BSkyB’s proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s stakes in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia will create a pay-TV operation that will rival Liberty Global in subscriber terms. However, with limited pay-TV subscriber expansion possible for their existing assets, both companies will not want to stop there, according to a report from Digital TV Research. BSkyB […]
A survey of pay-TV subscribers shows that international news is still in huge demand and remains an integral part of the European pay TV market. BBC World News has conducted a study of 1,500 pay-TV subscribers with access to the channel from five countries across the continent. The standout finding is how important news is […]
Orange France will strengthen its HD+ offering in 2015 by adding 25 new FTA and pay-TV channels to the 12 already carried. The offer specifically targets FTTH where Orange claims 500,000 customers and a leading position overall with three million households passed. The group also plans to launch its own SVoD platform by the end […]
African triple-play operator Wananchi Group, owner of the Zuku Fiber, Zuku pay-TV and Simbanet business services brands, has raised $130 million to fund its growth and expansion in East and Southern Africa. “The new capital investment will be used to consolidate the group’s market leadership in East Africa and to extend our services across East […]
TalkTalk TV homes can now watch Sky Sports and Sky Movies for £20 a month, for three months, giving them access to the latest films and more of the Barclays Premier League matches that matter. Following the success of TalkTalk’s Sky Sports half-price offer, TalkTalk has combined Sky Movies and Sky Sports Boosts saving homes […]
BSkyB’s shareholders will formally decide today whether to go ahead with the broadcaster’s £5.4 billion (€6.88bn) acquisition of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland. There are not likely to be many objectors given that the acquisitions will transform BSkyB into a Europe-wide £22 billion business, and with immense prospects. At the end of the process, BSkyB […]
According to a report from ONTSI, the National Telecommunications Observatory, only 49.1 per cent of Spanish pay-TV homes are satisfied with the service – in comparison to 59.1 per cent enjoying mobile. In terms of penetration, pay TV stands at
Videocon d2h, formerly Bharti subsidiary Bharat Business Channel, is to mount an IPO and raise some 7 billion Rupees ($113 million) and using half of the cash raised to fund the purchase of new set-top boxes, dishes and similar elements. About R1.75 billion will be used to pay down debt, and the balance used for […]
Brazil’s pay-TV market is increasingly dominated by satellite delivered entertainment. The country’s regulator Anatel says at the end of August DTH technology accounted for 61.75 per cent of the nation’s subscribers. DTH subs totalled 11.88 million, as at August 31st, up 100,000 from July’s 11.78 million. Overall, the market generated a net new subscriber take-up […]
Spanish pay-TV is seeing signs of recovery with Spaniards spending more money on services. The latest report from Ontsi reveals that in the first quarter of the year the total pay-TV spend amounted to €279 million, up €9 million in comparison with the previous quarter. Each household with a pay-TV service spent an average of […]