Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has reported its Q2 core earnings rose as growth in the US and Portugal offset a slowdown in France, where it continued to lose subscribers. The telco, owed by billionaire Patrick Drahi, reported a 2.7 per cent rise in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and […]
Italy’s fourth largest broadcaster, Discovery Italia, registered a 64 per cent annual growth in profits in 2015, to €8.5 million, while turnover grew 17 per cent to €194.8 million. In the same period, advertising revenues increased 19.4 per cent to €174.6 million. The positive trend continued during the first half of 2016, with ad revenues […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, operator of five national channels, is in a very critical financial situation with a structured financial debt of €100 million. A report from Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), the state body run by the Ministry of Finance to manage industrial shareholdings owned by the State, which has a 95 per […]
Africa pay-TV subscribers will reach 30 million in 2021, up from 16 million in 2015, according to the latest data published by research firm Dataxis. Digital satellite pay-TV subscribers for 2021 is expected to arrive at 20 million compared to 8 million for digital terrestrial pay TV subscribers. Dataxis estimates that TV households which stand […]
Netflix has published the July data from the ISP Speed Index – its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In Chile, Movistar rose
In its latest effort to combat piracy further, US pay-TV operator DISH has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Loolbox streaming device, which unlawfully retransmits numerous Arabic TV channels. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas and names Defendants Lool Tech Co., Limited and Shenzhen […]
The top 3 apps used near the Olympics opening ceremony were all Facebook properties – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This proves that at least in Brazil, when people share, Facebook is the big winner. Facebook owned over 46 per cent of the total consumption around the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony, according to stats from Procera […]
Deutsche Telekom will present the first 360-degree live concert in Germany as the Red Hot Chili Peppers play the Kraftwerk Berlin on September 6th. Deutsche Telekom will give fans the opportunity to experience the concert via HD live stream in 360 degrees. With a smartphone and Google Cardboard or with a VR headset, viewers can […]
Vodafone UK has announced it is putting an end to home broadband line rental charges for all new and upgrading Vodafone Unlimited Fibre Broadband customers. By abolishing line rental charges for all new and upgrading Vodafone Home Broadband customers, Vodafone says it is removing one of the major irritants and frustrations for UK consumers. As […]
The upcoming August 29th launch of EchoStar’s latest satellite, EchoStar-21, has been postponed to – at best – October 10th. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, has apparently delayed the launch because of problems, or a technical delay, with the Proton rocket’s Briz-M booster stage. Russian news agency TASS, in giving the basic news, was vague on […]