ITV to restore dividend as ad revenue rises March 2, 2011 Broadcaster ITV plans to restore its dividend in July after advertising revenues rose 12 per cent in the first quarter, following a recovery in 2010 which helped the firm to double its earnings. However the group warned that it remained cautious in terms of the economic outlook for the rest of the year and the [...]
Frankie won’t be Blue June 2, 2011 FINDING the winner of the Investec Oaks is no easy task, as Look Here proved when surprising everyone at 33/1 a couple of years ago. This afternoon’s renewal (4.05pm) is no different as a number of the fillies have the potential, and in some cases the breeding, to win it, but haven’t shown enough on [...]
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a luxurious high tea March 30, 2011 LANDMARK LONDON The grand Marylebone hotel is well-known for its splendidly lavish Sunday brunch buffet served in the vast atrium of the Winter Garden, with everything from pastries and salads to roast dishes, and a sweeping array of desserts topped off with a chocolate fountain. As an added treat for Mother’s Day, you can mix [...]
ITV to join the BBC at the new MediaCity development in Salford December 16, 2010 ITV will join the BBC at the new MediaCity development in Salford Quays, it announced yesterday. The firm says the move shows its commitment to production in the north west. It thrashed out the deal with John Whittaker’s Peel Group, the firm locked in a power struggle over the Trafford Centre in Manchester. ITV chief [...]
ITV to join the BBC at the new MediaCity development in Salford December 16, 2010 ITV will join the BBC at the new MediaCity development in Salford Quays, it announced yesterday. The firm says the move shows its commitment to production in the north west. It thrashed out the deal with John Whittaker’s Peel Group, the firm locked in a power struggle over the Trafford Centre in Manchester. ITV chief [...]
Lillie Langtry all set to be crowned Ascot Queen in Coronation Stakes June 17, 2010 YOU would have got a big price about Aidan O’Brien not training a single Royal Ascot winner, but the Ballydoyle maestro will arrive at the Berkshire course today without a winner on the board after three days of racing. However, I expect him to have a cracking afternoon and his LILLIE LANGTRY can land the [...]
Simon tries to charm Capital shareholders December 19, 2010 SIMON Property will begin an international push to lure Capital Shopping Centres’ shareholders into accepting a takeover this week, after regulators imposed a 12 January deadline for a formal offer. Simon’s advisers on the deal – Citigroup, Lazard and Evercore – are set to meet with CSC shareholders in the UK and South Africa to [...]
ITV rakes in £25m from X Factor final December 12, 2010 MATT Cardle may have lifted the X Factor crown last night but ITV was the real winner, hitting an advertising jackpot of £25m. An estimated 20m people tuned in to watch the final of Simon Cowell’s talent show, with ITV charging close to £250,000 for a 30 second advertising slot. Firms including Lloyds Banking Group, [...]
Crozier cool on restarting ITV dividend November 18, 2010 BROADCASTER ITV will keep considering the possibility of paying a dividend given its newly strong balance sheet, but investing in programmes is more urgent, its chief executive said yesterday. Adam Crozier, who took over in April, said ITV needed to make more of its own content and technology to profit from coming web distribution channels [...]
Crozier cool on restarting ITV dividend November 18, 2010 BROADCASTER ITV will keep considering the possibility of paying a dividend given its newly strong balance sheet, but investing in programmes is more urgent, its chief executive said yesterday. Adam Crozier, who took over in April, said ITV needed to make more of its own content and technology to profit from coming web distribution channels [...]