Latin American pay-TV supplier América Móvil saw impressive pay-TV growth of 34 per cent (annualised) during its second quarter (year-on-year) to 11.6 million subs. This is the fastest-ever growth spurt for the broadcaster. Pay-TV income grew even faster at 71.3 per cent in the quarter to June 30. América Móvil’s main operation is centred on […]
Frontier Communications, the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, and Dish Network, the third largest pay-TV provider in the US, have inked a multi-year renewal of their current partnership and the expansion of their bundled service offerings to all Frontier markets. Frontier serves approximately 4 million customers in 27 states with a […]
James Murdoch is expected to be recalled to give evidence to MPs in September to answer questions about whether he knew that phone hacking was not confined to one rogue reporter at the News of the World. The culture, media and sport select committee will write to Murdoch, chairman of News International, and three of […]
News Corp has confirmed the appointment of Andrea Zappia to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Sky Italia. Zappia, currently Managing Director, Customer Group, BSkyB, will assume responsibility for his new role with immediate effect. He replaces Tom Mockridge who left Sky Italia in July to become Chief Executive, News International. Zappia joined BSkyB […]
Australia’s media and entertainment market is on track for compound annual growth of 4.1 per cent over the next five years led by interactive games and subscription television, says a PricewaterhouseCoopers Outlook. However, it is exposure to the fast-emerging Asian markets that could prove crucial to the health of Australian media companies in coming years. […]
It was a question from an analyst that prompted a rare note of indignation from BSkyB’s normally calm and collected CEO Jeremy Darroch. Asked whether BSkyB would continue to monitor the make-up of its board of directors, Darroch said it was quite ludicrous to suggest that News Corp was not a entity to hold a […]
Sky has reported pre-tax profits of £1 billion in the year to the end of June, as the company announced a £750 million share buy-back to appease investors unhappy after the failure of News Corp’s bid to takeover the satellite broadcaster. Sky has said that News Corp will participate in the share buy-back programme but […]
BBC TV and Sky Sports have been awarded the live rights to Formula 1 between 2012 and 2018. The BBC currently screens the sport on an exclusive basis in the UK. The broadcasting partnership will include: – All races, qualifying and practice sessions live on Sky Sports across TV, Online and Mobile and Tablet devices. […]
As it reported a big increase in its first-half net profit, Australian regional pay-TV provider Austar remains confident that the proposed merger with Foxtel will go ahead, despite the recent concerns raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Austar chief executive John Porter indicated the transaction was expected to be completed either late […]
Following comments made July 27 by UK commercial broadcaster ITV as it reported its Interim Results that it was seeking to drive new revenue streams by exploiting its content across multiple platforms, free and pay, satellite operator SES Astra has revealed that ITV has signed a long-term agreement for satellite capacity. The agreement provides for […]