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ONO losses deeper than anticipated

Vodafone has put its Spanish cable MSO subsidiary ONO’s accounts in order, revealing losses of €642 million a deeper financial hole than expected when the company bought the operator in 2014. ONO, which Vodafone bought last year for €7.2 billion, closed 2014 with consolidated losses of €642 million, after repurchasing debt, admitting the depreciation of […]

June 24, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

TRIAX annual report for the financial year 2014/15

In 2014/15, the TRIAX A/S Group realised a turnover of 82 Million €. That is 1.7 Million € more than in 2013/14 where turnover amounted to 80 Million €. This increase has been created despite difficult market conditions, with market shares on several European markets increasing. The result of the primary operation was 5.6 Million […]

June 17, 2015

Videocon DTH expects rapid H1 growth

Following last week’s record results for India’s largest satellite pay-TV operator Videocon d2h, the company now says that it expects the first half of its financial year t generate as many gross new additions as the whole of the year which ended March 31st 2015. The new 2016 trading year should deliver another 1.3-1.4 million […]

June 9, 2015By Chris Forrester

SeaChange Q1 loss, names Terino COO

Multiscreen specialist SeaChange International has reported first quarter fiscal 2016 revenue of $23.2 million (€20.6m) and US GAAP loss from operations of $9.5 million compared to first quarter fiscal 2015 revenue of $24.3 million and US GAAP operating loss of $10.1 million. Excluding stock-based compensation, amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets and earn-outs and change in fair value of earn-outs, all […]

June 5, 2015

Amino H1 “continues to deliver growth”

Amino Technologies, the Cambridge-based specialist in digital entertainment solutions for in-home multimedia distribution, has published an update on trading for the six months ended May 31st 2015. The company reports that the return to revenue growth, as announced at the time of the Amino’s full year results in February 2015, has continued and for the […]

June 4, 2015

Videocon DTH revenues up 33%

Indian DTH operator Videocon d2h, already claiming market leadership in the country, reported full year to March 31st  revenues up an impressive 32.5 per cent to Indian Rupees 23.38 billion, and subs revenues up 38.3 per cent, and each contributing to an overall EBITDA growth of 55.3 per cent to INR 6.09 billion ($97.3 million). […]

June 4, 2015By Chris Forrester

TiVo “no longer a DVR company”, acquires Cubiware

Tom Rogers, president and CEO of TiVo, told analysts that TiVo had moved “way beyond” being just a DVR company. “While the role of the cable operator is still vitally important in all this, the consumer has more of a say than ever, with regard to cord-cutting, unbundling content, streaming services, and delivery from the […]

May 27, 2015By Chris Forrester

India’s Dish reports first net profit

Helped by an extra (net) 1.5 million DTH pay-TV subs acquired during the past year, and a total subscriber base of 12.9 million, India’s Dish TV reported 2015 net total income from operations up 10.9 per cent, and EBITDA up 17.5 percent. The broadcaster’s net profit was INR 350 million (€5 million). Dish added 404,000 […]

May 27, 2015By Chris Forrester

Content investment boosts UKTV

Commercial broadcaster UKTV’s focus on investment in exclusive and original programming generated record ratings, revenue and profit in 2014. Officially the fastest growing broadcaster in Britain, UKTV’s £123 million investment in content produced strong growth in commercial impacts and in its on demand services. UKTV – an independent commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide and […]

May 19, 2015

Vodafone: German CEO steps down

Vodafone has reported full year group revenue up 10.1 per cent to £42.2 billion (€58.4m); full year like for like service revenue declined 1.6 per cent. Vodafone saw a return to growth in Q4 with organic service revenue up 0.1 per cent. Vittorio Colao, Group Chief Executive, commented:  “It has been a year of continued […]

May 19, 2015