Negotiations between Discovery and Sky over a new carriage deal have reached an impasse, according to Discovery, who claim that Sky is refusing to pay a fair price for Discovery’s portfolio of channels, forcing it to go public in what it describes as an “historic move”, suggesting that its “much-loved” channels and programmes could disappear […]
Sky has reported an operating profit of £679 million (€632m) for its half-year, down 9 per cent as a result of the increase in Premier League costs (up £314 million year on year,) which was “substantially” offset by its strong revenue growth and “excellent” progress in operating efficiency. Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, commented: “We […]
Verizon Communications is exploring a merger with cable MSO Charter Communications, reports the WSJ. Verizon, America’s biggest mobile operator, has a market capitalisation of $203 billion (€190bn), while Charter is valued at $84 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Neither company would comment; Charter’s shares were up 10 per cent at $342 in premarket trading. Verizon’s […]
In addition to announcing its half-year results, Sky has revealed plans to launch Sky TV without the need for a satellite dish for the very first time in the UK. The move will see millions of homes, currently unable to install a satellite dish, able to enjoy the best entertainment on Sky. Delivered through a […]
Pay-TV operators can no longer simply rely on the strength of their content offering to maintain subscriber loyalty but must raise their customer relationship management game to gain ground in an increasingly competitive marketplace, according to research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. The survey of more than 6,200
AT&T lost about 27,000 net pay TV subs in Q4 2016 with 262,000 U-verse TV customers leaving while it gained 235,000 DirecTV subs during the period. AT&T, which has been focussing on the lower-cost DirecTV platform, ended 2016 with 21.01 million satellite TV customers and 4.25 million U-verse video subs. It also confirmed that DirecTV […]
Google’s parent holding company Alphabet is edging closer to selling its expensively-bought SkyBox Imaging business, which it renamed Terra Bella after its $473 million (€441m) purchase. The prospects of a sale of the Mountain View, California high-resolution Earth observation business were originally reported on January 11th. The sale is now “essentially done” report sources. What […]
A Brussels conference (Space Strategy for Europe:The Road Ahead) heard senior speakers from Europe’s space businesses urge delegates and industry leaders to “buy European” for their satellite, military and commercial, and satellite launches. Belgium’s deputy prime minister, Didier Reynders spoke for many when he expressed fears that changes in US strategy under the Trump administration […]
Sky Sports has won the exclusive live rights to show competitive England matches in the brand-new UEFA Nations League, as part of a new deal for European national team football including qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2020 and FIFA World Cup 2022. The agreement offers up to 900 live matches between 2018 and 2022. Sky Sports […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that UK ISPs were set to issue letters to UK Internet users regarding the use of their broadband connection ‘to share copyrighted material’, the government-backed ‘Get It Right From A Genuine Site’ campaign has added further details of the scheme’s operation to the get-it-right.org website to which ‘infringers’ are directed via the […]