Atresmedia, operator of Antena 3 and La Sexta among other channels in Spain, has reported a profit of €84.3 million in the first half of the year, up 0.1 per cent on the same period last year. Total revenues grew by 1.2 per cent to €550.8 million with the EBITDA falling by 2.5 per cent […]
Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, has released its Q2 2017 U.S. TV & Video At-A-Glance report. According to the report, spending on linear TV campaigns in the Videology platform using advanced data grew 150 per cent quarter over quarter from Q1 2017 to Q2 2017. Videology continues to see an […]
North American pay-radio service SiriusXM continues to add subscribers and revenue. Its total subscriber base is now more than 32 million, with net self-pay growth reaching 466,000 for the broadcaster’s second quarter (to June 31st). Q2 revenue is also up, 9 per cent, to $1.3 billion, with net income rising an impressive 16 per cent […]
Italian DTH platform Tivùsat has boosted the offer of kids TV channels, with the addition of Super!. Now available on channel position 47, Super! joins Rai YoYo and Rai Gulp (both produced by public broadcaster RAI and available both in SD and HD), Boing and Cartoonito (both operated jointly by Mediaset and Turner). Super! was […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has announced its Q2 financial results. For the quarter, the company reported Net income of $5.1 million (€4.35m) compared to Net Income of $0.8 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income increased to $10.7 million from $1.5 million. WWE Network, the company’s SVoD service, averaged more than 1.63 million average […]
The proposed merger between two of India’s DTH pay-TV giants, Dish TV and Videocon d2h is close to being concluded. India’s National Company Law Tribunal has given the plan its approval. The next stages are for the two companies concerned to seek the approval of India’s Ministry of Broadcasting, which while not being a foregone […]
Discovery Communications and the Olympic Channel have unveiled a new partnership to engage a new, younger and wider audience in Europe with the Olympic Movement, bringing to life the inspiring human stories of ambition, sacrifice and achievement all year round across more screens. The agreement covers 50 markets in Europe and will advance the shared […]
Egypt’s giant public broadcaster, the Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU), is reportedly selling its 40.06 per cent stake in Nilesat. Egypt’s National Investment Bank (NIB) has been given permission by the country’s Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire ERTU but without obliging the bank to issue a mandatory tender offer for the holdings of Nilesat’s […]
TiVo has expanded its existing intellectual property (IP) licence agreement with TCL, the fastest-growing TV brand in the US and the third largest TV manufacturer in the world, into North America. The latest IP licensing deal, which extends into the next decade, provides coverage for TCL North America’s television offerings including its line of TCL […]
Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk beIN Media Group have concluded a multi-year multi-transponder agreement on the Eutelsat 7A satellite, extending a collaboration that began in 2000 with the launch of Turkey’s first pay-TV platform that is today the platform of choice for TV homes in Turkey. Digiturk, Turkey’s largest pay-TV operator, has confirmed it will use […]