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FTSE 100 closes higher as US president talks up trade deal
The UK index of leading shares closed up around ten points at 7,271, while the FTSE 250 added 66 points at 19,531
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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 to take spotlight on Wednesday as updates arrive from several blue-chip firms
Tobacco firm Imperial Brands and insurer Direct Line are also scheduled to report at the mid-point of the week
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BT to take centre stage as it reports full year numbers with dividend in focus
The week ahead includes updates from BT Group, Superdry, Morrisons, ITV, IAG, Barratt Developments, Direct Line, RSA Insurance and Imperial Brands
STV first quarter numbers provide “positive read across” for ITV, says Liberum
The broker said that as STV holds the licence for the ITV1 channel in most of Scotland, the company’s TV ad revenues corresponded “exactly” with the advertising performance of ITV1, which they estimated made up around 63% of ITV’s total adv
STV predicts growth in first quarter ad revenue as national advertising performs better than expected
The Scottish broadcaster said it expected total advertising revenue growth of between 1-2% in its first quarter, helped by a boost in regional and digital ad income
FTSE 100 closes marginally down after treading water through the day as Parliament breaks for Easter after Brexit extension
Holiday cheer as airline stocks gain on hopes holidaymakers will put Brexit concerns aside for summer
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WH Smith investors are hoping for dividend boost
Less of a newsagent nowadays but could WH Smith be set to increase payouts to shareholders.
Daily Mail owner to become victim of Brexit alongside ITV, says Liberum
Liberum cut its rating on Daily Mail and General Trust to 'sell' from 'hold' and lowered its target price to 620p from 625p
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Retailers Tesco and ASOS to provide the main corporate excitement in coming week
Also on the retail front, WH Smith and Dunelm will issue updates as well in the Week Ahead, while on the macro front an ECB rate decision and US FOMC meeting minutes are also due
ITV inks deal for automated targeted advertising on online platform
The exclusive deal with ad technology firm Amobee will create a system that gives ITV's ad buyers complete control over where their commercials will appear on programmes viewed on ITV Hub, its video-on-demand platform
ITV ad revenues to fall in 2019 as Brexit uncertainty weighs, Liberum predicts
Liberum thinks advertisers are likely to hold back on spending until there is more certainty about the UK’s departure from the European Union
As M&S and ITV unveil tie-in deals, is the plug-and-play/consolidation model becoming the default catch-up method for digital?
With M&S choosing to anchor itself to online grocer Ocado and ITV and the BBC pooling their efforts in online streaming, have tie-ins and consolidation become the best strategy to ward off the surge in digital competition?
No World Cup boost and Brexit uncertainty to dent ITV’s first-half profits
Companies are reluctant to commit big money to fancy ad campaigns in the run-up to Brexit
FTSE 100 finishes lower as global markets hit by geopolitical worries
The UK's blue chip index closed down nearly 44 points at 7,107. Meanwhile, mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 fell more than 116 at 19,513
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ITV finals take spotlight for ‘hump day’ results
Shareholders in the blue-chip broadcaster may be approaching the results with some trepidation after it expected a softer fourth quarter in a November update
ITV tipped to pleasantly surprise shareholders with its upcoming results
Last year’s results should beat expectations, current trading is likely to be better than feared, while bosses could launch a share buyback, too
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FTSE 100 closes higher but only just as sentiment boosted by trade progress
The UK blue-chip index finished around five points ahead at 7,183
ITV downgraded to 'hold' by Societe Generale due to 'renewed Brexit uncertainty'
Societe Generale sees an opportunity for traditional broadcasters like ITV to participate in online streaming