Although super-injunctions are holding the media and politicians in their thrall, lawyers are wondering how the industry will treat one of their own... more
Shock in ad land as David Jones, a British advertising executive who worked closely with David Cameron, has landed the top job at French giant Havas... more
Three of London’s best-known and most upmarket hotels — the Berkeley, Claridge’s and the Connaught — could soon end up being controlled by the Irish taxpayer... more
Anxious times at JPMorgan's London offices. While their US boss Jamie Dimon has been hailed for his deft handling of the crunch and his firm not once posting a quarterly loss (unlike virtually every other big bank), the City HQ of JPMorgan has been in almost permanent upheaval for the last 12 months... more
The shake-up of ITV's board continued ahead of the arrival of its new chairman, former Conservative cabinet minister Archie Norman, on 1 January... more
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible”
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ITV today cheered the City with forecasts of a strong upturn in advertising in the run up to Christmas as it emerged that corporate finance heavy hitter Bob Wigley is front runner to become the broadcaster’s next chairman
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“Normal service has been resumed,” commercial broadcaster ITV claimed today as it announced a raft of measures to bolster its balance sheet and said the slump in TV advertising could be ending ... more
ITV was thrown into turmoil once again as Sir Michael Bishop became the second candidate to rule himself out as its new chairman, and chief operating officer John Cresswell said he will quit in the near future... more
ITV comes under renewed pressure to appoint a chief executive, amid reports of a boardroom split over a bumper multi-million pound incentive scheme for the leading candidate ... more
Just how wide is the opposition to Tony Ball being made ITV's next chief executive within the higher reaches of the broadcaster? Very, is the answer.... more
Senior executives at ITV have launched a desperate last-minute attempt to prevent former BSkyB boss Tony Ball being appointed chief executive of the commercial broadcaster ... more
Latest in a series looking at key issues in the Digital Britain Report. The argument simmering over in the media is, how should public-service broadcasting be funded - particularly news in the regions?
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On the face of it a 69% fall in annual pre-tax profits or even the slightly more modest 50% drop in underlying profits by Nationwide does not immediately present itself as the strongest argument for mutuality... more
It's not getting any better for Oleg Deripaska. He’s already lost the bulk of his fortune - now the government of Montenegro is seeking to nationalise his giant aluminium plant because his workers haven’t been paid since February.. ... more
Broadcaster ITV has ruled out an immediate rights issue, put its digital broadcasting system up for sale and said executive chairman Michael Grade would take a back-seat role before the end of this year... more
ITV spending on prime-time dramas such as Sharpe and Wire In The Blood is to be slashed in the biggest cutbacks in the broadcaster's 54-year history... more
Michael Grade has shaken up ITV, appointing the man who resigned as controller of BBC1 after the controversial clip of the Queen which appeared to show her storming out of a photo shoot... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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