ComScore has released March 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that US Internet users viewed 14.5 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 11 per cent versus February. Google Sites once again ranked as the top US video property with 5.9 billion videos viewed (40.9 per cent online video […]
Viacom profits fell 34 per cent in the first quarter, hurt by a global advertising spending slowdown. The company reported first quarter net profit of $177m, down from $270m, a year earlier. Revenue fell 7 per cent to $2.91bn. Advertising at Viacom's cable networks, which as a sector is considered the most resilient compared with […]
US telco Verizon Communications has reported that its revenue and earnings continued to grow in the first quarter 2009 and that it continued to generate strong cash flows. Despite the general economic climate, sales remained strong for wireless, FiOS and strategic business services. Verizon’s total operating revenues grew 11.6 per cent to $26.6 billion, compared […]
Freeview has appointed Tim Hunt as Director of Marketing Communications. Hunt replaces Rob Farmer who joins ITV as Director of Viewer Marketing at the beginning of May. As Director of Marketing Communications, Hunt will be responsible for shaping and leading the integrated marketing and PR campaigns for Freeview, the UK's largest television platform. Before taking […]
Dutch telco KPN added 60,000 subscribers to its pay-TV services in the first quarter of 2009 giving them a total of 835,000. The company now has a 12 per cent share of the Dutch television market.
NDS has confirmed that DOXTV, a value-added TV service provider in China focusing on international movies and TV programmes, has chosen an end-to-end suite of NDS technologies to protect and enhance its business. DOXTV is using VideoGuard conditional access, MediaHighway middleware, as well as secure NDS XTV digital video recorder (DVR) technology with push video […]
Time Warner Cable has posted a drop in first quarter profit due to rising programing costs and expenses related to the separation from its parent Time Warner Inc. The second largest US cable operator’s net profit fell to $164 million, from $242 million a year ago. Revenue rose 5 per cent to $4.4 billion. These […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Ministry of Industry has urged TV operators and electronic manufacturers to reach an agreement to market a single set-top-box able to receive pay DTT services to avoid the proliferation of different DTT devices. To this end, TV networks and manufacturers have set up a working group to find […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has announced less than impressive financial results for the three months ended March 31st, 2009. Net revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $141.2 million, a decrease of 37 per cent, compared to the first quarter of 2008. Operating income for the quarter fell $130 million to a loss […]
Movistar and Vodafone are to broadcast race coverage of Formula 1 via mobile phones in the Spanish market. They will work with the rights-holder La Sexta and will provide practice and qualifying free, but will charge for the race coverage. Formula One has agreed similar deals in various other national markets but the services have […]