SCOTTISH Media Group yesterday set its sights on buying breakfast broadcaster GMTV - if ITV giants Granada and Carlton have to sell their stakes to smooth the way for the pair's #4bn merger. SCOTTISH ...

SMG will need to seek a judicial review of the Competition Commission's ruling on the (pounds) 4bn merger of Granada and Carlton Communications if it wants to buy their joint 50% stake in GMTV, it ...

LONDON — The merger of ITV could trigger an investment restructuring at Blighty’s biggest breakfast station, GMTV, in which ITV shareholders Carlton and Granada jointly own a 50% stake. Walt Disney ...

SCOTTISH Media Group (SMG) said yesterday it wanted to raise its 20% stake in GMTV, following a newspaper report that it was preparing a #130m bid to take full control of the ITV breakfast television ...

ITV has increased its stake in breakfast producer GMTV by agreeing to buy out SMG for £31m. The deal gives ITV an extra 25% share of the business - adding to the 50% it already held due to Carlton and ...

ITV executives are reportedly thinking about changing the name of GMTV. According to The Sun, the breakfast show could be renamed ITV Day as part of its ongoing revamp. Executives are also considering ...

British TV station Channel 4 has emerged as the driving force behind proposals for further consolidation in the nation's airtime sales market. The broadcaster is considering its options after the ...

Who said innovation and creativity were things of the past in the UK TV industry? In an effort to mollify advertisers and agencies – and convince the Competition Commission that the planned merger ...