View from City Road: YTT looks like a prime target
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The key point is that YTT is likely to be of strategic importance to several possible predators. It has a good track record in making popular programmes, is financially strong and broadcasts to about 15 per cent of Britain's viewers.
If the Government, as expected, relaxes cross-media ownership rules, YTT will be a prime target for publishing groups - such as Pearson or Emap - that may want to diversify into a large regional ITV company. Other than YTT, they do not have much choice.
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