In another sign of the UK market's recent rehabilitation, French media giant Vivendi (VIV:EPA) has announced it will list its Canal+ TV and film operation in London as part of a broader break-up of the business.The move may raise some eyebrows given the lack of any obvious ties between Canal+ and these shores. With the departure of Sky, its main listed counterparts will be ITV (ITV) and its...

In the space of a decade there has been a dramatic shift from people watching linear TV to streaming shows through various platforms. In the US 99% of households pay for at least one streaming service with Netflix (NFLX:NASDAQ), Amazon's (AMZN:NASDAQ) Prime Video and Apple's (AAPL:NASDAQ) Apple TV being the most popular.Streaming has become part of peoples' everyday lives. According to US...

Rockwood Strategic (RKW) 267.5pGain to date: 42.7%We highlighted the investment merits of Rockwood Strategic (RKW) at 187.5p in November 2023, arguing the value-focused trust was a way to gain differentiated exposure to a small cap asset class with exciting re-rating scope. We explained how manager Richard Staveley's tried-and-tested strategy identifies undervalued stocks where the company...

Total revenue up 1% to £2.97 billionITV biggest faller in the FTSE 250 indexITV Studios revenue was up 9%Shares in ITV (ITV) fell over 6% to 61p in morning trading as the free-to-air broadcaster reported 'flat' revenue for the nine months to 30 September 2023.Total revenue crept up 1% to £2.97 billion compared to £2.95 billion a year ago, something that chief executive Carolyn McCall...

Global advertising spend expected to grow by 3%Sporting events and US presidential election gave ad spend a boostEmerging digital categories to experience high growth in 2023Global advertising spend is expected to grow by 3.3% in 2023 with inflation driving the increase to reach $727.9 billion, according to the latest Dentsu Global Ad Spend Forecasts report.This boosted ad spend is being...

Free-to-air broadcaster STV (STVG) was created by the combination of Grampian Television and Scottish Television in 2006 and now holds the Channel 3 commercial television licence for Scotland.It is headquartered on the banks of the river Clyde in Glasgow, and it creates and distributes programmes across various platforms including broadcast, catch-up TV, online, mobile and streaming...

- Predicts a 15% fall in ad revenue for Q1 2023- Long-term benefits from partnership with ITV- Record year for STV's streaming service STV PlayerShares in Scottish free-to-air broadcaster STV (STVG) fell over 3% to 303.47p in afternoon trading as the company warned of a 15% fall in total advertising revenue (TAR) for the first quarter of 2023.Scottish advertising is also expected to be down...

Shares in Scottish free to air broadcaster STV (STVG) were trading 0.4% higher this morning at 339p, after the company announced a strong set interim results for the six months to end June 2021.Revenues increased by 35% to £60.3m and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) increased by 78% to £13.9 million. Profit before tax improved from a prior year loss...

London's FTSE 100 started Thursday in downbeat fashion, falling 1.1% to 7,016 points after weakness in Asian and US markets overnight, which reflected mounting fears about the impact of the Delta variant on the global economy.Energy, financials and miners were among the worst performing sectors as the blue chip benchmark experienced a third straight day of declines on global growth...

If you're looking for a value stock with very attractive immediate growth prospects, we've got just the one. Scottish free-to-air broadcaster STV (STVG) is ITV's (ITV) counterpart north of the border and outperforming its one-time parent.STV trades on 9.7 times forecast earnings for 2021 and its pre-tax profit is forecast by analysts to grow by 37% this year to £20.2 million and then hit...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday, buoyed by vaccine and US stimulus optimism together with a raft of positive corporate news.At 8.45am the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 29 points or 0.4% at 6,545, as gains in insurers and house builders helped offset weakness in oil and mining stocks.The pound was steady against the dollar at $1.3655, while Brent crude oil prices trod water at $57.80 per...

The news on 9 November of successful early trials of a coronavirus vaccine sent global markets soaring with the most beaten-down sectors like travel, leisure and hospitality, energy and banks enjoying their best daily or weekly performance in years. This has been followed by further positive news on other vaccines in development.It remains the case, however, that many of the top-performing...

Scottish free-to-air broadcaster STV (STVG) was flat at 216.2p despite reporting a better than expected recovery in advertising and a strong viewing performance in a third quarter update.Total advertising revenue for the quarter was -4% year on year, with July -7%, August +1% and September -5%. October improved further to -2%.STV-controlled advertising was higher with regional advertising up...

What is ITV's (ITV) counterpart north of the border getting right that its former parent is getting wrong?Both are under relatively new management and Carolyn McCall at ITV and Simon Pitts at STV (STVG) arguably face the same challenges of a difficult consumer backdrop and political uncertainty with all the implications that has for advertising revenue.Yet in the past 12 months shares in STV...

At the start of this week STV (STVG) and Sky announced a five-year deal giving Sky customers in Scotland access to STV's programming in full HD for the first time. This has direct relevance to ITV (ITV), as we now explain.STV shows will also be available on catch-up using STV Player on Sky Q and Sky+ set-top boxes and mobile streaming from the second half of this year. Programmes include...

A new UK income fund has thrown its hat into the ring as investors search for reliable and regular dividend-paying investments. Octopus Investments will launch FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund on 10 December, targeting a 4% annual yield with dividends to be paid quarterly for the convenience of investors.UK income is already a very crowded space in the funds world, so new products need to...

London's FTSE 100 is off to a strong start on its first trading day of the autumn, bid up 47.5 points to 7,480 on Monday after enduring a difficult month of August.In corporate news, Scottish broadcaster STV (STVG) skips 4.6% higher to 410p after inking a four-year strategic partnership with Virgin Media which will see Virgin TV customers in Scotland have access to fully regionalised versions...

The next key catalyst for Scottish broadcaster STV (STVG) is likely to be a second quarter update on a strategic review being conducted by new chief executive Simon Pitts.That's unless speculation proves accurate that ITV (ITV) is going to make a takeover bid for the small cap.STV's 2017 results showed national airtime revenues, which the company earns from advertising on the ITV network, down...

Nothing stays the same forever and the best companies are those which are flexible and innovative enough to adapt.Without this capacity they risk becoming obsolete and are likely to face a steady decline in profit and cash flow until they eventually go bust or the remaining viable bits of the business are broken up and sold.The guiding motto of Andrew Grove, the man behind the rise of US micro...

London's blue-chip benchmark firms 31.4 points to 7,341.4 on Monday, opening on the front foot following a generally positive session on Wall Street on Friday, as investors around the world appeared to be coming to terms with the ongoing tensions between the US and North Korea.Corporate news is fairly thin on the ground, although one eye-catching mover is smart home technology tiddler...