Britain is a nation of TV addicts, according to new research that reveals Britons spend more than seven full weeks a year in front of the telly, which adds up to a massive 9.5 years over an adult lifetime – that’s a seventh (14 per cent) of our lives. The new nationwide study of 2,000 […]
In reporting its Q1 results, BT has revealed that it added 60,000 TV customers in the quarter, bringing its total to 1.2 million. BT Sport average daily audience figures increased 51 per cent, which the telco said was its best performance since launch, reflecting the improvements it had made to the BT TV offering. Adjusted […]
Despite a slowing economy in Russia and its impact on Eutelsat revenues, the Paris-based satellite operator reported some impressive numbers early on July 30. Revenues were up 9.5 per cent at €1.476 billion (€1.348bn), EBITDA also up 9.5 per cent at €1.132 billion. The only small cloud on the list of successes ws Eutelsat’s backlog […]
Intelsat, the global provider of satellite services, today reported total revenue of $598.1 million (€547m) and net income attributable to Intelsat of $60.2 million, or $0.47 per common share on a diluted basis, for the three months ended June 30th 2015. The company reported adjusted net income per diluted common share1 of $0.70 for the three […]
Telecom Italia Group has announced an agreement with Netflix that will make the streaming TV platform available to TIMvision customers. Netflix programming will be available in HD quality, directly on the TV via the TIMvision set-top box, on TIM’s fixed ADSL and UBB networks, the most broadly available networks in Italy. The service will be […]
Advertising Association/Warc figures show that UK advertising expenditure shrugged off European uncertainty to post 8.2 per cent growth in Q1 2015. Reaching £4.7 million (€6.6m) in total, UK advertising spend in the first quarter of the year was the highest on record. Growth in traditional display advertising, including television, radio and outdoor, was particularly strong […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Central America and the Dominican Republic will grow from 3.58 million in 2014 to 5.57 million in 2018, according to findings in a new report published by Dataxis. As of 2014, pay-TV subscribers accounted for 29.4 per cent of total TV households in Central America and the Dominican Republic, […]
The UK Government has welcomed BT’s news that the telco will make up to £129 million (€183m) available to extend the Government led roll-out of superfast broadband. The funding will be made available to local authorities to reinvest the money in providing further superfast broadband coverage to even more homes and businesses and much earlier […]
ARRIS Group, the communications technology company, has published preliminary and unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2015. Commenting on the results, Bob Stanzione, ARRIS Chairman and CEO said: “Sales, margins, and Non-GAAP earnings were all up quarter over quarter, although not as much as we originally thought. These results, as expected, are down […]
An Australian satellite operator is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But NewSat has key rights on a satellite launch from Arianespace. Now a Delaware Bankruptcy judge has ordered that the launch rights be sold to Measat – by August 1st. The decision comes after the Bankruptcy Court had allowed extra time for a sale to be […]