US pay-TV loses 400,000 subs in Q2
The informitv Multiscreen Index shows that the top 10 pay-television services in the United States lost over 400,000 digital television subscribers between them in the second quarter of 2015.
August 10, 2015
Pay TV
Ofcom investigates Sky over “ignored” cancellations
Ofcom has opened an investigation into Sky after complaints made by consumers that the company had ignored their requests to cancel their contracts with the pay-TV broadcaster. Regulator Ofcom said it opened the investigation after it received complaints that it was making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions. It comes as part of […]
August 7, 2015
Vodafone-ONO: €6 a month for all football
The price war among pay-TV operators in Spain over football TV offers is intensifying with Vodafone-ONO launching a promotion of €6 a month to watch La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, Europa League and several national chanpionships such as the Premier, the French and the Italian Leagues. The promotion will last from […]
August 7, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid
All boats sink
Business is about the numbers, right? Sentiment has no place in business, right? Wrong. Business floats, or sinks, on a whole sea of sentiment. A very slight change in numbers at one or two companies can change the weather in that sea. That means a whole sector can get caught up in a storm whether […]
August 7, 2015
Ergen: “Pay-TV is a mature to declining business”
Charlie Ergen, CEO at Dish Network, told analysts during the company’s half-year results call that launching Sling TV, its OTT service, was necessary given that traditional pay-TV was a “mature to declining” linear TV business. “We’re fundamentally looking at the economics of how we run the business, and we’re in a mature-to-declining kind of linear […]
August 6, 2015By Chris Forrester
Time Warner Q2 up 8%, HBO NOW not making money
Time Warner has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30th. Revenues increased 8 per cent to $7.3 billion (€6.7bn) due to growth across all operating divisions. Adjusted operating income grew 15 per cent to $1.9 billion due to increases at Turner and Warner Bros, partially offset by a decline at HBO. Operating income […]
August 6, 2015
Fastweb subs get access to Sky Online
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia and Italian broadband provider Fastweb have expanded their existing partnership to enable subscribers of Fastweb’s Joy or Superjet packages to access content from Sky Online. Additionally, new Fastweb customers can purchase, with an exclusive €20 discount (for €19.99), the new Sky Online TV Box, which fits in the palm of a […]
August 5, 2015From Branislav Pekic in Rome
Dish exceeds forecast
Dish Network reported better than forecast quarterly revenue and profit as it added more per pay-TV subscriber and broadband Internet users. The second-largest US satellite TV company by revenue reported that its average revenue per pay-TV user rose to $87.91 (€80.90) in the second quarter from $84.15, a year earlier. However, net subscriber losses in […]
August 5, 2015
Sky Sports scores extended La Liga deal
Despite weekend suggestions that rival pay-TV provider BT TV had been successful in wresting the rights, Sky Sports will remain the home of La Liga for another three seasons. Sky says the deal strengthens its position as the first choice for sport across the UK and Ireland and ensures La Liga remains a key part […]
August 5, 2015
Magine TV goes beta in UK
OTT TV platform Magine TV has launched its beta service in the UK, offering ‘TV For Me’: a subscription-based, personalised live TV experience, streamed directly with no cables, hardware or contracts. Its launch follows that of TVPlayer, Simplestream’s OTT streaming platform, which in addition to a range of free-to-air services, recently announced the launch of […]
August 4, 2015By Colin Mann