Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES reported record profits for its full year 2011 numbers (to December 31st) as well as continued growth in its fleet (which now numbers 50 satellites) helped by this past week’s launch of SES-4. However, overall launch delays of new satellites plus some problems with specific satellites harmed, and continue to harm, […]
Paris-based satellite ‘supra-regional’ operator Eutelsat reported “solid” half-year results (to December 31st) on February 17th. Eutelsat reported revenue growth up 4.6 per cent to €602.4 million, and a record order book backlog of €5.3 billion (up a very healthy 9.6 per cent). However, the cost of refinancing €1.8 billion-worth of group debt at the end […]
The Rugby World Cup has boosted Sky Network’s half year profits in New Zealand as subscriber numbers grew at their fastest rate in five years. Sky posted a 3.8 per cent rise in its after tax profit for the six months ending December, to $62.7 million. Its chief executive, John Fellet, says the Rubgy World […]
Sky is signaling a new hardline approach to pubs using foreign satellite services for Premier League football with ads in the licensing trade press warning of a campaign of prosecutions. The approach follows a court judgment earlier this month in which said use of foreign decoders to show Premier League games does breach Sky’s copyright […]
Kabel Deutschland has reported a strong Q3 adding 67,900 Internet and Phone subscribers, up 4.5 per cent from September 30th, 2011. Premium TV RGUs are up by 9.5 per cent or 133,800 units quarter on quarter, of which 72,800 units were DVR RGUs. Total blended monthly ARPU per subscriber reached €14.49 – up by €0.99 […]
Discovery Communications has announced full year results featuring revenues increased 12 per cent to $4.235 billion and net income from continuing operations increased 75 per cent to $1.134 billion David Zaslav, Discovery’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “Discovery’s strong 2011 results and operating momentum exemplify the power and universal appeal of our non-fiction programming, […]
TV Azteca, a popular network broadcaster and owned by Mexico’s Grupo Salinas, has been removed from most of the country’s cable operators. As at 2011 it was the nation’s second-most important broadcaster. However, Grupo Salinas wants to charge cable operators for its content. There is no ‘must carry’ obligation in Mexico. Azteca has lost around […]
DirecTV has reported increases in fourth quarter 2011 revenues of nearly 13 per cent to $7.46 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (OPBDA) of 6 per cent to $1.78 billion and operating profit of 14 per cent to $1.21 billion compared to last year’s fourth quarter. DirecTV also reported that fourth quarter net income […]
Canal Plus’ CEO Bertrand Meheut is to step down in 2013, according to a report in French business newspaper Les Echos. He will then take up the position of non-executive Chairman at the pay-TV broadcaster. His stepping down in 2013 is earlier than expected. Meheut’s position will be taken by his current joint CEO Rodolphe […]
Thailand satellite operator Thaicom reported an impressive 24 per cent increase in revenues February 15th from its satellite division (year to Dec 31st), helped by adding a number of new TV broadcasters to its portfolio of clients. Thaicom is now carrying 420 TV channels, up from 358 a year earlier. As to hard financials, Thaicom […]