ITV has the £400m x-factor for investors

CORONATION Street maker ITV has announced a plan to return £400m to investors via a special dividend after an 18% surge in profits to £865m in 2015.

The broadcaster, which is also behind popular shows such as I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and The X Factor,
reported a 15% increase in revenue to £2.97bn last year, despite a decline in audience share for its flagship TV network.

The company, which has its main northern hub at MediaCity, said it expected to out-perform the television advertising mar... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...

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