Cablevision, the 8th-largest cable TV company in the USA, is again locked into a bitter dispute with Viacom in the latest of a long line of carriage disputes the company has had with content providers. In documents released in a court filing on August 8th, Viacom is claiming that 2012 negotiations between the two parties […]
Sky Sports On Demand is launching a section dedicated to every Barclays Premier League club, allowing fans to catch up on programming and features on their club at any time. For the first time, viewers will be able to choose from 20 different club sections in the on demand section on the Sky+HD box, offering […]
A major report on “Rupert, the Bear” and BSkyB’s expansion into Europe, from Berenberg Bank reads: “BSkyB is going from a relatively simple, cash-generative business with an underleveraged balance sheet, returning cash to shareholders, to a highly-leveraged, complex business that will need to lower leverage before it can consider a return to buybacks. In some […]
Deutsche Telekom has reported that earnings rose sharply in Q2, driven by the strong performance of its US subsidiary. “It’s harvest time for Deutsche Telekom on both sides of the Atlantic,” the group said in a statement. Net profit rose by 34.2 per cent to €711 million in the period from April to June. Underlying […]
German pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland has reported Q2 core profits rose 8.5 per cent as subscriber cancellations dropped to a record low. The company reported Q2 EBITDA of €45.3 million. Net subscriber numbers increased by 82,000 during the second quarter. For the new 2014/15 fiscal year, Sky Deutschland expects EBITDA of between €80 million and […]
The overall US video entertainment market (subscription pay-TV, box office, packaged home video, Pay-TV VoD and paid-for online video) continues to grow in low single digits, reaching $120 billion in 2013 – a 2 per cent increase on 2012 – and is on track to peak at $123 billion in 2015, according to the latest […]
DISH Network has reported revenue totaling $3.69 billion for the quarter ending June 30th 2014, compared to $3.49 billion for the corresponding period in 2013. Subscriber-related revenue increased 5.6 per cent to $3.65 billion from $3.45 billion in the year-ago period. Net income attributable to the US pay-TV network totalled $213 million for the second […]
upc cablecom has reported that the number of television customers dropped slightly in H1: as of June 30th 2014 the Swiss cableco had 1,415,300 active digital basic connections (- 6,400 in the second quarter) and thus remains the biggest television provider in Switzerland by a clear margin. The multimedia platform Horizon, combining TV, Internet and […]
DirecTV‘s CEO Mike White says the broadcaster will be able to supply 4K/Ultra-HD content later this year as ‘on demand’ offerings, and says full 4K transmissions are on track for 2015 or 2016. “I’m certainly excited about [4K]. We expect to be able to do 4K VoD before the end of the year. We’re working […]
Mediaset, Italy’s largest broadcaster controlled by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has reported a Q2 loss as a slowdown in southern Europe cut demand for advertising. The net loss was €8.1 million ($10.9 million) compared with a €20.8 million profit a year earlier. Sales were little changed at €904 million. Mediaset is working to improve […]