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Major Barratt Redrow shareholder demands bigger share buyback programme:

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/eastmidlands/news/2111921-major-barratt-redrow-shareholder-demands-bigger-share-buyback-programme

...to protect the civilised world!

https://www.techradar.com/pro/ukraine-open-sources-russian-military-hardware-secrets-to-protect-the-entire-civilized-world-trophylab-hosts-specs-blueprints-of-more-than-100-russian-equipment-and-you-can-even-request-samples

Https://nation.cymru/news/expected-defence-spending-plan-will-meet-the-moment-vows-chancellor/

Starmer is expected to release a contentious defence plan soon, even though Burnham has raised objections. Rachel Reeves is reported to have said that 'the defence plan will rise to the moment.'

Project Brakestop, QQ mentioned:

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-rushes-new-long-range-strike-weapons-for-ukraine/

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Worth a read:

SEA wins a UK Defence Innovation contract for 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge.

https://www.satelliteevolution.com/post/sea-wins-a-uk-defence-innovation-contract-for-2025-aukus-maritime-innovation-challenge

SEA

Contract under Pillar 2 of the AUKUS agreement:

https://www.satelliteevolution.com/post/sea-wins-a-uk-defence-innovation-contract-for-2025-aukus-maritime-innovation-challenge

BT Saw a 544 % Surge in ITVX Traffic During Scotland v Morocco.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/06/uk-isp-bt-saw-544-percent-surge-in-itvx-traffic-during-scotland-v-morocco.html

Unreadable, filter bliss,

This reminds me of the calm relaxing atmosphere that proceeded the late Tom's filtered posts, which were likely also indecipherable nonsense. The similarities are uncanny!

Hilarious to read Trup, but inevitably you'll be moving to the filter bin now. There's only so much nonsense anyone needs to endure, the comedy factor wears off rather quickly.

You’ve got some nerve, presuming you know my ideological voting preferences. I’ve never been a Starmer fan - but I’d rather listen to the said politician than you droning on endlessly about your own obsessive fixation. You sad little person.

And while we’re at it, remind us, how far under water are you on this share—50% or 60%?

Fortunately for me, I banked a good profit some time ago, bought back on every dip in between, and I’m in excellent profit again now with a very low average.

So do you have anything to say about the intended subject of this forum, or are you just going to keep being bitter ? (reminiscent of the late Tom, R.I.P).

Albion River Management boosted its stake in Chemring. A 12% holding above the typical 10%. Interesting

I'm not sure about the accuracy of this article, but it appears plausible.

Football:

'...these big shared cultural moments feel like they’re more valuable and more important to advertisers. That highly attentive, trusted, emotionally engaged audience. These are audiences you simply can’t buy anywhere else. They’re not on streaming, they’re not on social, they’re not on YouTube. It’s live, free-to-air on the biggest screen in the house.”...'

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Targeted ads:

'Results from the Lead Gen Ads pilot, carried out with brands including Mercedes, Yankee Candle and Moss Bros, show initial click-through rates exceeded 5% on average. Some 60%-80% of viewers who clicked initially completed the Lead Gen Ad journey and returned to the ad stream. According to ITV, cost per lead ranged from £8 to £17, which beat digital video channel benchmarks.'

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Takeover:

'Speculation about a potential takeover of ITV’s Media and Entertainment arm was addressed by managing director of commercial, Kelly Williams.'

'Williams confirmed the two parties are in “active discussions” ...“We’ve been saying for some time now, as broadcasters, that to compete effectively against these global platforms and these growing global streaming services, the UK broadcasters need to collaborate. We think to thrive in this world, we do need to work together and I guess this deal is a direct response to those changes in the marketplace.”...'

https://www.marketingweek.com/itv-precision-targeting-ad-format/

Excellent.

Did John Healey shoot the UK in the foot ? Maybe he had ulterior motives!

Healey decided to politicise the DIP, in doing so he took away some of the certainty in the defence sector. What was he really angling for ?

https://www.cityam.com/john-healeys-principles-will-cost-uk-defence-companies/

Healey decided to politicise the DIP, in doing so he took away some of the certainty in the defence sector. What was he really angling for ?

After all, there are record amounts being promised for defence.

https://www.cityam.com/john-healeys-principles-will-cost-uk-defence-companies/

Healey decided to politicise the DIP, in doing so he took away some of the certainty in the defence sector. What was he really angling for ?

https://www.cityam.com/john-healeys-principles-will-cost-uk-defence-companies/

Tonight's match should pack em in. With England vs Croatia on ITV1, there’s little else worth watching on the other channels. My state of the art projector is all set!

Here's the ITV link:

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itvx-scores-best-7-day-performance-2024-fifa-world-cup-2026-gets-under-way

... ...One thing is predictable - it won't be the Yanks. They'll stay a fair way back.

"It would take an extremely brave captain to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, given the current state,"

The removal of these mines is an essential first step to returning maritime traffic to pre-war levels, Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, told the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4rw784nj2o

...One thing is probably try - it won't be the Yanks. They'll stay a fair way back.

"It would take an extremely brave captain to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, given the current state,"

The removal of these mines is an essential first step to returning maritime traffic to pre-war levels, Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, told the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4rw784nj2o

Interesting, thanks for the tipoff. A Netflix bid for Lionsgate (or even rumours of one) would likely make Comcast more motivated to pursue ITV:

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/is-netflix-buying-lionsgate-studios/