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

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the year ended 30 September 1999
36 PRINCIPAL OPERATING COMPANIES

(a) Subsidiary undertakings Country of incorporation Division
Action Time (UK) Limited* Carlton Media Group
Carlton Books Limited
Carlton Broadcasting Limited*
Carlton International Media Limited*
Carlton Productions Limited**
Carlton Sales Limited**
Carlton Screen Advertising Limited*
Carlton Television Limited*
Carlton 021 Limited**
Carlton Video Limited*
Central Independent Television P.L.C.*
Direct Home Entertainment Limited*
ITC Entertainment Group Limited*
ITC Distribution Inc.* USA
Planet 24 Productions Limited*
Westcountry Television Limited*
Central de Video S. de R.L de C.V. Mexico TechnicolorGroup
ELAP Music A/S* Denmark
Euronimbus S.A. (70% owned)* Luxembourg
Metrocolor London Limited*
Nimbus Manufacturing, Inc.* USA
Nimbus Manufacturing (UK) Limited*
Real Image Technology Inc. (58% owned) USA
Technicolor Canada, Inc.* Canada
Technicolor Distribution Services Limited**
Technicolor Entertainment Services** USA
Technicolor, Inc.* USA
Technicolor Limited*
Technicolor Milan S.p.A.* Italy
Technicolor Optical Media Services** USA
Technicolor Scandinavia A/S* Denmark
Technicolor Spain S.A.* Spain
Technicolor Videocassette B.V.* Holland
Technicolor Videocassette of Michigan, Inc.* USA
Technicolor Videocassette, Inc.* USA
Technicolor Video Services (UK) Limited*
Technicolor S.p.A.* Italy
Carlton Digital Channels Limited* Digital Television
Carlton Online Limited
Complete Post-Production Center, Inc.* USA Other
Quantel Limited*
Solid State Logic Limited*
Superhire Limited
The Moving Picture Company Limited*
All subsidiary companies are wholly owned and are incorporated and operating in the UK (and are registered in England and Wales) excepT as noted. *Indirect holdings. **Trading as divisions of subsidiary companies. In December 1999 the Group purchased the 30% of Euronimbus S.A. which it did not already own.


(b) Joint ventures and associated undertakings

Country of registration / incorporation Nominal value of Ordinary shares Number of Ordinary shares in issue Proportion of shares held by the Group
Carlton Media Group
GMTV Limited (1) England and Wales £1 2,000,000 20%
Independent Television News Limited England and Wales £1 400,000 20%
London News Network Limited (2) England and Wales £1 100 50%
Meridian Broadcasting Limited England and Wales £1 30,000,000 20%
Digital Television
British Digital Broadcasting Holdings Limited (3) England and Wales £0.10 207,001,000 50%
ITV2 Limited England and Wales £1 915,610 38%

As at 30 September 1999, the Group had a 50% interest in an unincorporated joint venture, Hamdon Entertainment, operating in the US in the Carlton Media Group. On 1 October 1999 the Group acquired the remaining 50% interest and the business now trades under the name Carlton America.

The Group holds a 33% interest in France Telefilms, operating in France, and held as a fixed asset investment as the Group does not have significant influence under the FRS9 definition.

The Group has a 50% interest in a limited liability company, 3DCD, operating in the US in the Technicolor Group.

Notes
(1) On 22 December 1999 the Group agreed to purchase an additional 5% of the issued share capital of GMTV Limited.
(2) The Group also owns 50% of the 2,250,000 7% Cumulative Preference shares of £1 each in issue..
(3) British Digital Broadcasting Holdings Limited owns 100% of the issued share capital of ONdigital plc.

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