement plan 15 years ago, when Lord Allen was head of Granada, [...]
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 [...]