Research conducted by TDG in the first half of 2015 suggests that the percentage of adult broadband users (ABU) moderately to highly likely to cancel their pay-TV service declined 20 per cent between early 2014 and 2015. According to Michael Greeson, TDG Co-founder and Director of Research, cord cutting proclivities have held steady for several […]
Liberty Global has revealed results for the three months (Q3) and nine months (YTD) ended September 30th 2015 for the Liberty Global. Key highlights for the consolidated operations of Liberty Global: • Subscriber additions accelerated sequentially to 320,000 in Q3, increasing our total organic RGU3 additions to 526,000 for the YTD period • Strong take-up […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 3rd 2015. “We had a strong quarter, completing our fifth consecutive year of record performance,” said Robert A. Iger, chairman and chief executive officer. “In 2015 we delivered the highest revenue, net income and adjusted Earnings Per Share in […]
AMC Networks has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2015. President and Chief Executive Officer Josh Sapan commented: “AMC Networks had outstanding performance in the quarter, with significant increases in net revenues and operating cash flow driven by the continued popularity of our networks’ original programming, notably BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who […]
Apple released its first upgrade to its Apple TV last week, and as usual the first buyers of the latest gadget are its biggest fans. While the average person who buys an Apple product spends $788 per year on Apple gear, those who bought the latest Apple TV spent $1,161 in the same period, according […]
As national administrations from across the world prepare to make critical decisions this month regarding global communications spectrum allocations, a report shows that studies suggesting enormous benefits of satellite spectrum for terrestrial wireless contain major flaws in logic, calculation and methodology. The findings of a study done by economic consultants VVA show that in highlighting […]
A comprehensive 19-page report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank (DB) takes a close look at the world’s three major DTH satellite operators, and doesn’t much care for what it finds. DB examines Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat and comes to the conclusion that “video growth will slow”. “Our concern is not that TV platforms will […]
Portuguese operator PT Portugal announced plans to extend its fibre optic network to an additional 3 million homes by 2020. Speaking at a press conference, the CEO of PT Portugal, Paulo Neves, said that the operator currently has over 2.3 million households passed, making it the largest fibre optic network in the country. For 2017, […]
Orange Spain is speeding up its FTTH expansion plans and aims to reach 10 million households next year and 14 million by 2020 when it plans to cover 80 per cent of all Spanish cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. The telco will invest a total of between €1.5 billion and €1.7 billion in extending […]
Sky Sports has completed its set of Premier League rights in the UK through to 2019, securing near-live extended highlights to add to its live schedule and further strengthen its position as the home of sport. From next season, the new deal coincides with newly added mobile clips from all 380 Premier League matches, as […]