Broadcaster STV returned to profit last year as its production arm was boosted by the success of hit shows including BBC2's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
Broadcaster STV returned to profit last year as its production arm was boosted by the success of hit shows including BBC2's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
STV posted profits of £9.1 million for 2012 against losses of £900,000 the previous year after production revenues leapt 21% to £10.2 million and as it ended a lengthy legal battle with ITV.
The group, which holds the ITV franchise for much of Scotland and has around four million viewers a month, took a final £5.3 million charge in its legal dispute with ITV, following a £13.4 million hit in 2011 after the row led to the group dropping several ITV drama series including episodes of Midsomer Murders.
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