Russian regional ISP Alliance Telecom, based in Vladivostok, announced that its pay-TV subscribers face problems accessing some TV channels due to an “accident” on the ABS-2 satellite. The list contains over 50 TV channels, both Russian and global, including Sony Sci-Fi, National Geographic Сhannel, Fox life, Fashion TV, Eurosport, Discovery Channel, Da Vinci Learning, Animal […]
Pace used its interims to predict a strong year. The British STB manufacturer said YoY it was producing more profit on lower turnover with revenue down 13.6 per cent to $1,139 billion but gross profit up 5.4 per cent to $245.8 million. Adjusted EBITA was $106.3 million against $96.7 million last time. Profit after was […]
The low-hanging fruit for ‘Sky Europe’ is in Germany, says Berenberg Bank’s senior media analyst Sarah Simon. It is this fast-track expansion probability that means that BSkyB will quickly want to absorb the 42.6 per cent minority shareholding currently not under its control. German take-over law allows a majority buyer (indeed anyone holding over 30 […]
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has continued its positive year by adding 6,000 new homes in the three months to the end of June. In all, Freesat has added 24,000 households in the first half of 2014. As a result, Freesat is now available in 1.85 million households, and is watched by more […]
Satellite operator SES of Luxembourg is to invest around €2.3 billion in new satellites, including the building of SES-12 announced on July 25th. The investment rate will be at about a rate of €450 million per year ($612 million). The plan calls for five more satellites to be started, additional to four already under construction. […]
There were two distinct stories in satellite operator SES’s first-half results (to June 30). All of its key metrics were in very positive territory, but currency fluctuations took their toll. For example, overall revenues were up from €910.5 million to €938.9 million, a 3.1 per cent improvement. But had there been constant exchange rates, the […]
BSkyB’s 12-months (to June 30) results were perhaps overshadowed by the news of its planned acquisition of its sister companies in Germany and Italy, but CEO Jeremy Darroch spoke of the broadcaster’s “very strong results across the board”, with revenues for the year up 7 per cent, a 23 per cent increase in paid-for products […]
It has probably been the worst-kept stock exchange secret for some time, but the long-awaited formal news of BSkyB’s planned acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia broke at 7am London time on July 25, and the details are now clear. The headlines are that the end results will create a 20 million subs pay-TV […]
Three giant Indian DTH players found themselves affected by media regulator TRAI’s proposed new rules yesterday, if India’s government passes the proposals into law. In essence India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) will limit vertically integrated broadcasters (such as the Zee Group, or Sun) to ‘control’ only one distribution platform operator. Zee, for example, controls the […]
ABS has expanded its global presence in Johannesburg, South Africa and formed a new Sales liaison office to support its growing business in the Africa continent. This new office will house the sales and technical members of the Africa team, which will work alongside the regional Middle East office based in Dubai. ABS Africa will […]