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ITV PLC
LON:ITV
ITV PLC is a United Kingdom-based advertising funded broadcaster. The Company also operates as an advertising funded media owner in the United Kingdom across all media, including television, radio, press, cinema, outdoor and the Internet. As a producer, ITV makes hours of network television. Its digital channels include ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and Citv. ITV also makes programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, five, Sky and other broadcasters. ITV produces programmes watched on screens from San Francisco to Sydney. In addition, it produces a range of products related to ITV programmes, such as digital video disks (DVDs) and computer games. Its online properties include itv.com and itvlocal.com.
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ITV 'very sensible' at first investor day in 11 years, says Barclays as it cuts target price
Barclays maintained an ‘equal weight’ rating on ITV but cut its target price to 180p from 185p
ITV tops FTSE 100 fallers as investors turn sour on Endemol Shine bid
The bid, revealed on Sunday by The Times, has raised concerns amongst investors and analysts that ITV may be biting off more than it can chew
FTSE 100 closes marginally lower as stocks look rudderless
The UK pound is off 0.14% against the US dollar, and flat against the Euro at the time of writing
ITV joins Disney and Fox in backing new video streaming service for mobile phones
ITV joins Hollywood giants including Disney and 21st Century Fox, in backing the venture
Love Island and World Cup draw in more viewers for ITV in first half
ITV said it confident of delivering "good organic growth” for the year, having secured 90% of target revenues.
FTSE 100 closes down as market awaits Trump/Juncker meeting
The UK blue-chip index closed around 50 points lower at 7,658, while FTSE 250 was also down - over 99 points at 20,753
JPMorgan Cazenove ups target for ITV, one day ahead of the broadcaster’s first-half results
The US bank upped its target for the FTSE 100-listed firm to 240p from 200p, with the stock currently changing hands at 172.35p each, up 0.9% on Monday’s close
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ITV, GlaxoSmithKline and Indivior to be among the highlights for Wednesday
Among Wednesday's names are ITV, GlaxoSmithKline, Indivior, and Tullow Oil
FTSE 100 closes firmly higher with miners taking the top spots
The global financial body added that several countries, including the US and UK, had excessive current account deficits and borrowed too much
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FTSE 100 starts week by ending lower as geopolitical woes hit sentiment...again
In London, FTSE 100 shed 23 points to 7,655, while FTSE 250 shed over 155 points at 20,770
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FTSE 100: Forget Brexit, here’s what we’ll learn from a bumper earnings week
We have a deluge of earnings statements from some of Britain's biggest businesses. Below we discuss the themes likely to emerge from the mid-term reporting season
Bookmakers see stock rise as investors bet they made a few quid as England crash out of World Cup
On top of England’s semi-final heartbreak, the bookmakers will also have benefitted from some of the pre-tournament favourites – Germany, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Belgium – all coming up short
ITV weak on England’s World Cup exit; Goldman Sachs cuts rating on valuation grounds
Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating for the UK commercial broadcaster to ‘neutral’ from ‘buy’ in an otherwise upbeat review of European TV stocks
FTSE 100 closes firmly higher as market shrugs off UK political chaos
Fiona Cincotta, senior market analyst at City Index, said the UK was now at a crossroads..
England expects: ITV boosted by World Cup viewing surge hope, reported Societe Generale upgrade
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell noted: “Just as the English public appear to be falling back in love with their football team again, the market seems to be warming to free-to-air broadcaster ITV"
ITV jumps on England World Cup and Love Island viewing figures
24mln people tuned it to watch the England football match last night, while Love Island continues to prove popular with the lucrative 18-24 age group
ASOS rallies as it appoints former ITV boss Adam Crozier as chairman
Brian McBride will step down as chairman of ASOS in November after six years in the role
ITV finance director and chief operating officer steps down
ITV said Ian Griffiths leaves the company in "strong financial health"
Why Dixons Carphone, Just Eat and Sports Direct will be among the World Cup winners
The World Cup is just around the corner and it’s not just football fans getting excited, the tournament also tends to boost sales for a number of companies
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The £136mln Love Island effect and why the reality ITV show could move the dial for the broadcaster
In the afterglow of the show's ratings success, shares in the broadcaster are up 2%, adding £136mln to ITV's market value
ITV mulling £1bn joint venture with the BBC to acquire half of Dave broadcaster UKTV
UKTV, whose channels include Dave and Gold, is an independent commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Nasdaq-listed firm Discovery Inc
Morgan Stanley upgrades UK equities to ‘overweight’ despite Brexit uncertainty
Equities should benefit from higher commodity prices and rising corporate activity, Morgan Stanley said.
FTSE 100 ends week on a positive note; ITV is top riser
ITV's trading statement at the AGM gave the broadcaster a hot in the arm
ITV rises as strong online showing offsets weak TV ad market
Perhaps unsurprisingly in the age of Netflix et al, ITV Player is proving popular and companies are committing more of their ad budgets to online rather than TV
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FTSE 100 closes higher, given a leg-up by weaker pound
The blue-chip index closed around 38 points higher at 7,700
Vodafone's European expansion is bad news for Deutsche Telekom but could also lead to a shake-up in UK market
Deutsche Telekom shares fell back on the news as its hegemony looks to be threatened, and some analysts suggested regulators may have concerns over the deal
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Will BT Group be able to avoid cutting its dividend?
Thursday is set to be a busy one for corporate results with the likes of BT Group, Barratt Developments, Next and Supergroup among the day's highlights.
FTSE 100 closes slightly in red; Shire biggest gainer
FTSE 100 closed 1.39 points lower at 7,565, while FTSE 250 went the other way
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Rate hike unlikely from May Bank of England policy meeting after recent dull UK data
Aside from the latest Bank of England interest rate decision, the week ahead includes updates from Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Next, BT Group, ITV, and William Hill ...
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FTSE 100 closes near flat as Middle East tensions cool
The UK blue-chip benchmark closed 1.20 points, or 0.02% at 7,258..
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Travel sales set to dominate at WH Smith once again on Thursday; Hays and Saga also due up
It looks like it will be the same old story for WH Smith, with sales flying in travel but challenges remaining in its high street stores
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Retailers and recruiters in focus as Tesco, ASOS, Hays and PageGroup report
The week ahead includes full-year results from Tesco and Saga, interims from ASOS, WH Smith and McCarthy & Stone, and trading updates from Robert Walters, Hays and PageGroup
ITV shares drop as Barclays downgrades the stock after disappointing 2017 results
Barclays cut its rating on the stock to ‘equal weight’ from ‘underweight and lowered its target price to 180p from 200p.
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as global share rout continues
Investors didn't want to venture into shares today, or outside much in the UK for that matter
ITV reports drop in 2017 ad revenue but expects boost from FIFA World Cup in first half
ITV predicts a return to growth in advertising revenue in the first quarter
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower on chilly Wednesday with ITV the big switch-off
The Footsie may have mainly traded sideways throughout the day but there have been some notable movements among blue-chips.
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Advertising key to ITV's latest results broadcast; Taylor Wimpey continues housebuilder updates
Day ahead includes full-year results from blue chips including broadcaster ITV PLC, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey PLC, motor insurer Admiral PLC, and mid cap estate agents Foxton's PLC
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FTSE 100 closes in red as Powell's hawkish tone gives traders jitters
New Fed supremo Jerome Powell will likely stick to a gradual, three hikes scenario, but the case for a faster pace of tightening is growing stronger, according to Nordic investment bank, SEB
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FTSE 100 closes in red but broadcaster ITV shines
Footsie finished down over 43 points at 7,490, while FTSE 250 was also lower - down around 58 points at 20,185.
Former ITV boss Adam Crozier to replace Whitbread chairman Richard Baker
The former chief executive of ITV and Royal Mail, Adam Crozier, will take over as chairman
JPMorgan upgrades rating, but cuts price target for ITV in broadcast review
The US bank upped its stance on the FTSE 100-listed firm to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’, but cut the target back to 185p from 204p previously
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Day ahead: ITV, Vodafone and Bovis Homes results, UK inflation data
The day ahead includes corporate earnings from ITV, Vodafone and Bovis Homes as well as official UK inflation data
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Don’t expect fireworks from Taylor Wimpey’s quarterly numbers
House builders and telcos will provide some of the weeks highlights.
ITV upgraded to 'buy' from 'hold' by HSBC
Back in June, HSBC said ITV was cheap for a reason, but an improvement in the outlook for advertising revenues has prompted a change of heart.
Koovs jumps on partnership deal with online clothing retailer N Brown
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers today in London
FTSE 100 closes in negative territory despite resource stock gains
The UK blue chip index closed at 7,526, well below the session peak of 7,557.00 and close to the day’s low of 7,531.48
FTSE 100 rises as sterling slides
The FTSE 100 indexclosed up 50 at 7,373, with ITV the top riser
ITV boosted as City broker suggests advertising purse strings are starting to loosen
Liberum analyst Ian Whittaker says the reluctance of big companies to plough money into advertising is starting to change
FTSE 100 closes lower at 7,301 as pound eases against US dollar
FTSE 100 closed 9.35 lower at 7,301 and the FTSE 250 added over 49 points at 19,566
Macquarie tunes out of ITV, downgrades to 'underperform' as mass advertisers being eroded by internet
“We argue the next decade will be harder than the past one for FTA [free to air] broadcasters, as new consumer models devalue the mass reach of TV advertising,” Macquarie said in a note to clients
FTSE 100 closes 21 pts lower as miners weigh
The heavyweight dragged on the FTSE 100, which closed down 20.99 points
After AVEVA’s £3bn merger with Schneider, which other UK companies could be subject to a bid from abroad?
The weak pound has made UK businesses more attractive to overseas buyers with Worldpay, Sky and Unilever all being targeted this year
ITV stock still not cheap enough to own amid weak TV advertising market, says UBS
UBS raised its rating on ITV to ‘neutral’ from ‘sell’ on valuation grounds but cut its target price to 160p from 170p
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Randgold shines as gold stocks enjoy safe-haven rally on North Korean missile panic
Image Scan Holdings, Findel and Mountfield Group were among Tuesday's early risers.
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FTSE 100 closes lower as Donald Trump says “all options are on the table” for North Korea
FTSE 100 closed Tuesday's afternoon session 64 points lower at 7,337
Disney to ditch Netflix Inc and launch two streaming services of its own
The sport-based subscription service would go live next year, while the film and TV content offering would launch in 2019, when the current distribution agreement with Netflix will end
ITV says pressures on advertising income to ease in the third-quarter as it posts in-line first-half results
The FTSE 100-listed firm said its ITV family net advertising revenue is expected to fall by around 4% in the third quarter, compared with an 8% drop to £769mln in the first-half
FTSE 100 closes 17.5 higher as ITV plc takes podium
The blue chip index has more than made up for the miserable start to the week with a solid showing both yesterday and today...
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Glaxo hoping not to make a right Horlicks of combating generics challenge
The recently-announced sale of Horlicks may be the sign of an increased focus on the drugs pipeline
Late Easter helps revenues at easyJet to soar in third quarter
Boosted by a “significant benefit” from Easter, revenues for the three months ended 30 June jumped 16% year-on-year to £1.39bn
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FTSE 100 finishes over 40 points ahead with housebuilders in support
The blue chip index closed up 40.69 at 7,430 on the day
ITV shares gain after poaching easyJet boss Carolyn McCall as its new chief executive
Former Guardian Media Group boss Carolyn McCall will join ITV as chief executive next year
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FTSE 100 closes higher as Chinese data bolsters miners
The blue-chip index has traded sideways since about 8.30 this morning
Carillion becomes a potential takeover target as analysts say it faces significant rights issue
The UK construction and support services firm will need to raise substantial funds to support a restructuring after warning on full year revenue and debt, analysts said
Centrica shares jump on takeover rumours as weaker pound sparks interest in UK assets
Centrica could fetch up to 300p per share in bids for the utility group, it has been speculated
Worldpay takeover may be first of many as US firms go Brexit bargain hunting
ITV, Burberry and GlaxoSmithKline could face potential bids from international rivals as a weaker pound stokes interest in a number of UK-based firms
FTSE 100 ends lower as May makes offer for EU nationals
The UK blue chip index closed down around 15 points at 7,424
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One year on: BT, Royal Mail and ITV among worst-hit FTSE 100 stocks since the Brexit vote
A weaker pound following the Brexit vote has given the FTSE 100 and other UK indices a boost in the year since the Britain voted to leave the European Union
Macquarie downgrades stance on ITV, believes broadcaster will fall "victim to politics"
Macquarie has gone to ‘neutral’ from ‘outperform’ on shares in the maker of Broadchurch and Coronation Street, which it reckons are worth 200p each
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RBS, Lloyds and Barclays slump after general election leads to hung parliament
Banks, retailers, media and housebuilders are the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 on the shock news of a hung parliament
FTSE 100 closes lower as Britain heads to the polls
The blue chip FTSE 100 index closed 28 points down at 7,449
HSBC downgrades ITV as weak advertising momentum shifts its view from “cheap to cheap for a reason”
The bank has downgraded its rating for the FTSE 100-listed firm to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’, whilst reducing its target price to 215p from 230p to reflect ex-dividend factors
ITV expects first half ad revenue to fall without football tournament this summer
ITV's first quarter revenue was dragged lower by a 9% decline in advertising revenue
Footsie up ahead of close; unrest at ITV hits shares
The bulls could not quite push the top-share index above 7,400. Tomorrow they'll have a harder job with ex-div stocks lopping about 14 points off the Footsie
Barratt Developments set to shrug off Brexit worries with positive trading update
Barratt Developments is set to report robust trading in its latest update while TalkTalk posts its full year earnings under a new chairman and CEO
FTSE 100 firm but off highs despite new intra-day records for US indices
The UK blue chip index finished 41 points higher at 7,342, retreating from the session peak of 7,359 but still well above the day’s low of 7,300
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Pensioners, Ofcom and rivals snap away at BT
Week ahead: BT and Talk Talk: ITV, Barratt Developments, Centrica, William HIll and more ...
Former Asda boss Archie Norman to become M&S chairman from September
Norman, who stepped down as chairman of broadcaster ITV in January 2016 will succeed Robert Swannell, whose retirement was announced in December
Mid-summer mergers: ITV in play after Crozier gets written out of the series
Adam Crozier is quitting while he is ahead, leaving ITV without a chief executive and possibly vulnerable to a bid
Adam Crozier to quit as boss of ITV at end of June
Under Crozier, external revenues have grown by over a billion pounds
FTSE 100 dragged lower as Brexit worries whirl; Sainsbury's weighs
The FTSE 100 closed 15.52 down at 7,234 with Sainsbury's and mining shares under pressure
Broadcaster ITV removed from Goldman list
The American bank also tweaked its advertising revenue estimates
Risk-reward ratio for ITV looks ‘less compelling’ for JPMorgan Cazenove
The City heavyweight downgraded its rating for the FTSE 100-listed firm to ‘neutral’ from ‘overweight’ following discussions with media buyers
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FTSE 100 gains as investors turn to havens in the wake of US strike on Syria
Neither the US air strikes or the underwhelming US jobs data could prevent the Footsie from finishing the day in the blue
ITV gives back Friday's gain made on Goldman stake hike news, but bid chatter remains
ITV shares shot higher on Friday as Goldman acts on behalf of US cable giant Liberty Global, which itself owns a 9.9% stake in the FTSE 100-listed firm
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FTSE 100 finishes lower as Dow Jones plunges
Since the manufacturing index reached a two-and-a-half-year high last December, the story has been one of a gentle decline - Martin Beck, senior economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club
FTSE 100 stocks dragged lower by miners and copper price drop shock
The FTSE 100 was down 32 points to 7,342 shortly after 3.15pm on Monday
Scottish broadcaster STV Group boosts its 2016 dividends by 50% despite reporting a slip in earnings
The group highlighted continued profitable digital growth, with digital revenues up 20% at £7.9mln and digital margins continuing to grow above target level at 52%
FTSE shares end flat, give back record peaks, except Vesuvius
FTSE 100 stocks ends flat on Thursday after falling back from a fresh record high as shares in outsourcing group Capita slumped 9%
ITV soap opera still running after more than sixty years
Five reasons why ITV is surviving and thriving in the digital age. This item will be repeated again at 5.00am on Saturday ...
ITV hikes dividend as full year earnings rise despite decline in ad revenue
ITV has raised its full year dividend 20% as growth in non advertising revenue boosted its 2016 results
FTSE stocks mark record highs with Wall St as Trump boosts construction, commodity stocks
FTSE 100 stocks, just like Wall Street, defied soothsayers’ prognoses that investors didn’t much like a threadbare speech to Congress from US President Donald Trump overnight, and pledged their vote to his spending ambitions as record heigh
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Can ITV’s financial results beat cautious expectations?
Blue-chips ITV Plc (LON:ITV), Admiral Group Plc (LON:ADM), and Man Group Plc (LON:EMG) are all in the diary with final results on Wednesday.
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FTSE 100 rises as rally in Unilever and Bunzl offset slump in motor insurers
At 3.33pm, the index of blue-chip shares was up just over 14 points at 7,257
ITV facing negative prospects in near term, says Panmure
The broker has cut its rating on ITV to 'hold' from 'buy' ahead of the company's full year results.