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ITV: Ma Activity
ITV in active discussions with Sky regarding a potential sale of its network to the pay-TV giant. Company used Q1 trading update to reaffirm deal discussions are ongoing, with market update promised in due course.
Source: Deadline
The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 113.4 (Hot) (up 13.7 month-on-month), EMEA is at steady (-1.5pts) on signal share.
ITV: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 3 tracked across 37 days.
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