ITV has announced that it will acquire Northern Ireland's UTV for a cash consideration of £100 million. The deal, which is subject to regulatory and UTV Media shareholder approval, will mean that ITV ...

(Reuters) - Northern Ireland's UTV Media Plc, one of only two independent broadcasters in the ITV network, said it may sell its TV franchise, sending its shares up as much as 13.4 percent. The Belfast ...

U.K. cable company Virgin Media, a subsidiary of John Malone’s Liberty Global, has signed a deal with British TV group ITV to buy free-to-air commercial broadcaster UTV Ireland, which airs in the ...

UTV has secured the rights to air Coronation Street and Emmerdale in Ireland. The channel has unveiled plans to go head-to-head with RTÉ and TV3 in the ratings through its new station based in Dublin.