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Foxtons aiming to double profits going forward, should be a decent event with loads of positive forward guidance.

Bloomers are going to absolutely hate it !!!!

https://propertyindustryeye.com/foxtons-unveils-ambitious-plan-to-double-profits/

And the increased hiring of the new guard at ITV studios continues :-

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-studios-bolsters-global-partnerships-team-key-international-hires

Netflix viewers are binge watching another ITV drama first aired here in 2011 :-

https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/02/dark-itv-true-crime-drama-quietly-added-netflix-soars-chart-23308335/

Just watched ITV4's Big Match Revisited where Chelsea beat Carlisle United 3-1 back in 1975. Advertising hoardings featuring Unipart, Woolworths, Esso, Goodyear to name a few.

Ahhhh, the good old days !!!!

Tonight sees the Champions league final clashing with Britain's Got Talent from 19.00pm.

No prizes for guessing where the majority will be watching and yet more confirmation of ITV to splash out on Sporting events come the final viewing figures for BGT which could be a new historic low.

Talking of sales, Alexander Hall are smashing it :-

https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/market-news/mortgage-approvals-to-pass-780000-in-2025-alexander-hall-28-05-2025/

I mentioned a few days back about the new investment in sport that ITV are about to undertake with all the money saved from all that dead wood

that 's finally been got rid of at the channel.

What is interesting is that 'ITV Sport' is no longer listed on the drop down menu of ITV channels on the ITVX platform.

Could it be that ITV Sport like BSKYB will now have its own stand alone platform with premier sports events being a paid per viewing option ?

If that's the case expect some serious bidding by ITV in major sports events from around the globe as I mentioned before.

Interesting times at ITV.

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Everyone away for Half term holidays but volume with delayed trades now above 5m so far today.

Big U/T today perhaps whilst the cat's away 🤔

Https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/24/los-angeles-hollywood-film-production

Nice Post, its what's share forums used to be like back in the day.

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Hundreds doesn't interest me. I don't even get out of bed for those peanuts.

Good luck.

Ctd..

I should also add that America is pushing for a weaker US dollar hence why we are suddenly seeing a raft of takeovers and mergers in the last few weeks.

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No problem, it's supposed to be a discussion forum so your views are totally respected.

Take a look at how hedge funds/private equity have taken over the NFL as well as other sports.

ITV moves this week are not the ITV of old, the re-investment and savings after the latest cost cutting exercise will allow ITV to compete with all the other broadcasters in the sports coverage arena.

This was never McColl's vision, it was all about ITV digital and an increased on-line coverage and she's excelled here.

Sporting events worldwide attracts major sponsorship deals and advertising, a lot more lucrative to ITV than Loose Women !

With Liberty's stake in ITV and another seven institutional shareholders collectively now accounting for over 50% of ITV shareholdings, it shouldn't take too much effort to get an agreed bid over the line.

The news yesterday whilst ruffling many feathers was just the first of a pre-empted move to satisfy the CMA ahead of any deal.

Expect a few more before the inevitable.

https://simplywall.st/stocks/gb/media/lse-itv/itv-shares/news/with-78-ownership-of-the-shares-itv-plc-lonitv-is-heavily-do

In a couple of weeks time. Divi money in and good chance that we will see further weakness in the share price ahead of the event.

Market still calling the stock down regardless so easy pickings.

Nice.

McCall has no effect on the share price of ITV. Its Goldman Sachs and Liberty a d their derivatives deal back in 2015.

I mentioned it before on here, just read the RNS back in July 2015, there was complex hedginging deal that involved put options on the ITV share price with an expiry date of 10 years !!!!

These are coming to an end if not already hence why we are seeing all these crazy volumes in ITV stock.

Coupled with a weaker US Dollar and the fact that Liberty are now open to offers for their stake in ITV, things are moving fast.

As I have said on here previously, McCall has done all she can to move ITV into the digital space and now it appears that the company is ready for the next leg forward hence the clear out yesterday.

Yep, a good shout but World Snooker could be a huge bread winner for ITV as they had all the snooker TV rights outside the big two UK tournaments and with a new Chinese World champion and over 200million Chinese TV audience, advertising will be huge !!

Looks like the sale of ITV studios is well and truly on as daytime TV is moved away from ITV studios.

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64825828/itv-daytime-programming-change-this-morning-lorraine/

Are things hotting up with ITV seem to be focusing on drama and sport ???

An American hedge fund influence ???

It's increasingly appearing that way !

Or more to the point, who's making these decisions now ??

Https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-itv-announce-major-changes-35258061