What will ITV deal mean for UTV Ireland?

A takeover by ITV would almost certainly result in the axe being swung at the beleaguered station

Pat Kenny’s In The Round was cancelled last month Picture: Barry McCall
Chris Donoghue, anchor of UTV Ireland Live, has quit

Will UTV Ireland’s home-grown programming survive a takeover by ITV? Bill Kinlay, chief executive of media buying agency Mindshare, thinks not.

Last week, UTV announced that it was in talks with British TV network ITV about a potential takeover of its TV assets, in a deal that could ...