it is carolyn mccall. great to see you this morning.hrasing here, we are going to see total advertising revenue up on a nine-month basis at the end of september by your saying broadly flat due to economic uncertainty. talk me through your sentiment for the advertising market. it's alive and well in the real. your outlook? had a reallye strong first half as you have already said. total revenues up 8%. up 3%.d revenues studio revenue business of 16%. a very strong first half. nothing's really change in the economic environment for us. were is having the continuing 2016tainty since june of is making advertisers cautious and prudent. there no real change. a bituarter is always weaker especially when you have the world cup and love ireland. we were performing extremely well before the world cup and love ireland. we have big entertainment shows. britain's got talent. all of them have been big performance for us. ireland all about love and the world cup which have of course been extraordinary. manus: good to spread the love around. waiting for

although chief executive carolyn mccall, told the bbc that a "tiny number" of adverts during love island netflix style streaming business. and american airlines and cathay pacific have become the latest carriers to change how they refer to taiwan online, bowing to pressure from china. beijing set 25july as a deadline for companies and airlines to remove references to taiwan as anything but a chinese territory on their websites. ‘s taiwan has been self—ruling since 19a9 but china regards it as a breakaway province to be one day reunited. before we go, what are the markets thinking about today? top level talks between the usa and the european union on resolving the trade dispute, that's got the intention of the investors. brent crude oil prices up, following results showing a decline in us crude inventories. and glaxo smith kline may announce results for the second quarter, sales flat, profits are up to 6a0 million pounds. there we re are up to 6a0 million pounds. there were losses in the same period one year earlier. they've announced a major restructuring programme, in an effort to bolst

earlier we spoke to the chief executive of itv, carolyn mccall. to be on itv one, to be two, itv three orfor. be on itv one, to be two, itv three or for. it's be on itv one, to be two, itv three orfor. it's a be on itv one, to be two, itv three or for. it's a fantastic showcase. we need to strengthen that. we'll put money into marketing, we develop the hub, will convert personalisation, recommendations, make it a destination, we are doing a range of things to invest in our broadcast business. we have a studious business selling content around the world, doing well with good growth, a great growth engine. we expect to do more of that. and we are setting a new way of making money which is, we have so many fans, and those fans want to spend more time and money with us. we all going to do something we call a direct to consumer business. that relies on data and analytics and we are investing in that as well. carolyn mccall, the head of itv on its plans for a new streaming service. a quick look at the markets, idv up by over half a percent today, invest

carolyn mccall is chief executive of itv and joins me now from the london stock exchange.v for. it's a fantastic showcase. they don't put money into marketing, developing the hub, give it a personalisation, recommendations, making the destination. a whole range of things we are doing to invest in our broadcast business. the other studio business selling content around the world that has good growth. we expect to do more of that. and we are setting up a new way of making money which is, we have so many fans and those fans wa nt to have so many fans and those fans want to spend more time with us and spend money with us so we are actually going to do something we are calling a direct consumer business that relies on a lot of data and analytics and we are investing that as well. so this is a subscription service. doesn't have to be. we have said we intend to start a streaming service, subscription video on demand, and we are in explorer tree talks for a whole range of different partners. 0ur whole range of different partners. our research says, just to give you an example, 92

that was the chief executive of itv, carolyn mccall. the markets?rchionne, he passed away, we have that news confirmed just a few hours ago. he was replaced four days ago after there was complications with surgery, by a briton, after there was complications with surgery, bya briton, mike after there was complications with surgery, by a briton, mike manley, who was president of thejeep division. he had to give the company's division. he had to give the compa ny‘s result and division. he had to give the company's result and i was quite a heavy fall in profit. the shares are down about 10% at the moment, i have also put up brent crude because the price of oil is up, we had an infa ntry of price of oil is up, we had an infantry of crude supplies in the states and they have less than they thought they did, which is why the price is up. that is the way round it works! if you're sure! i think so. we have an hour to be doubly sure. i will check it, i suppose! now the weather with tomasz schafernaker. the heat will be quite exhausting for some of us i think