upc cablecom has increased both its total number of subscribers and its revenue in the first 9 months of the year. The Liberty Global subsidiary now has almost 2.6 million subscribers across Switzerland. It experienced sustained growth in the Internet segment, where the number of subscriptions has increased by 53,400 since January 1st. The revenue also […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has welcomed a court ruling that paves the way for more top sports events to be made available for the first time to viewers of BT’s YouView TV service. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has published an interim ruling that Sky Sports 1 and 2 should be made available on BT’s YouView […]
21st Century Fox is considering an array online initiatives to attract younger viewers and consumers who don’t subscribe to traditional pay TV services. New digital platforms are “the most exciting and important opportunity for future growth,” Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey told an earnings conference. The traditional cable TV bundle “is fraying at the edge” […]
Vodafone is to offer BSkyB’s NOW TV services to its mobile customers. Subscribers to its Red 4G bundle will get access to shows on the NOW TV pay-as-you-go service. These include TV box sets and 13 entertainment channels such as Sky One and Sky Atlantic. Vodafone already offers Sky Sports to its mobile customers through […]
Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network has reported revenue totaling $3.68 billion for the quarter ending September 30th, compared to $3.51 billion for the corresponding period in 2013. Subscriber-related revenue increased 5.3 per cent to $3.65 billion from $3.46 billion in the year-ago period. Net income attributable to Dish Network totaled $146 million for the quarter compared […]
TalkTalk has cut the cost of its TV, broadband and calls packages to half price for 12 months. TalkTalk’s Essentials TV package will now be £4.25 a month plus line rental, while Plus TV – TalkTalk’s YouView TV bundle – will be £9.25 a month plus line rental. The deal provides a saving of up […]
German pay-TV company Sky Deutschland has reported its first quarterly net profit since 2007 as it prepares to be absorbed into a European media giant being formed by Britain’s BSkyB. Sky Deutschland, currently controlled by Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment group 21st Century Fox, reported a net profit of €12.3 million in the three months to September […]
Multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice has made a binding, fully-financed offer to purchase the Portuguese assets of Portuguese quad-play telco Portugal Telecom from Oi, the largest telecommunications company in Brazil and South America, both in terms of subscribers and revenues. These assets comprise the existing business of Portugal Telecom outside of Africa and excludes […]
Pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland has launched what it describes as a new, easy, and flexible way to experience its content, at home or on the go. For the first time, the new, standalone online TV service Sky Online makes it possible for everyone without a traditional Sky subscription to register at www.skyonline.de and immediately enjoy […]
Time Warner Cable the cable company awaiting regulatory approval to merge with Comcast reported profit behind analysts’ estimates as more video subscribers canceled service and programming costs rose. Time Warner Cable lost 184,000 video customers in the third quarter, while rising costs for sports programming cut into profit. The company lowered its revenue forecast for […]