Canal+ and beIN SPORTS have confirmed they are in detailed talks to establish a partnership in the form of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under this agreement, all beIN SPORTS channels in France would be available through CANAL+ offers exclusively. It would cover a five-year period. Canal+ notes that the media sector in France has seen […]
As anticipated, the US’s Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule that would allow consumers to swap cable set-top boxes for less expensive devices in what is seen as a major blow to cable operators who had lobbied vociferously against the proposed rulemaking. The 3-2 vote in favour was split along party lines. “Technology […]
Dish Network’s founder and CEO, Charlie Ergen, in an analysts’ call following the company’s results, has said that his DTH/DBS business definitely had a future despite the competitive threats from a “proliferation” of online rivals, but that it was necessary to be more selective in its relationship with subscribers. “The likelihood that you’re going to […]
Mediaset is not in talks with French media group Vivendi over a sale of the Italian broadcaster’s pay-TV unit, according to a Reuters report. Some Italian newspapers reported on Friday that Vivendi had been discussing a possible deal to acquire Mediaset Premium. But a Mediaset source told Reuters “No talks, nothing new”, adding excellent relations […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has suffered a bad week on the London stock market. February 18th saw its already struggling share price drop below the psychologically important £1 mark, to 97p. The price represents an ‘all time low’ for Avanti, and reflect a 56 per cent fall since July last year. The 3.24 […]
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 4K channels on air by 2018. Some Japanese broadcasters, notably JSAT’s SkyPerfecTV, are already transmitting UHD programming. The Ministry says that these 4K channels are a precursor to the even higher quality 8K ‘Super Hi Vision’ broadcasts […]
Bob Stanzione, ARRIS Chairman and CEO, has said the IP, video and broadband technology specialist has made “substantial progress” on its integration activities following closure of its $2.1 billion (€1.94bn) acquisition of Pace on January 4th. Stanzione made the comments as the company announced preliminary and unaudited Q4 and full year 2015 results which saw […]
French broadcaster TF1 said advertising revenue fell 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter. The country’s biggest broadcaster said changes in structure linked to the deconsolidation of Eurosport France and lower advertising after the Islamist attacks in France in November were among factors dampening revenue. Quarterly advertising revenue dipped to €472 million and operating profit […]
Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31st 2015. “In 2015, Discovery Communications continued to build momentum with our unmatched worldwide brands and leading multiplatform distribution network. We surpassed 3 billion cumulative viewers, launched more new networks and increased audience and market share, all of which helped to […]
DISH Network, the US pay-TV provider, has reported 2015 total revenue of $15.1 billion compared to $14.6 billion in 2014. Subscriber-related revenue in 2015 was $15 billion, compared to $14.5 billion in 2014. DISH Network’s operating income in 2015 was $1.3 billion compared to $1.8 billion in 2014. In 2015, operating income was negatively impacted […]