As part of its biggest ever crackdown on the illegal streaming of its content, the English Premier League has obtained a High Court Order that will require UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block servers that are hosting illegal streams of its matches. The Order – which will be in place for the entire 2017/18 […]
France-based multinational telco Orange has reported revenue growth accelerated in the 2nd quarter of 2017, rising 1.4 per cent (+€138 million) after rising 0.8 per cent in the 1st quarter (+€85 million) , on a comparable basis. Revenues were €20.276 billion in the first half of 2017, an increase of 1.1 per cent (+€222 million) […]
LG Electronics has announced second-quarter 2017 revenues of KRW 14.55 trillion (€11.03bn), an increase of nearly 4 per cent from the same period last year. Three of the company’s four main business units reported higher revenues than a year ago. Quarterly operating income of KRW 664.1 billion was 13.6 per cent higher in 2017, despite […]
A report from online brand and content protection specialist INCOPRO indicates that Portugal’s regulatory site blocking orders have successfully reduced use of large-scale piracy websites by 69.7 per cent. Site blocking has become a recognised practice in countries across Europe over the past few years. In 2015, a memorandum of understanding was reached in Portugal […]
Telesat of Canada, the world’s 4th-largest staellite operator has issued their Q2 revenues which have disappointed the market. For the 3-months ended June 30th, Telesat reported consolidated revenues of Can$226 million, or a decline of 3 per cent (Can$6 million) from the same period in 2016. “The decline in revenue was primarily due to short-term […]
Media services group Technicolor has reported first half 2017 revenues of €2,146 million and the Adjusted EBITDA at €107 million. Frederic Rose, Chief Executive Officer of Technicolor, stated: “Following a slow start to the year, we saw a marked improvement in the latter half of the period across all our operating businesses which we expect […]
Aurora Media Worldwide and North One Television have joined forces as host broadcasters of the FIA Formula E Championship – the world’s first fully-electric single-seater racing series. The contract was awarded to a co-venture between both North One and Aurora – who have continued to produce coverage of Formula E since the inaugural race around […]
France’s Canal+ is interested in creating a joint venture with Italian telco TIM for the acquisition of audiovisual rights and the production of original films and series. According to Italian media reports, the president of TIM and the CEO of Vivendi, Arnaud de Puyfontaine, informed the Board of Directors of the Italian telecom operator that he […]
Viacom has reportedly told Scripps Networks that it is willing to the US TV network operator in an all-cash deal. The move by Viacom could potentially mean that the $14.3 billion ($12.3bn) media company would lose its investment-grade status to buy the $10.6 billion Scripps. Discovery Communications is also in the running to acquire Scripps, […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has reported its H1 results, with a decline in advertising revenue blamed on “ongoing economic and political uncertainty”. Advertising revenue fell 8 per cent to £769 million (€862m) in the first six months of the year. However, that fall was offset by growth at ITV studios, which makes popular shows such […]