Suggesting that a move to upgraded technology would foster innovation in the broadcast TV marketplace, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on a proposal that would allow television broadcasters in the US to use the ATSC 3.0 ‘Next Generation’ broadcast television transmission standard on a voluntary, market-driven basis. According to the FCC, ATSC […]
SES turned in a solid set of results for its Q4 and full year, and in an extremely positive move saw its all-important backlog of contract expand from €7.4 billion in 2015 to €8.1 billion last year. Reported revenue of €2.068 billion (up 2.7 per cent) and contributing to a net profit of €962.7 million. Its […]
Canal+ shed 492,000 subscribers in its home market cutting revenues 4.7 per cent to €5.25 billion despite an uplift in the final quarter from the new partnership with Orange and Free. Canal+ now has 5.25 million subs in France. Internationally, Canal+ added 692,000 subscribers in Africa over the course of the year, taking its total […]
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reported that its fiscal 2016 consolidated net profit from continuing operations climbed 14 per cent to €444 million from €391 million in 2016. The company increased its revenues by 17 per cent to €3.80 billion from €3.26 billion last year. “ProSiebenSat.1 Group, supported by a German domestic economy that continues to […]
ZeniMax, the video game publisher that recently won a case against Facebook’s Oculus, has asked a judge to block the firm from using its code in virtual reality products. Earlier this month a US court ruled that Oculus had used ZeniMax’s code without permission. If the ban is enforced, it could limit the number of […]
Charlie Ergen, founder of the Dish Network and EchoStar satellite operation, said the asset swaps made in January between the two businesses readied the pair for a wave of merger interest that’s expected in the TV and cellular Internet sectors. Ergen, speaking to analysts following Dish Network’s quarterly and full-year results, said: “It made more […]
AMC Networks has reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31st 2016. President and Chief Executive Officer Josh Sapan said: “2016 was a successful year for our company both financially and operationally, driven by our disciplined and focused strategy of investing in high-quality content and creating brands that have strong, […]
Ingrid Deltenre has resigned as EBU Director General and will step down from her role in the summer. As Director General, Deltenre has led the EBU through a period of unprecedented change and transformation in the media landscape. “It has been a privilege to lead the EBU over the last eight years,” she declared. “With […]
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group saw a record year in 2016 with ad revenues up 4.8 per cent on 2015 to €853 million – representing 66.7 per cent of the group’s total €1.279 billon revenues, up 2.3 per cent. Non-advertising revenues declined by 2.4 per cent to € 425.4 million, resulting from the financial drag of […]
A man who live-streamed a court case in Cardiff has been jailed for 28 days. David Davies, 39, from Rhondda Cynon Taff, was broadcasting the footage via Facebook Live as a person gave evidence at Cardiff Crown Court on February 20th. He was arrested when he returned to the court the next day, and a […]