Following weekend reports that BSkyB was seeking to create a pan-European pay-TV unit, the broadcaster has issued a Statement noting speculation about a potential acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s interests in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. In the Statement, BSkyB says it has a clear set of plans to grow its business in the UK […]
A study from market research and consulting firm NSR has revealed contrasting DTH trends among major emerging markets. The report, Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 7th Edition, concludes when it comes to DTH Television services, not all emerging markets are created equal. NSR’s regional-centric analysis of DTH platforms points to
Satellite operator SES said that the upcoming launch of its giant Astra 2G satellite had slipped somewhat. It had been expected to launch in June. The eyes of the industry have been on the plan because the satellite had been rumoured to be the subject of USA sanctions against Russia following on from the Ukrainian […]
Satellite operator SES reported Q1 revenues of €465.6 million (€440.9m) for the three months to March 31st, up 8 per cent at constant foreign exchange rates, which translates into 9.3 per cent improvement in EBITDA. Profits are €150.2 million, and a forward contract backlog of €7.4 million. New CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh said: “Video remains […]
Dish Network, the second-largest US DTH company, reported a better-than-expected 6 per cent growth in quarterly revenue due to higher net subscriber additions. The company added a net 40,000 subscribers in the quarter ended March 31st. Subscriber additions improved as the rate of cancellations fell to 1.42 per cent from 1.47 per cent a year […]
Scandinavian DTH operator Canal Digital lost 9,000 subs in its Q1 trading period to March 31st. However the remaining 920,000 subs helped drive revenues up 0.7 per cent (y-o-y) to NOK 1.128 billion. Telenor says that positive currency effects helped compensate for the fall in core subscribers, and reported that adjusted EBITDA rose NOK 9 […]
Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat have each won Brazilian orbital broadcasting slots in a local auction. Telecoms regulator Anatel announced the auction results on May 7th, and which saw 7 satellite operators bidding in the fiercely competitive auction process. For example, Hispasat’s sister company Hispamar paid $28.6 million, the highest bid in the auction, for its […]
Paying IPTV subscribers will overtake pay satellite TV ones in 2018, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Western Europe report forecasts that IPTV subscriptions will climb by 7.5 million (38 per cent) between 2013 and 2020 compared with 1.2 million additions for both pay satellite TV (up by 5 […]
Telenor’s Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) division reported “flat y-o-y revenues” for Q1 trading of NKr 238 million (2013, NKr 237 million) although the NKr 238 million represented a fall from the Q4/2013 revenue position of NKr 247 million. Revenues and EBITDA performance were both in line with 2014 expectations despite a fall of 3 percent in […]
Inmarsat, a provider of satellite communications for shipping, aircraft and land operations worldwide, posted adjusted earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $164.7 million. Revenue rose 9.9 per cent to $344.7 million. Inmarsat, whose satellites helped track the final route of missing flight MH370, said it made a strong start to the year, […]