Half-yearly results from satellite operator SES showed video revenues – worth 67 per cent of group revenues – remain under pressure, with the company booking €650 million in H1 2018, but this was 2.3 per cent lower than H1 2017. At H1 2018, SES distributed 7,941 total TV channels globally, up 3 per cent compared […]
The two largest private TV groups in Spain, Atresmedia and Mediaset, achieved varying financial results in the first half of the year, mainly as a result of the fragility of TV advertising. Atresmedia saw its profits fall by 18 per cent to €69.2 million versus €84.2 million last year. Total revenues were flat with €550.6 […]
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight on Sky Sports Box Office for at least another three years after signing a new deal with promoter Matchroom. The new deal will include a minimum of Joshua’s next five fights, starting with his next bout against Russian brawler Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on September 22nd. The […]
BritBox, the US streaming service from UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has unveiled its next new original series, Dark Heart, a TV adaptation of the popular detective literary series, which will star Tom Riley and (the unrelated) Charlotte Riley. Britbox also announced during its TCA presentation in Beverly Hills, US that the service will […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has announced financial and performance results for its second quarter ended June 30th. The entertainment behemoth increased 31 per cent to $281.6 million driven by the increased monetisation of content and new US distribution agreements with USA Network and Fox Sports (effective October 2019). WWE Network, the company’s SVoD service, saw […]
India’s fast-expanding all-4K channel, Travelxp has launched on Canada’s TELUS Optik TV system, and with its content in the improved ‘better pixel’ High Dynamic Range (HDR) method. Prashant Chothani, CEO Travelxp, said, “We are delighted to launch Travelxp 4K as the first 4K HDR channel of Canada on the reputed TELUS Optik TV platform. Canada […]
Spotify, the music streaming service, has reported its Q2 results. The company said the quarter was largely in line with expectations, with some metrics performing at the high end of its guidance range. In a statement, Spotify said: “We finished the quarter with 180 million Monthly Active Users (MAU) and 83 million Premium Subscribers, up […]
The Canal+ Group is to offer subscribers the first CINÉ+ VoD channels wexclusively available via myCANAL. The CINÉ+ offer is being enhanced by the addition of CINÉ+Horreur and CINÉ+Western. Exclusively available on myCANAL and Canal à la demande, the two channels are the first examples of a series of thematic cinema channels conceived by the […]
Tom Donoghue has joined MediageniX as Business Development and Account Manager. Focusing on the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and South Africa, he will help support and continue the growth of the diverse MediageniX customer base and projects. Emmanuel Müller, MediageniX VP Business Development commented: “Tom comes at a key moment in our international growth. […]