{"id":11179,"date":"2021-07-28T10:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/first-half-revenues-rise-itv\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T12:43:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:43:33","slug":"first-half-revenues-rise-at-itv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2021\/07\/28\/first-half-revenues-rise-at-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Half Revenues Rise at ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV delivered revenues of\u00a0\u00a31.5 billion ($2.1 billion) in the first half of this year, a 27 percent increase on the same period in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our H1 results demonstrate that ITV is emerging from the worst effects of the pandemic,&#8221; said\u00a0Carolyn McCall, chief executive. &#8220;We\u2019ve continued to implement our key strategic priorities and have further strengthened the business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now a more flexible, more efficient and more digital business. 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