Satellite operator Thaicom has moved from losses into profit. Its latest results report a net profit for the full year (to December 31st) of 174 million Thai Bhat (THB) compared with a loss in 2011 of THB 490 million the previous year. However, disposals of its Cambodian mobile operation affected the 2011 numbers. Satellite and […]
Vivendi says it will fight a €1.6 billion claim filed with the Paris Commercial Court by Lagardère Holding TV, a subsidiary of Lagardère and a 20 per cent shareholder of Canal+ France. Lagardère claims that the cash management agreement concluded between Canal+ France and its parent company Canal+ Group, a 100 per cent subsidiary of […]
Modern Times Group delivered a fairly flat performance announcing Q4 net sales of SEK3.620 million (€427m) against SEK3.711 million in 2011 on constant exchange rates. Operating income was SEK 514 million (551m last time) when excluding associated company income and Q4 2011 non-recurring items. For the year sales were SEK 13,336 million (against 13,473m in […]
The Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report for the first quarter of 2013 provides insights into subscriber behaviour and related factors that determine quality of experience (QoE) for mobile data services today. The findings highlight subscriber behaviour on various mobile applications and the impact this has on operator networks. In conjunction with the report, consumer survey […]
UK transmission giant Arqiva has received a £867 million cash injection ($1.4 billion) from its existing shareholders. This new equity funding will now release a further £3.7 billion of refinanced loans and bonds to slot into place. The new equity will be used to pay down debt, and thereby help Arqiva achieve a BBB investment […]
Back on December 8th, a Proton rocket carrying a communications satellite for Gazprom failed to deliver the satellite to its correct orbit. The craft was built by Thales Alenia Space. As a result all Proton flights were suspended while an investigation was carried out. An expert review has now concluded that a bearing failed which […]
WRN Broadcast, the international broadcast services company, has confirmed its partnership with the content design and creation company, Somethin’ Else, to syndicate radio content for The BRIT Awards 2013. WRN Broadcast, which has partnered with Somthin’ Else since 2004 for this annual music awards event, will be transmitting the event on its own dedicated events […]
Charlie Ergen’s pay-TV operation Dish Network has launched a nationwide “multi-million dollar” US television, radio and print campaign designed to build awareness for its ‘Hopper’ ad-skipping device with a built in Sling-player. Dish say that the new device, which received the ‘Best of Show’ award at January’s Consumer Electronics Show, is capable of recording up […]
Amazon’s Lovefilm has extended its content deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. There was already a programming agreement with Worldwide, but the new agreement gives it rights to a wider range of content from the distributor. Jim Buckle, managing director at Lovefilm, said: “The evolution of our TV offering has been […]
CBS and Amazon.com have signed a licensing agreement for the new CBS television series Under the Dome, establishing an in-season, online subscription-video-on-demand (SVoD) window for the show on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. Prime Instant Video will be the exclusive online subscription home for Under the Dome. The serialised drama from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television […]