RTL Group has published its results for the nine months ending September 30th 2017. In the third quarter of 2017, reported Group revenue was up 1.5 per cent to €1,372 million (Q3/2016: €1,352 million), mostly due to higher revenue from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (Germany) and Groupe M6 (France). EBITDA was up strongly by 17.4 per […]
US pay-TV operator DISH Network has reported revenue totaling $3.58 billion (€3.08bn) for the quarter ending September 30th 2017, compared to $3.77 billion for the corresponding period in 2016. Subscriber-related revenue for the quarter totaled $3.55 billion, compared to $3.73 billion in subscriber-related revenue for the year-ago period. Net income attributable to DISH Network totaled […]
Canadians are increasingly turning to platforms and devices connected to the Internet for their video and audio content, according to the 2017 Communications Monitoring Report from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Canadians aged 18-34 years old are leading the trend with 23 per cent watching TV exclusively online. Nationally, 13 per cent of […]
The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Eutelsat Communications has approved the appointment of four new directors: Dominique D’Hinnin, Paul-François Fournier, Esther Gaide and Didier Leroy. Their mandates will be for a term of four years up to the date of the Ordinary General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the Financial Year ending […]
Sky is warning UK competition regulators that it could shut down Sky News if 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of the broadcaster is not approved. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking a six-month investigation into 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky. Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media […]
US-based cinema chain AMC is to enter the US home entertainment market, suggesting it has “strong studio support” to be participants in the business. Speaking on the company’s Q3 2017 Results Earnings Call, Adam Aron, Chief Executive Officer and President, described AMC as the largest player amongst exhibitors in the US movie industry ecosystem. “Twenty […]
There is an old English saying derived from hunting: ‘You’ve shot my fox’. It means one’s whole plan, or whole story, has been undercut by one or more unexpected action. The Murdochs, as owners of 21st Century Fox, have been busy shooting everyone’s foxes this week. The narrative was that after exhaustive tracking, and several […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset ended the first nine months of 2017 with a net profit of €35.9 million, a turnaround on the loss of €118 million a year earlier. The positive performance was achieved thanks to both the increase in the advertising market share and the fall in operating costs. Net revenues amounted to €2.53 […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is launching a new campaign – Keep Media Good (KMG) – which demonstrates the positive impact public service media (PSM) has on societies. This is the first time PSM organisations across Europe have come together with one unified voice to champion PSM, in the face of a proliferation of fake […]
UK communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva is now showing additional content from the UK’s national broadcaster, the BBC, in its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) trial. Arqiva’s 5G FWA trial with Samsung was launched in July at Arqiva’s London offices. Thanks to the new agreement, content being shown in the demo suite at […]