It’s hard to argue with the appointment of Carolyn McCall who’s succeeding Adam Crozier as CEO of ITV. For the past seven years McCall (below) has been running easyJet – where she’s done pretty well although easyJet is now suffering ...
Read More »New boss Mahon faces tough job at Channel 4
Ever heard of Alex Mahon? Nope, me neither but she’s the new CEO of Channel 4. She’s the former boss of Shine, the producer Elizabeth Murdoch founded, and currently works for a Hollywood special effects company. Mahon (below) is well ...
Read More »Adam Crozier departure is seven year hitch for ITV
ITV CEO Adam Crozier is leaving the company, rather sooner than expected, which leaves the UK’s two biggest ad-funded commercial broadcasters with vacancies at the top. Channel 4’s David Abraham announced in March that he was standing down. Both enjoyed ...
Read More »UK TV market is hanging in there but it’s really worth £3bn – not the advertised £5.28bn
TV marketing body Thinkbox has been bigging up 2016 TV revenue figures – £5.28bn, a narrow 0.2 per cent increase over 2016 albeit only just. TV advertising slowed down in the wake of Brexit vote so it’s a pretty creditable ...
Read More »ITV weathers the Brexit storm but beware Vodafone
ITV has reported a 14 per cent fall in annual pre-tax profits to £553m as advertising revenues declined by three per cent. Underlying pre-tax profit was up slightly, from £843m to £847m helped by a 13 per cent increase from ...
Read More »What’s next for Adam Crozier and ITV?
ITV CEO Adam Crozier is joining Costa and Premier Inn owner Whitbread as a non-exec, suggesting that his exit from ITV might be more imminent than expected. New ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette has hired headhunters Spencer Stuart to canvas ...
Read More »ITV hires Somethin’ Else for social media content
ITV has appointed content agency Somethin’ Else, to work on social media content alongside its in-house team for the upcoming series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and future projects. The appointment follows a pitch earlier this ...
Read More »ITV’s Crozier strikes a cautious note as production-led company rides out first Brexit shock wave
ITV continues to bring in the money – first half revenues up 11 per cent, profits by nine per cent – despite Brexit fears. CEO Adam Crozier (below) says he’s planning to cut costs by £25m to prepare for the ...
Read More »ITV’s production performance steers value to £10bn
ITV’s pre-tax profits rose to £641m in 2015 – £843m on an ‘adjusted’ basis, which is a hell of an adjustment – with total revenue up 14 per cent to £3.38bn. Ad revenue rose six per cent to £1.72bn with ...
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