Spanish pay-TV operators are now in a fierce battle to gain penetration in bars and restaurants for a business valued at over €500 million a year. Vodafone has reduced its pay-TV package including all football (La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League and UEFA League), Formula 1 and Moto GP to €150 (a €10 discount) […]
US home entertainment spending has grown 3 per cent so far in 2017, reaching nearly $4.5 billion (€3.79bn) for the quarter and more than $9 billion in the first half, with consumers continuing to spend more on digital transactions to enjoy movies through electronic purchases and video on demand, according to home entertainment trade association […]
It doesn’t much matter how the numbers are dressed up, the net result of the USA’s second-largest DTH operator, DISH Network, during its second-quarter reported a decline of 196,000 subscribers in its results announcement on August 3rd. DISH Network also had to report Q2 net income also fell a thumping 91 per cent (at $3,64 […]
Aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin (L-M) is to invest $350 million into a factory dedicated to building “futuristic” satellites. The cash is being spent at L-M’s Waterton Canyon campus, near Denver, where L-M says it will now build “next generation” satellites “infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time”. The new building […]
The UK has become a nation of binge viewers, Ofcom research reveals, with eight in ten adults now watching multiple episodes of their favourite shows in a single sitting. The findings are part of Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report 2017, which reveals stark differences in how older and younger people watch television. Eight in ten […]
Having revealed in its Full Year results that on a 12-month rolling basis churn was 11.5 per cent, Sky has taken steps to address the problem, with the introduction of Sky VIP, which it describes as the first tenure-based loyalty programme in the TV and Broadband sector. Sky foreshadowed the initiative in its results announcement, […]
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reported that Q2 revenue rose 9 per cent year-on-year to €962 million, while adjusted EBITDA rose by 6 per cent to €270 million and adjusted net income grew by 9 per cent to €144 million. ProSiebenSat.1 also confirmed its positive outlook for FY 2017, noting that it still aims to increase […]
DISH Network, the US satellite TV provider, has reported revenue totalling $3.64 billion (€3.07bn) for the quarter ending June 30th 2017, compared to $3.86 billion for the corresponding period in 2016. Subscriber-related revenue for the quarter totalled $3.61 billion, compared to $3.83 billion in subscriber-related revenue for the year-ago period. Net income attributable to DISH […]
Virgin Orbit, a new name for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic satellite-launching business, now has its Boeing 747-400 airliner at Long Beach airport and ready for its final modifications in order to carry Branson’s LauncherOne rockets into space. The aircraft, called ‘Cosmic Girl’, will be fitted with external equipment which enables the 747 to launch […]
Netflix is expanding its anime slate with 12 new series and a Godzilla animated movie, with all titles set to be released over the next 18 months. The full list of TV series are: Cannon Busters, Devilman Crybaby, B: The Beginning, Sword Guy: The Animation, A.I.C.O. Incarnation, Lost Song, Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya, […]