Cox Communications, the third-largest US cable-television operator, is considering joining the potential bidders for Time Warner Cable, reports Bloomberg. A deal, which be a merger or acquisition, is in the early stages of consideration, apparently. Time Warner Cable, the second-largest US cable company, has become a takeover target as competition from telcos and DTH have […]
Telcos and cable operators are investing heavily in their networks to upgrade their subscribers to bundles (triple-play or double-play). These operators will reap the rewards of this investment as total subscription revenues (pay TV (including on-demand), broadband and fixed-line telephony) will increase by 65 per cent from $124 billion in 2012 to $205 billion in […]
Liberty Global is still considering a consolidation of Ziggo to expand in the Netherlands, after the operator had rejected its offer last month. “We clearly are looking long term about the possibility of a combination,” Liberty Global CFO Charles Bracken said at an investor conference in Barcelona. “There are clearly synergies, however Liberty is very […]
Investment fund Altice has agreed to buy additional shares in French cable operator Numericable from private equity funds Cinven and Carlyle Group. This would increase its stake to 40 per cent from 30 per cent. The operation, which will give Altice a majority of votes on Numericable’s board of directors, is expected to be completed […]
Twenty-four seasons into its run, The Simpsons is finally headed to cable. In a competitive situation with five networks bidding, FXX has landed the exclusive US cable as well as VoD/non-linear rights to the longest-running comedy series in TV history. The deal also is set to make TV history as the priciest off-network pact ever, […]
Worldwide pay-TV subscriber base surpassed 886.5 million at the end of 3Q 2013; a 6 per cent YoY increase, generating $ 62.6 billion service revenue in the third quarter, according to ABI Research’s new Pay TV ARPU and Revenues Market Data . “Emerging markets are key drivers of global growth in pay-TV subscribers as developed […]
Following the collapse mid-July of its owners’ plans to sell the operation and instead commit resources to enable it to achieve its maximum potential, US online entertainment service Hulu is now reported to be in talks to integrate the platform with established pay-TV operations. Hulu’s subscription service, Hulu Plus could be included as part of […]
Pay-TV subscriptions for the 102 operators across 26 countries covered in a new report from Digital TV Research will increase from a collective 105.8 million in 2008 to 131.9 million in 2012 and onto 147.1 million by 2018. The European Pay TV Operator Forecasts report estimates that these operators represented 85 per cent of European […]
Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable network operator, has released its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended September 30th 2013. Highlights for the second quarter ended September 30th 2013 include: Premium TV recovery started with 55,000 RGU net adds quarter on quarter, resulting in a total of 2.1 million Premium TV RGUs. Internet & […]
Numericable, France’s largest cable operator, saw its stock rise after it market debut raised about €652.2 million in the country’s biggest initial public offering in four years. The shares climbed as much as 10 per cent to €27.40 and traded at €27.10 in Paris. They were priced at €24.80, at the top of the offer […]