LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Wednesday that it had acquired a 51% stake in New York-based television producer DiGa Vision, continuing a recent run of production company acquisitions as the British TV company tries to build a portfolio of international content it can show on its channels Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney Wednesday said the central bank still thinks interest rates will have to remain where there are for some time for come, as he changed the bank's trigger for discussing rate rises to the takeup of "spare capacity" in the economy rath Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Wednesday said it will be targeting a younger female audience with a new free-to-air channel called ITVBe that it hopes to launch towards the end of 2014. The new channel will be the exclusive home of ITV's popular series "The Only Way is Essex" and wil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK telecommunications industry regulator Ofcom said Tuesday it has renewed the licenses for Channel 3 and Channel 5 for a further ten-year period starting January 1 2015. The current licenses were due to expire at the end of 2014. The licenses for Channel 3 are hel Read More
(An item published at 1325 GMT mis-spelt the Fed Chair's surname in the title. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances from the retailers and miners.<br /><br />Retail stocks including <strong>Sports Direct International</strong>, <s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC said it is now targeting a higher leverage ratio after reaching its 3.0% target six months ahead of schedule. In t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK telecommunications industry regulator Ofcom said Tuesday it has renewed the licenses for Channel 3 and Channel 5 for a further ten-year period starting January 1, 2015. The current licenses were due to expire at the end of 2014. The licenses for listed companies Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2335 (2500) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN INITIATES ITV WITH 'HOLD' - TA Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarket operator<strong> J Sainsbury</strong> is the biggest faller on the FTSE100 Wednesday after the surprise resignation of long-time chief Justin King, while FTSE250-listed <strong>Carphone Warehouse</strong> is doing well after signing a deal to run the stores Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Antofagasta</strong>, up 7%. The company said it has achieved record copper pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong> PLC Wednesday said Chief Executive Officer Justin King will step down in July after 10 years at the helm and will Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Wednesday that it will be launching a new pay TV channel, ITV Encore, as part of a wider four-year partnership with British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC. Additionally, ITV's content will be made available across BSkyB's platforms including Sky+HD, Sky Go, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PRICE TARGET TO 2200 (1800) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />NUMIS RAISES LONDON Read More
(Correcting the outstanding value of the loan.) LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Thursday that it had agreed to repay the outstanding GBP62.4 million of its 2019 bilateral loan, with a one-off payment of GBP94.9 million, which includes a one-off loss of GBP30 million. An ITV spok Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV PLC said Thursday that it had agreed to repay the outstanding GBP64.2 million of its 2019 bilateral loan, with a one-off payment of GBP94.9 million, which includes a one-off loss of GBP30 million. An ITV spokeswoman declined to provide the name of the lender.</p Read More