Sky has reported an operating profit of £679 million (€632m) for its half-year, down 9 per cent as a result of the increase in Premier League costs (up £314 million year on year,) which was “substantially” offset by its strong revenue growth and “excellent” progress in operating efficiency. Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, commented: “We […]
In addition to announcing its half-year results, Sky has revealed plans to launch Sky TV without the need for a satellite dish for the very first time in the UK. The move will see millions of homes, currently unable to install a satellite dish, able to enjoy the best entertainment on Sky. Delivered through a […]
Pay-TV operators can no longer simply rely on the strength of their content offering to maintain subscriber loyalty but must raise their customer relationship management game to gain ground in an increasingly competitive marketplace, according to research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. The survey of more than 6,200
The Indian currency swaps, where Rs500 and Rs1000 notes have had to be exchanged, has affected growth at Airtel Digital TV. Other pay-TV broadcasters have reported that the absence of low-value currency notes is making it difficult for subscribers to pay their monthly dues. As far as Airtel Digital TV is concerned, it suffered the […]
BT TV customers will have to pay an additional £3.50 (€4) a month for BT Sport from August 1st. The BT Sport channel has been free for all BT TV and broadband subscribers since launching in August 2013. Those who have BT Broadband and watch BT Sport via their Sky satellite service will see a […]
India’s Broadcasting Foundation has asked the country’s finance ministry to only levy a 5 per cent goods and services (TVA) tax on TV and cable subscriptions. This would be about half of the rate to be applied. India is due to start collecting the TVA on April 1st 2017, the first national tax and would […]
Service providers are decreasing marketing on their cable, satellite, and IPTV products that offer managed quality of service in favour of new products that use OTT technologies to compete with Amazon and Netflix, according to ABI Research. With OTT competition significantly increasing in mature pay-TV markets, ABI Research in its Service Provider OTT Services & […]
Spaniards are watching more and more pay-TV. In 2016, time watching pay-TV content was an average of 20.4 per cent of all TV consumption – the highest percentage in its history, according to consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación. Pay-TV penetration
A comprehensive 23-page report on Vivendi from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank –Root Canal – presents some potential good news for French pay-TV operator Canal Plus Group. In particular, the bank says that Vivendi – and Canal Plus’s new management – is now positioned to “radically restructure” its relationships with France’s telcos, and especially their […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has agreed a multi-year deal with multiplay telco AT&T to include anonymised set-top box data from connected homes subscribed to AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse services into Nielsen’s local and national TV currency ratings services. According to Nielsen, further enhancing the Nielsen Total Audience strategy, the data from the AT&T set-top […]