German broadcasting group RTL has reported full-year revenues to December 31st 2017 were up 2.2 per cent to €6.3 billion; EBITDA was up 3.8 per cent to €1.4 billion. The increase was mainly driven by higher revenue from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6 and RTL Group’s rapidly growing digital businesses, despite the fact that all […]

Despite making good progress with potential digital TV reception (some 85 per cent of the audience covered) Malaysia says it will delay switching off its analogue TV transmissions. “This is to allow more time for all parties to prepare for a fully digital broadcasting environment, from the broadcasters themselves to the man in the street,” […]

The planned launch of four important new satellites for the O3b division of SES Networks has been delayed by a few days. The launch has been rescheduled for this coming Friday March 9th. Arianespace says the launch, on a Soyuz rocket, is now timed for 16.37 UTC (and 13.37 local time in French Guiana). Arianespace […]

Israel’s Spacecom has won a useful UK pre-launch order for capacity aboard its Amos-17 C-band satellite currently under construction by Boeing. The contract was secured with the Cobbett Hill Earthstation Ltd and covers beams that are scheduled to be in place during Q2/2019 and operating from 17 degrees East, and focussed on Southern Africa. Amos-17 […]

The European cable industry continues to grow steadily, with total revenues up 2.4 per cent year on year, reaching €23.43 billion in 2017, according to IHS statistics released today by the industry’s trade association, Cable Europe, at the annual Cable Congress in Dublin. The European cable industry has shown consistent growth over the past decade […]

TF1 remains in a deadlock over its attempt to secure retransmission fees from the major telco and pay -TV operators, according to a note from equity analysts at Exane/BNPP. “Canal has ended the signal of all TF1 channels over the weekend, blaming “on screen” TF1 for it. In parallel, the French press reports that TF1 […]