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As I remarked yesterday, for the first time in six years there was nothing from the Sunday Times. No love Island, no BGT and it was a question as to how they would convey the news after the figures, well this is their offering , its behind a paywall which is just as well really :-

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/steadier-ground-up-ahead-says-itv-zftrrnrjg

Looks like the market (GS) don't want to sell any stock and most of the orders this morning have been facilitated via the Order Book, just over 5m in sells vs 4.4m buys according to this website. The late reported buys this evening will tell us a great deal more, not that we need to know anyway but its more confirmation if anything else.

the chart also looks good, with loads of support in and around the £1.10 level (go full screen) :-

https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ITV-PLC-4004488/charts/

I didn't watch it but just for the record :-

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/uks-itv-says-123-million-tuned-in-for-meghan-and-harry-interview/ar-BB1eoJvX

Just watched the Zoom Q&A session on-line and glad to report that all looks good going forward with the second half of the year being loaded with more revenue than the first half, which has always been the case in previous years but even more so this year as the world comes out of lockdown in the Summer.

Not many 'analysts' in the session, but don't worry they can always copy and paste some of the the ITV reports that are already on-line and post it as if it were their own !

Carolyn McCall did mention further collaborations with Apple TV, Amazon TV and Netflix going forward so that's something else to look forward to as well.

All in all, pretty good team.

Onwards & Upwards !!!!!!!!

I don't think Liberty will have any worries on that front to be honest !

:)

Good for me, call them down I'll gladly pick them up !

On the face of it, they don't look too bad. No dividend, which we were told of last year (if anyone cared to read the statement back in March), net debt down to £545m and advertising looking impressive going forward as we come out of lockdown, 60-75% + for forecasts in April alone.

Remember GS and their pals don't want a raft of new buyers for the stock, it will undo all that work last year so they just may play it cool and cite something in the results that no-one else has spotted.

Either way I am a buyer if they call it down and equally I'll top slice a few more if we trade up significantly.

No alarm bells here !

Yep, good play there. I'm looking to buy back the stock I sold if there is a markdown tomorrow, if the market decides it wants to take the shares higher then that's also good for me as I will top slice a few more. I'm happy either way.

Either way its going to be exciting tomorrow, bring on those numbers !!

You can't be serious, you mean after six years (which coincidentally was when GS started shorting ITV around £2.80) there isn't a 'well informed and knowledgeable' post from our Love Island team at the Sunday Times today??

What's even more bizarre, is that there are around 25 banks whom supposedly 'analyse' ITV and not a single column from anyone this weekend, oh apart from some numpty at the Guardian whom took it upon himself to post Marshalls alleged short position from December/January (good to see the he's well and truly up to date, good grief !! ). And just to add that he decides to publish it on the weekend before the full year results, someone else has a hidden agenda here by the looks of it !

There is a nice article however in the FT but it does look to me that GS and ITV are now very much keeping a tight rein on things now , the last article from the Sunday Times was back in January and a few days later GS announced their last and final RNS holdings disposal of ITV shares. As I mentioned on here a while back, I'm sure we'll see where all these shares have finally ended up within the next few months .

We did have that front page Britbox article in the Sunday Times alongside the Covid-19 story some time ago as well, who would have thought back then that both of these stories would share the front page of a leading national newspaper !!

Anyway, back to ITV shares , they peaked at £1.20 this week, the day after that chaotic FTSE re-shuffling debacle, which is slightly over a 100% return from the August lows and the price of all those huge uncrossing trades that month and early September last year.

With numbers out on Tuesday, there could be some profit taking before the next leg upwards, but the market will be mindful not to drag the stock too low, it doesn't want to attract huge new buying interest. It will undo all that client fleecing it managed last year from £1.50 down to 50p and that after GS recommending ITV last May as a buy to all their 'carefully managed fund' clients with a target price pf 96p no less !!!

The last thing GS and the rest of the market want right now is a plethora of new buying interest !!

Bring on the fun and games !!!

Are having a nice move over the pond and 3x the average volume. Its been a great week all round and looking forward to what our Love Island experts say in the Sunday Times business this weekend. Roll on Monday and Tuesday !!!

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/itvpy

I don't pay a great deal of any attention to them (remember the GS upgrade end of May last year to 85p !) but it does look to me that a few upgrades will be on their way come next week !!

https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/LON/ITV/price-target/

And those whom follow the Naked Trader, well he's just upped his holding in ITV as well looking for a bid of £2.00 no less !!

He's obviously been reading this board over the last few months :)

The analysts can now sharpen their pencils after ITV has officially announced the return of Love Island this Summer alongside many other events for this Summer. Slight pullback before the figures next week is understandable after the recent run but nothing to get worried about .

Maybe just maybe that after five years the Sunday Times might even write something bullish about ITV now GS are on the long side of an ITV trade ??

https://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/news/19135915.love-island-confirmed-itv-announce-bumper-summer-tv-schedule/

Weir Group & Renishaw beat us team, close but no cigar !!

Looks good to me, by my calculations only Weir Group beats ITV and that's only because the shares staged a late rally this afternoon after having an absolute shocker today !

Lets see what the FTSE committee decide later.

Both Weir Group and Dr. Martins had absolute shockers today, if ITV is uncrossed at anything above £1.20 they could be back in the FTSE !!!!

Hi Bamps, I'm sure you will appreciate it that I can't say too much on these forums, especially now as the big banks are reading them. But what I can say, is that they are friends of mine when I used to work in the city back a few years ago and they took my advice in the Summer when I gave them all the rundown to buy into ITV at 60p !!!

And apologies to Paddy here, as I should have also said that I have directed them to his twitter feed as well ! (there's nice drink in it for you mate !)

Met up with a few of my mates at the weekend (socially distanced of course !), some of them work for large hedge funds and I briefed them all with what's going on with the company as far as I see it and with the price , together with how GS et al have dragged GGP down to these bargain basement prices. They have plenty of money sitting on the sidelines looking for a a new home !!!

Watch this space !

Nice.

Took some more off the table just now, will be an interesting few days, budget today, FTSE shuffle announcement this afternoon, a clockwork numbnut article from the Sunday Times at the weekend and figures on the 9th !!