LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - ITV ITV.L , Britain's biggestfree-to-air commercial broadcaster, said the coronaviruspandemic had hit advertising, with ad revenue last month down by42%, and an uncertain outlook meant it could not give guidancefor the rest of the year.

The company, which paused the majority of its studioproductions in mid-March and has furloughed around 800 workers,said it had withdrawn its 2019 final dividend.

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