Itv Share Discussion Threads

[hades1] 20/5/2021 09:26

Good luck.
A tad early I suspect but hopefully you made some money.

Flag at 130p (100k sell) still there - looks like 126p again but smaller.
Yesterday it was removed by this time.
Nothing else of similar size in the book.

[hades1] 20/5/2021 08:52

High volume trades sneaking through but weak pricing.

[hades1] 20/5/2021 08:09

Lid still in place at 130p
L2/3 bias on sell side. 750:980

[hades1] 20/5/2021 08:03

100k still there on sell side.
Let's see if it gets taken out?

[hades1] 20/5/2021 07:52

100k @130p planted on the sell side again in opening auction - attempted cap?

[nige co] 20/5/2021 06:55

ADR's closed at $18.83 = 133.40p.

[nige co] 19/5/2021 08:20

ITV valued at £5.2bn amid fresh speculation it has become a prized target for predators

Takeover fever in the entertainment industry has sparked fresh speculation that UK broadcaster ITV could be snapped up. The FTSE 250 firm is seen as an attractive target because of its prized production arm and big television market share.
It is valued at about £5.2billion. Analysts have previously suggested that number one shareholder Liberty Global could be a buyer. ITV has sought to wean itself off relying on advertising revenue by bolstering its production arm, which makes hit shows for customers such as the BBC and Netflix. And it entered the global video streaming market with its Britbox service, a venture with the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5, focused on British TV and films.

Neil Wilson, chief analyst at Markets, said: ‘ITV is a perennial favourite among those talking about which FTSE company might be next for a takeover. ‘The consolidation blitz in the US media space this week may have tongues wagging again.
‘The reason... is really all about long-term structural shifts in the TV and media space – by which we really mean cord cutting and the shift away from traditional scheduled TV to over-the-the top services like Netflix and Disney+. ‘ITV has bolstered its defences by weaning itself off cyclical ad spend, which took a hit during the pandemic and is bouncing back, by building a strong studios division making good quality content. That could be something that makes it appealing in this phase of content consolidation. ‘And ITV remains a prized UK asset, offering lucrative entry into the UK market for a foreign media owner. We saw the premium that Sky commanded. ITV is not at the level but one day a bid has to come in.’

Shares in ITV rose 2.1 per cent, or 2.65p, to 129.05p yesterday.

[nige co] 19/5/2021 08:12

ITV valued at £5.2bn amid fresh speculation it has become a prized target for predators

[nige co] 19/5/2021 07:32

Large streamers are chasing content, ITV have plenty of it..... It's just a matter of time before someone bids IMO.

[nige co] 18/5/2021 17:33

At $19.57 = 137.90p... Now that would be nice.

[nige co] 18/5/2021 17:23

Yes ADR's up $1.49 8.24% on light volume of only 1,649.

I expect it will fall back on a large spread. We could do with volume increasing for me to believe this 8% move.

[hades1] 18/5/2021 17:17

ADR $19.57 year high

[jackdaw4243] 18/5/2021 17:01

I was told that to make "Line of Duty" cost £80 million. What value would the streaming companies put on the program library of ITV.

[middlesboroughfc] 18/5/2021 08:32

breaking out

[nige co] 18/5/2021 08:10

18 May, 08:08 BST 128.90 GBX +2.50 (1.98%) Strong open, let's see if it continues.

[ivanborsky] 18/5/2021 06:53

And now Amazon are in bid talks with MGM studios, the price $9bn. ITV has seen some big tree shakes on Tuesdays for the last month or so, will be very interesting to see what happens today !

[greggphilips88] 17/5/2021 23:25

"“Within the next two years, it’s going to be put up or shut up for all of us,” David Zaslav, Discovery’s CEO, who will take the top job at the combined company, said in December. “Can you show you’re scaling? Are you going to be a player in the U.S.? Are you going to be a player around the world?”

Suddenly, both ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal seem subscale as they attempt to put together global streaming services. They aren’t trying to be niche players, such as Starz or AMC+.

That means both will need more content to compete against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney and whatever the new name of WarnerMediaDiscovery will be."

[nige co] 17/5/2021 16:48

ADR's volume only 16.5k at 16.30pm.

[ivanborsky] 17/5/2021 16:38

So pretty much expected today, no £1.30 even with all the merger news in the sector. Over to the ADRs to see if it can continue its run for the last two weeks !!