From Branislav Pekic in Rome The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal increased 10.6 per cent in the 4Q 2009 to over 2.5 million or 45 per cent of total households, according to data released by the country's telecommunications regulator Anacom. The figure includes all platforms (cable, DTH, fibre and other technologies) and represents a […]
Figures from Screen Digest have revealed that Pace, the leading developer of digital TV technologies for the pay-TV industry, is now the world’s number two set-top box supplier to pay-TV customers (up from number three in 2008). It has leapfrogged Tecchnicolor (formerly Thomson) to sit behind Motorola. Neil Gaydon, Chief Executive Officer, Pace, commented: “We’ve […]
Dish Network Corp, the number 2 US satellite television operator, posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue as its subscriber base expanded in the face of a weak economy. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 1.4 per cent to $2.96 billion. Net income came in at $179 million compared with $217 million, the year-ago quarter. Dish, which is controlled by Chief […]
France's seven main legacy broadcasters – TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal +, France 5, Arte and M6 – have agreed to a simultaneous switching off of the analogue signal currently carried by Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 3. The move will coincide with the digital switchover of the last region in metropolitan France – Languedoc-Roussillon – […]
EchoStar Satellite Services and Satelites Mexicanos have confirmed EchoStar will acquire an ownership interest in Satmex. Satmex is Mexico’s leading satellite operator and delivers video, audio and data services to the Americas. MVS Comunicaciones, one of the largest media and telecommunications companies in Mexico and EchoStar’s partner in the Mexican direct-to-home TV service Dish Mexico, […]
Leaks of an internal BBC review show it is planning widespread cuts in its digital radio, Internet and magazines as it tries to fend off criticism of its imperial role in UK media, and seeks to avoid imposed cuts following this year's election. A draft of the strategic review which has been presented byDG Mark […]
Telefónica Spain's Imagenio service added 48,725 pay-TV subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009, taking its customer base to 702,980, up 14.8 per cent year-on-year. It said that the now had a pay-TV market share of 17 per cent, based on coverage that was limited to only 60 per cent of Spanish households. Telefónica said […]
Convergence and innovation were the keys to success and record sales of Packs, Belgacom TV has stated. In 2009, the Belgacom Group reported a net profit of E904 million. Didier Bellens, CEO of the Belgacom Group said “Not only did we obtain many new customers, but existing customers remained loyal to us, despite the fierce […]
Cablevision has confirmed it will roll out its controversial remote storage digital video recorder in the US in April. When plans for the network-based DVR were first announced in 2006, several major programme owners sued the cable operator claiming it was illegal. Cablevision won the case on appeal and last June the US Supreme Court […]
The Kudelski Group, owner of Nagravision and OpenTV, has announced its 2009 annual results. Following the completion of the transition of selected large accounts to the service model in the first half 2009, the Kudelski Group delivered strong second half results, both in terms of top line and profitability. Total revenues including other operating income […]