Washington-based satellite operator Intelsat is having a prosperous time on the New York Stock Exchange. On April 16th its shares rose a massive 18.79 per cent, from $7.14 to $8.41 a share, and another rise of 8.3 per cent on April 18th and to end the day at $9.11, and a market capitalisation of $1.09 […]
BT has revealed it will make the first episode of AMC’s The Terror available to watch for for free on YouTube. Viewers can watch the opening instalment of the thriller on YouTube for 24 hours from 00:01am on April 24th. BT says it is the first time a pay-TV show has launched in the UK on […]
Antrix, the commercial arm of India’s state-owned satellite operator ISRO, has cut off transmission signs to Reliance Big TV, citing non-payment of fees. Reliance Big TV, which at best has the lowest market share of India’s ‘Big 5’ DTH players (of a maximum 5 per cent), is in a transition period being acquired on November […]
TalkSport has secured the free-to-air radio broadcast rights for the England cricket team’s forthcoming tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies, after outbidding the BBC Radio who have held the rights for 13 years. Scott Taunton, chief executive of Wireless Group Limited, commented “Winning these prestigious rights is a great victory for TalkSport and […]
Netflix’s Q1 numbers show that the OTT operator is growing as fast as ever. It added a net 7.4 million global subs during the quarter, only slightly down on the previous quarter’s record-breaking 8.33 million. US new additions were also healthy at 1.96 million. Overall, this latest quarter year were the second-biggest ever, and the […]
Netflix has posted more stunning results; growth all round – subscribers, revenue, stock price and, yes, debt. The stock market, indeed business in general, is meant to be a gamble. Netflix personifies this, and its shareholders are backing its great big bet. In the relatively Wild West that is the disrupter territory of OTT, Netflix […]
Sky Italia has revealed that a Milan court has suspended the tender for national TV rights to the Italian Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. The satellite broadcaster requested checks on whether the process that awarded the football rights to Spain’s MediaPro was in line with Italian laws. According to Sky Italia, the tender “rises […]
Gerson Zweifach, group general counsel of 21st Century Fox, has suggested that certain UK politicians have a political agenda in respect of the company’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own, accusing them of seeking to enlist regulators in a political war. Writing an opinion piece in the […]
UK multiplay telco BT has revealed plans to launch BT Sport Box Office, a pay-per-view channel which will be available on BT TV and the Sky platform. A brief announcement on the BT Sport website to that effect suggests that the service will be available “later this year”. “Watch this space for announcements coming soon!” […]
Secuoya Group, owner of Spanish DTT channel Ten, is seeking to lease its DTT licence to combat its declining financial situation, the channel reported over €6 million in losses in last year. The company is reportedly holding talks with several major broadcasters such as Discovery, Fox, Sony and AMC in search of a partner or […]