ITV pays its CEO the most in a decade as profit spikes Media ITV has paid its chief executive the most it has done in a decade after profit more than doubled in 2024. Carolyn McCall took home a pay packet worth almost £4.1m for the FTSE 250 group’s latest financial year, up from the £3m she received for 2023. The latest total is the highest an ITV [...]
New golf deal sees DeChambeau and Rahm on free-to-air in the UK Sport The likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will be part of golf’s return to free-to-air broadcasting in the UK this weekend. It comes as the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League confirmed the 2025 season will be broadcast on ITVX in the United Kingdom. The league has previously been broadcast on YouTube in the UK [...]
Simon Cowell denied huge pay after profit slashed at Britain’s Got Talent owner Media Simon Cowell has not repeated the huge £50m pay day he awarded himself after profit was slashed at his TV empire behind Britain’s Got Talent. Syco Holdings did not issue a dividend to the TV mogul in the year to 31 March, 2024, after its pre-tax profit was cut from £21.1m to £11.9m. Newly-filed accounts [...]
ITV shares jump as it emerges as a takeover target by private equity November 25, 2024 ITV has emerged as a possible takeover target by private equity giants including CVC Capital Partners amid an ongoing dip in its share price, according to reports. There are reportedly a variety of private equity bidders circling the UK’s largest terrestrial commercial broadcaster, Sky News revealed. These included CVC Capital Partners with a major European [...]
ITV agrees multi-million pound investment into Purplebricks’ reinvention May 22, 2024 ITV is set to invest more than £4m into online estate agency Purplebricks, the first major investment in the ailing brand since it was acquired in 2023 by rival Strike.