Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media company Altice has agreed to acquire an aggregate number of 23,072,805 SFR Group shares in private off-market transactions (representing 5.21 per cent of outstanding SFR Group shares). In consideration for these acquisitions, Altice will deliver to the sellers an aggregate number of 36,916,488 common shares A which it […]
One set of results – albeit limited in detail – generated some extremely different conclusions and comments from equity analysts who closely watch Sky’s trio of European operations. Sky issued its Q1 results on October 13th.. Berenberg Bank’s comments were headlined “Underwhelming” saying that the absence of most key performance indicators, and of EBIT, took […]
The historic 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s leading sportscar race, and the FIA World Endurance Championship will continue to be shown live on Eurosport following a new four-year agreement. Eurosport has agreed extended rights to show the 24 Hours of Le Mans exclusively in Europe, outside of free-to-air general entertainment channels. It will […]
Normally at this time of the year, Sky reveals its Q1 numbers. This year it is different, and the statement is converted into a much reduced market statement, and missing many important elements, not least many of its key performance indicators. Some of this extra information will be unveiled at a dedicated Investor day on […]
The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and paid television – reveals a slowing decline for TalkTalk following its cyber security failings a year ago, despite a loss of 14 per cent of its customers over the year. Ossian Robertson, consumer insight director at Kantar […]
France’s Canal+ Group says it is going on the offensive, entirely revamping its TV packages, and widening its distribution channels to reach more subscribers and grow its market. The Group is introducing a simpler choice of options under the Canal brand, including the Canal+ channels and all the themed channels previously available from CanalSAT (the […]
Brazil’s broadcasting regulator Anatel says that pay-TV subscribers in the country have been cancelling their accounts. Anatel says that August’s pay-TV numbers are down a massive 673,000 (3.5 per cent) compared with the same month a year ago. Anatel says that Brazil’s economic downturn, and the period following the Rio Olympics have created the downturn. […]
The first episode of Westworld has been watched by a consolidated audience of 1.84 million, making it the biggest launch of a new series in Sky Atlantic’s history. After being watched by an overnight audience of 458,000 on October 4th, more than 1.38 million viewers have taken advantage of catching up on the show flexibly […]
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has levied a $2.3 million fine on Comcast Corporation to resolve an investigation into whether the company wrongfully charged cable TV customers for services and equipment that those customers never authorised. The Communications Act and the FCC’s rules prohibit a cable provider from charging its subscribers for services or equipment they […]
A survey of US consumers identifying the ‘Most Recommended’ companies has revealed ISPs and cable TV companies to be among the lowest scorers. The report, Net Promoter Score Benchmark Study, 2016, from customer experience research and consulting firm Temkin Group, uses the Net Promoter Score (NPS) customer experience metric, and measures the likelihood of consumers […]