| Business Summary | | Carlton
Communication
PLC
is
a
focused
media
company
with
businesses
in
free
television,
program
making,
pay
television
and
the
Internet.
Carlton
is
engaged
in
free-to-air
commercial
broadcasting
in
the
United
Kingdom,
broadcasting
to
22
million
people.
Principal
markets
are
the
United
Kingdom,
North
America
and
Europe.
Carlton
now
makes
programs
for
all
major
terrestrial
networks
as
well
as
cable,
satellite
and
Carlton's
own
subscription
channels,
Carlton
Cinema
and
Carlton
Food
Network.
In
the
United
States,
Carlton
America
engages
in
made-for-television
movies,
and
is
now
producing
17
movies
a
year
for
the
United
States
and
international
marketplaces.
Carlton
currently
has
2,000
films
and
18,000
hours
of
television
programs
in
its
library.
Late
in
1988,
Carlton
launched
Carlton
Online,
quickly
establishing
three
Websites,
www.jamba.co.uk
(games
and
trivia),
www.popcorn.co.uk
(film
and
television
reviews
and
listings)
and
www.simplyfood.co.uk
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| Financial Summary | | Carlton
Communications
PLC
is
a
visual
media
company
with
two
principal
businesses:
Carlton
Media
Group
a
commercial
broadcaster
in
in
the
UK
and
Technicolor
Group
a
supplier
of
visual
packaged
media
(film,
videocassette
and
DVD).
For
the
six
months
ended
3/31/01,
revenues
rose
5%
to
L1.1
billion.
Net
loss
applicable
to
Common
totaled
L289.1
million
vs.
an
income
of
L500K.
Results
reflect
an
acquisition,
offset
by
a
higher
loss
on
the
sale
of
businesses. | More
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| Officers | |
| Position | Michael Green | Chairman | Gerry Murphy | CEO | Bernard Cragg | CFO
and Fin. Director | June De Moller | Managing
Director | David Abdoo | Sec. |
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