Carlton Annual Report & Accounts 1999


INTRODUCTION Financial highlights From the Chairman From the Chief Executive OUR BUSINESSES Broadcasting & advertising sales Programme making Digital pay television The internet Technicolour Group FINANCIAL REVIEW Finance Director's Review CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Directors' report Remuneration report FINANCIAL RESULTS Auditors' report Profit and loss account Consolidated balance sheet Consolidated statement of cash flows Statement of total recognised gains & losses Reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds Principal accounting policies NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Index to notes APPENDIX Euro conversion US$ conversion Differences between UK and US GAAP Historical record Summary notice of AGM Shareholder information	FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
	Sales up 5 per cent to £1.9bn. Headline operating profit ahead of last year at £320m. Carlton Media Group profits up 10 per cent. Television advertising revenues up 7 per cent. OnDigital growing rapidly with over 550,000 new subscribers after first full year. Technicolor profits up 6 per cent. Disc sales up 19 per cent to £124m, including DVD sales up 162 per cent. Headline: before investment in Digital Television and exceptional items