ITV response to Project Kanga

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ITV PLC

04 February 2009

 



4 February 2009

ITV plc response to Competition Commission 'Project Kangaroo' Final Report

Michael Grade, Chairman and Chief Executive of ITV said: 

'We are surprised by this decision because we believe that the Kangaroo joint venture, competing in a crowded online world against dominant global brands, was an attractive UK consumer proposition, free at the point of use.  

'However, in the two years since the idea for Kangaroo was born, the success of ITV.com has proved that our content is attractive enough to stand on its own and we remain focussed on our online growth.

'We will provide a further update on our online plans with our full year results on March 4.'

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For further enquiries please contact: 

ITV plc 

Tel: [phone] 

Press enquiries 

Ruth Settle - Director of Corporate Communications 

Sophy Silver - Head of Press, Consumer

Investor enquiries 

Christy Swords - Director of Investor Relations 

Pippa Strong - Head of Investor Relations 

James Tibbitts - Company Secretary 

Tulchan Communications 

Tel: [phone] 

Andrew Grant 

Susanna Voyle 

Lizzie Morgan 

Website: www.itv.com; investor information: www.itvplc.com 

 

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