LONDON, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - ITV, the biggest British commercial television network, said on Wednesday that it made a first-half net loss of 1.537 billion pounds (1.9 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) owing to special charges in view of an advertising downturn.

LONDON, May 8, 2008 (AFP) - British broadcaster ITV was fined a record 5.67 million pounds (7.2 million euros, 11.1 million dollars) Thursday for misleading viewers over premium rate TV phone-in services, industry regulator Ofcom said.

LONDON, March 5, 2008 (AFP) - ITV, the biggest British commercial television network, said Wednesday that net profits dived by more than a third last year amid a scandal over its premium rate TV phone-in services.

LONDON, Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - The British government ruled on Tuesday that media giant BSkyB must cut its holding in independent television broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent, as recommended by competition authorities.

LONDON, Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - The British government ruled on Tuesday that media giant BSkyB must cut its holding in independent television broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent, as recommended by competition authorities.

LONDON, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - Britain's Competition Commission recommended Thursday that media giant BSkyB should slash its holding in independent television broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent due to competition concerns.

LONDON, Oct 15, 2007 (AFP) - ITV television, which has exclusive rights to broadcast rugby union World Cup matches in Britain, has hit the jackpot thanks to England's run to the final, the Financial Times newspaper said Monday.

ITV can expect to net an extra nine million pounds (18 million dollars, 13 million euros) in advert revenue, an advertising industry expert Jim McDonald told the British business daily.

LONDON, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - The part purchase of independent television broadcaster ITV by media group BSkyB is likely to substantially lessen industry competition, Britain's Competition Commission said on Tuesday.

'The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally found that the acquisition by British Sky Broadcasting plc of a 17.9 percent share in ITV plc restricts competition and therefore operates against the public interest,' a statement said.