May 1st sees BSkyB unveil its Q3 results (to March 31st). Investment banker Morgan Stanley, in a note to clients, says it is anticipating increased revenues (of about 3.5 per cent to £1.913 billion) for the quarter year, helped by 70,000 new broadband subscribers. However, this is well down on the 152,000 added during the […]
Atresmedia TV, operator of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta among other channels, is now leading the TV market in Spain in terms of ad revenues and audience ratings, ahead of rival Mediaset. The TV group took a 43.8 per cent slice of the advertising pie during the first quarter of the year, the highest […]
Time Warner Cable has reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Cable Chief Executive Officer Rob Marcus said: “Our residential subscriber growth was the best in five years and our business services revenue growth was close to 25 per cent. These results underscore our commitment to deliver on our financial and […]
Commenting on MTG’s record results Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, President & Chief Executive Officer at MTG, said: “The highlight of the quarter was our coverage in Sweden of the Sochi Winter Olympics. This was the most watched winter Olympics and most successful for the Swedish team ever, and we showed every single minute for the first […]
Technicolor has reported its revenues for the first quarter of 2014. “Technicolor delivered another strong quarter of performance,” said Frederic Rose, Technicolor Chief Executive Officer. “We made good progress in the first quarter in laying the foundation for delivering continued strong performance beyond 2015 with the signature of a major smartphone licensing agreement, record orders […]
Having declared in March 2014 that the Apple TV business was no longer a “hobby” – a term used by Steve Jobs, his predecessor as CEO – current incumbent Tim Cook has said he feels confident about it and where it could go, confirming that Apple would continue to improve the product. Speaking during Apple’s […]
Pace has reported that its Q1 gross margins are “well ahead” of last year and that it is on track to meet its full-year revenue growth target of about $2.7 billion. Pace said last month it expected revenue to increase by about 9.3 per cent in 2014, while its operating margin would be about 8.5 […]
BSkyB’s Q3 results, due on May 2nd, are likely to disappoint the market, says a client note from Berenberg Bank. The current quarter-year is expected to be “slow” in terms of customer acquisitions, and this includes broadband net additions which could slump (y-o-y) by as much as 50 per cent, says the bank. It also […]
Comcast reported increasing subscription numbers for its cable service for the second consecutive quarter, defying fears of so-called cord-cutters. The company saw an improved performance thanks to its NBCUniversal unit, growth in its business services division and the performance of its high-speed Internet group. Pay-TV operators are increasingly fretting about cord-cutting, particularly among younger viewers […]
The Internet of Things is taking off, and how, for chip-maker Intel. The recently formed division saw growth of 32 per cent compared with the same period last year, mostly based on use of its low-cost ‘Atom’ chip, and where volume sales “nearly doubled” in y-o-y. The news came during Intel’s Q1 analyst call, where […]