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\n\tITV has unveiled \u201csolid\u201d if underwhelming results for the primary half of 2026, with a 2% uplift across its major profit centers. Total group revenue stayed regular at \u00a31.9 billion ($2.5 billion).<\/p>\n
\n\tThese are the primary results published because it was revealed ITV are selling their media and entertainment arm to Comcast-owned Sky. Production outfit ITV Studios shall be spun off as an independent listed company.<\/p>\n
\n\tITV\u2019s group adjusted EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization) also held regular at \u00a3145 million, marginally up (by 2%) from \u00a3142 million in 2025.<\/p>\n
\n\tThat figure continues to be a big drop from the \u00a3212 million reported in the primary six months of 2024. On the time, ITV put this all the way down to the Euros soccer tournament delivering an enormous boost, however it doesn\u2019t appear the World Cup has had an identical impact.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe disparity could possibly be due to the variation within the England soccer team\u2019s performance across the 2 tournaments: while they made it through to the finals of the Euros, sustaining and constructing interest throughout the tournament, the team were knocked out of the World Cup within the quarter finals, which led to a drop in viewing figures within the U.K.<\/p>\n
\n\tStill, ITV said its total promoting revenue grew by 8% year-on-year, which they put all the way down to the World Cup, saying it had attracted \u201cstrong promoting and sponsorship demand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe news at ITV Studios was less sunny, particularly given the corporate is ready to be spun-off, making it an acquisition goal. Total revenue again held regular with a 2% uplift but EBITA dropped by 9% to \u00a397 million from last yr\u2019s \u00a3107 million (itself a 20% drop on the previous yr). That\u2019s despite a variety of high-profile titles including \u201cLove Island, \u201cRivals\u201d for Disney+ and \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d for Netflix. ITV said the figure was resulting from the \u201cphasing of deliveries,\u201d a variety of which were backloaded to the second half of the yr.<\/p>\n
\n\tHowever the media conglomerate admitted that the primary half of 2025 saw a variety of \u201clarge deliveries to streaming platforms\u201d \u2013 including \u201cOne Piece\u201d and \u201cThe Higher Sister\u201d \u2013 which were \u201cnot repeated to the identical scale\u201d in the primary half of 2026.<\/p>\n
\n\tOne in all ITV\u2019s success stories is its streaming platform ITVX \u2013 believed to be the predominant driver of the Sky acquisition \u2013 which continued to deliver record viewing, growing by 27% in the primary half the yr. Promoting revenue also rose by 13% year-on-year even though it took a \u00a320 million ($26 million) hit from the introduction of the federal government\u2019s regulations on junk food commercials, which were introduced in Oct. 2025. ITV said it’s working \u201cclosely with advertisers to mitigate the impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tITV also warned that promoting is prefer to drop by 5% in the following quarter, \u201creflecting the present macroeconomic headwinds\u201d meaning that by the nine-months mark results shall be flat.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cITV delivered a solid H1 performance and we remain on course to deliver our full-year guidance, including good revenue growth in ITV Studios and powerful, profitable digital revenue growth inside Media & Entertainment,\u201d said CEO Carolyn McCall in a press release. \u201cMacro-economic headwinds remain, but we’re focused on the performance of each businesses, with continued momentum, disciplined execution of our strategic priorities and a robust second half delivery schedule in ITV Studios.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMeanwhile shareholders were granted a windfall with McCall announcing an interim dividend of 1.7p in addition to a \u00a3100 million share buyback.<\/p>\n
\n\tMcCall also confirmed the regulatory process is underway on the Sky\/ITV acquisition and the culture minister is predicted to look at it closely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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