British broadcaster ITV met guidance with flat net advertising revenue (NAR) for the nine months to the end of September.
It said it expected a similar performance for the rest of the year, outperforming the wider market.
The company, home to period drama "Downton Abbey" and reality show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" said its total external revenues rose 4% to £1.57 billion sterling.
Its non-NAR revenues were up 15% to £730m.
ITV said ITV Studios was trading strongly with total revenue up 20% to £498m. The firm, which has "The X-factor" as the centrepiece of its weekend schedule, ended the period with net cash of £90m.
It said total cost savings would be around £30m in 2012, £10m ahead of target.
"The economic outlook remains uncertain and we continue to see monthly volatility in the UK television advertising market, but the underlying trends have not changed," said chief executive Adam Crozier.
