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#22winbigwin The loss of ITV's independence would be a blow to creative Britain, says ALEX BRUMMER By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:01 EST, 25 November 2024 e-mail View comments The possibility of a bid for ITV has perked up a lagging share price. Even so, as a creative enterprise, Britain’s leading terrestrial broadcaster looks hugely undervalued. Consider this. Almost every leading show on the small screen at present has origins in ITV Studios. The list includes the BBC series Ludwig starring David Mitchell, the Netflix hit Fool Me Once and Disney’s Rivals as well as the politically explosive Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. The biggest changes at ITV since Carolyn McCall took the helm in 2018 are the group’s income streams. Revenues from ITV Studios and streaming service ITV X climbed from 45 per cent to 60 per cent and are expected to hit 66 per cent by 2026. If one were to price ITV Studios on the same multiple as All3Media, sold to RedBird IMI in May of this year, it would be worth £3billion plus. That is more than the whole of the broadcaster, which is valued at £2.5billion following the latest 8.6 per cent rise to 71.15p in the group’s shares. Hit factory: Almost every leading show on the small screen at present, the Netflix hit Fool Me Once and Disney’s Rivals, has origins in ITV Studios If a bidder were to emerge, it would gain control of a broadcasting platform, with an ability to attract large scale audiences and linear advertising to match, for nothing. ITV is a bellwether for the UK and has suffered in recent years from the same shocks as the rest of Britain – the great financial crisis, Covid-19 and the Ukraine war. Prospects in recent months have been damaged by the lengthy interregnum between Labour’s election and the Budget. Both have caused large scale business advertisers to curtail plans. There are few better ways of reaching a large scale audience than ITV. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here has been drawing audiences of 9m. Perpetual favourites such as Coronation Street are gold dust for advertisers. So far, no observable change in ITV’s share register has been seen. The biggest holding of 10.45 per cent is held by John Malone’s spawling media empire Liberty Global. He and his shrewd lieutenants would not want to see ITV sold on the cheap. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Backlash grows over failure on business rates as Kingfisher... Hairdressers hit as experts say Reeves £25bn budget NI raid... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account Activist investors on the register such as Redwheel and Silchester might take a different view. There must be the possibility that someone might want to see studios spun off as a means of releasing value. Private equity outfit CVC, mentioned as a bidder (there has been no approach), might want to get its hands on some of the sports rights. Buying ITV is not as straightforward as it might seem. The group’s licence, valid until 2034, contains obligations. These include generating output in the UK regions and devotion of airtime to news bulletins. Most importantly, however, the loss of ITV’s independence would be a blow to creative Britain. This, just at the moment when the Labour Government has remembered that it is a sector which excels and is ready for growth. Pink panthers The most shocking aspect of the Barclays agreement to pay a fine of £40million to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), over the bank’s Qatar fundraising in 2008, is the time it has taken to dish out the discipline. Excuses can be made for the delays, including the parallel prosecution by the equally useless Serious Fraud Office (SFO), but white-collar justice which takes 16 years is a waste of space. Since then, the Barclays board has been replenished and the bank has had to ride out another crisis over the connection of former boss Jes Staley to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In balance sheet terms, the payout is a rounding error. Britain’s system of financial enforcement is woeful. An excoriating report by MPs and the Lords accuses the FCA of being ‘incompetent at best, and dishonest at worst’. Instead of delivering swift and firm white-collar justice, the SFO finds itself with multi-million pound legal costs over the bungled prosecution of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). Such humiliations have made British financial justice a laughing stock. Carbon retreat Anglo American is demonstrating that self-help is preferable than selling to a big overseas rival which would have crushed culture and ambition. 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49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green BayStocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday. The Dow added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tacked on 0.2%. Retailers had some of the biggest gains. Gap soared after reporting quarterly results that easily beat analysts’ estimates. EchoStar fell after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company’s Dish Network unit. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Crude oil prices gained ground. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Stocks rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth straight gain. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and was solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week's loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 333 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite was essentially flat with a gain of less than 0.1% as of 3:07 p.m. Eastern. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 10.8% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 1.5% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 2.4% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.8%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were gaining ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.3%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.6%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.8% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, Bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the U.S. releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank's meeting in December.From gentle exercise videos to fall prevention tips to guided meditation for mental clarity and relaxation, keeping Northumberland County seniors safe and well at home is the aim of a new initiative created by Northumberland Paramedics as part of its community paramedicine program. Northumberland Paramedics recently announced the launch of a virtual wellness library, designed to connect seniors in their own homes with online resources and videos to help improve their health and well-being. Created in partnership with Community Care Northumberland (CCN), the Town of Cobourg, and the Cobourg Community Centre, the wellness library is geared toward seniors but includes a broad range of resources that are suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. “By engaging our partners through networks like the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland — such as Community Health Centres of Northumberland and CCN — we’ve been able to produce this library to bring resources already in the community into people’s homes, removing barriers and creating connections,” Northumberland Paramedics chief Susan Brown told kawarthaNOW. “This is another way to action our commitment with the community paramedicine program to take a holistic approach to wellness, connecting physical, mental, and social well-being,” Brown said. Resources in the community paramedicine wellness library include seated or stabilized workout videos featuing 30 or 40-minute gentle exercise classes designed to improve flexibility and strength, tips and video resources to help seniors reduce the risk of falls and maintain independence, and meditation resources with guided sessions designed to reduce stress, improve mental clarity, and enhance relaxation. “Many of our clients are looking to stay active and maintain their independence,” Brown said. “This tool connects residents to resources and classes available in the community, through a virtual platform that aims to help to reduce barriers for those unable to access these resources in person.” “The virtual library promotes independence by encouraging regular fitness activities to improve strength and mobility, while also boosting mental health and fostering connection to reduce isolation.” The virtual library is available at . Northumberland Paramedics’ community paramedicine program deliver non-emergency in-home health care directly to residents in need. These preventative care programs support vulnerable community members and seniors in the community, while also helping to manage the high demand for emergency services, hospitals, and clinics. Clients can access health services on the telephone 24/7 and on-site services from 6 a.m. to midnight. Services provided through home visits include 12-lead electrocardiograms, oxygen saturation tests, blood draws (for homebound individuals with barriers to in-home lab work), blood glucose readings, weight measurements, urinalysis, and the monitoring of of vital signs to prevent the escalation of chronic medical conditions.

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I'm A Celeb's GK Barry reveals the incredibly expensive impulse purchase she made after achieving overnight success with her social media Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By KIRSTEN MURRAY FOR MAILONLINE Published: 08:47 AEDT, 6 December 2024 | Updated: 09:38 AEDT, 6 December 2024 e-mail 30 View comments GK Barry has revealed the incredibly expensive purchase she made after achieving overnight fame following her social media success. The star, whose real name is Grace Eleanor Keeling, soared to fame during the first Covid-19 lockdown when she started making TikToks about her daily life while studying film at Nottingham Trent University. A successful podcast and guest stints on Loose Women have followed, and she's also kept fans on their toes while documenting her love life. Chatting with her pal Reverend Richard Coles she confessed she impulsively bought a Porsche after thinking: 'I could buy a Porsche and it would not be an issue.' Richard asked the star: 'So Grace did you go from working in Costa to all of a sudden being able to buy a house?' As she replied: 'Yeah,' he continued: 'So you didn't go from poor, poor, poor, a little less poor, a bit more money, you went from poor to rich?' I'm A Celeb's GK Barry has revealed the incredibly expensive impulse purchase she made after achieving overnight success with her social media The star, whose real name is Grace Eleanor Keeling, soared to fame during the first Covid-19 lockdown when she started making TikToks about her daily life while studying film at university Grace then explained: 'Yeah, pretty quick. And I remember being like, "I'm making enough money to buy a new car now". 'I remember a Porsche drove past me as I had that thought and I remember thinking, "I could buy a Porsche and it would not be an issue." 'I went to the centre, I was looking at an old one that was cheaper, but the one that I wanted was next to it and it was so nice. 'I rang my accountant and I was like, 'Can I do it?' And he was like, 'Yeah', so I bought it. I picked it up two days later.' Asked what colour it is she confirmed: 'Black, with a red interior.' Grace went viral after she shared a video showing off what she really looked like behind the glamour of carefully edited Instagram - and it in sparked a trend of other influencers doing the same. The video racked up almost 94,000 likes, and social media users from around the world then began replicating the video and using her voiceover to expose how they actually look when posting online. She soon gained a huge following and within a year, had amassed a whopping one million followers on the video-sharing platform. Chatting with her pal Reverend Richard Coles she confessed she impulsively bought a Porsche after thinking: 'I could buy a Porsche and it would not be an issue' She confessed: 'I rang my accountant and I was like, 'Can I do it?' And he was like, 'Yeah', so I bought it. I picked it up two days later' At present, she now has a huge 3.8million followers on TikTok and an impressive one million fans on Instagram. The star has also begun featuring on Loose Women At present, she now has a huge 3.8million followers on TikTok, 61,000 subscribers on YouTube and an impressive one million fans on Instagram. Cambridge-born Grace went on to create her very on podcast, Saving Grace, in April 2022 and has interviewed numerous celebrities including Coleen Nolan, Olivia Bowen and Alan Carr. In early 2024, GK took the podcast, which is also uploaded as a vodcast on YouTube, on a sold-out tour around the country. Since gaining recognition online, GK has made a number of TV appearances and this year was made a regular guest panelist on Loose Women - and made history as the youngest panelist to appear on the show. Instagram Loose Women Reverend Richard Coles Share or comment on this article: I'm A Celeb's GK Barry reveals the incredibly expensive impulse purchase she made after achieving overnight success with her social media e-mail Add commentGreen-fingered gifts: Our guide to the best Christmas presents for the gardener in your life Gardening expert Ciar Byrne has Christmas covered with these great gifts READ MORE: Choose carefully where to put your precious pots for the best results By CIAR BYRNE FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 15:30 EST, 8 December 2024 | Updated: 15:33 EST, 8 December 2024 e-mail View comments HEARTY TROWEL Loving thought: A heart-shaped trowel for £9.99 is both functional and beautiful Beautiful and functional, this heartshaped trowel by Wilkinson Sword is good for digging out stones and helps to move soil easily. It’s ideal for planting bulbs of all sizes at different depths (£9.99, wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk). 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The B.C. NDP's children's minister Grace Lore is stepping away from her role after being diagnosed with cancer. In a statement, 39-year-old Lore confirmed she received a "very sudden" diagnosis of colorectal cancer late last month, after being appointed minister of children and family development. "I am working with medical professionals to address this head on, right away," Lore said Thursday. "This file is so important and requires the full attention of someone to make the changes we need because kids need us to get it right." B.C. Premier David Eby fought back tears while addressing the news, offering support to Lore's husband and two children. Her diagnosis is not the family's first battle with cancer – her son Asher survived a brain tumour in 2001, when he was just four years old. “Grace’s family is one that's been through a lot," Eby said. "I mean, politics at the best of times is hard on families." Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA Jodie Wickens will fill in as children's minister in Lore's absence. Wickens was appointed as minister of state for child care and children and youth with special needs last month. Hamish Telford, a political scientist at the University of the Fraser Valley, said Lore's illness has highlighted the vulnerability of Eby's second term, with 47 NDP seats to the B.C. Conservatives' 44. "This re-emphasizes the razor thinness of the majority and perhaps provides more compelling reasons for the NDP to work something out with the Greens," Telford said. Lore said she still plans to participate in important votes in the house when the NDP returns to the legislature with the slimmest of majority governments next year. "I’m committed to beating this cancer and getting back to work for British Columbians as soon as I can," Lore said.

Democrats look to governors to lead them to promised landCollege Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss. The inaugural 12-team bracket marks a new era for college football, though the Alabama-SMU debate made clear there is no perfect formula. The tournament starts Dec. 20-21 with four first-round games. It concludes Jan. 20 with the national title game in Atlanta. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million