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ITV beats expectations as Sky sale talks continue

ITV, the UK FTA commercial broadcaster, has posted its full year for 2025 – beating expectations as rumours of a network sale to Sky continue to swirl. Group external revenue rose 1 per cent to £3.51 billion (€4.03bn), while total group revenue remained flat at £4.12 billion. Carolyn McCall, ITV Chief Executive, commented: “ITV delivered […]

March 5, 2026

Arqiva delivers “solid” H1

Arqiva, the UK’s major media services and communications infrastructure operator, has announced its financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025 and that funds managed and advised by Polus Capital Management have agreed to acquire a 26.54 per cent shareholding in the company from Macquarie Asset Management. Arqiva CEO Shuja Khan, commented: “We’ve […]

March 3, 2026By Chris Forrester

AST SpaceMobile now “a revenue generating business”

Satellite-based cellular telephony connectivity company AST SpaceMobile has reported its Q4 2005 financial numbers, delivering revenues of $54.3 million (€46.8m) against estimates of $41 million. AST also confirmed that the vital solar arrays on the recently launched BlueBird 6 satellite had unfurled successfully and were exceeding the designed 120 Mbps peak data rates. The company […]

March 3, 2026By Chris Forrester

SES: “Strong platform for future growth”

SES, releasing its full year results for 2025, says that it has won €1.8 billion of new business during the year. SES now serves more than 2 billion viewers and some 700 million homes with its signals. However, overall revenues fell back by -1.6 per cent (2024 like for like €3.65 billion. 2025 €3.51 billion). […]

March 2, 2026By Chris Forrester

Echostar Q4 subs and profits down

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar reported a net pay-TV subscriber drop of 168,000 in Q4 2025, compared to a decrease of approximately 253,000 in the same period a year ago. The US telco company ended the year with 7 million pay-TV subscribers, including 5.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 1.98 million Sling TV subscribers. The company lost […]

March 2, 2026

Atresmedia defies TV ad downturn with €1bn FY revenues

Atresmedia has reported strong revenues for 2025, defying the contraction in Spain’s television advertising market and a marked decline in operating profit. The Spanish broadcasting group posted net revenues of €1 billion for the year, compared with €1.01 billion in 2024. Despite the marginal dip in top-line performance, the company underlined the resilience of its […]

February 27, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

Space42 revenues down 8%

In what the company describes as “a stabilising year”, Abu Dhabi-based satellite business Space42 has reported an 8 per cent fall in revenues for 2025. There was growth in its Space Services division but losses in its Smart Solutions segment. A report on its full year trading said that its Q4 numbers were an improvement […]

February 27, 2026By Chris Forrester

Cellnex FY revenues hit €4bn

Spain’s Cellnex, Europe’s largest independent operator of wireless telcos and broadcasting infrastructures, has released its 2025 fiscal year results, delivering what it described as “another year of solid performance in line with the guidance provided to the market”. Results were supported by consistent organic growth, strengthened profitability and an acceleration in free cash flow generation.  […]

February 27, 2026

RocketLab FY revenue up 38% YoY

Sir Peter Beck’s RocketLab business, based in New Zealand and the US, has issued some strong numbers in its Q4 and full year results. Annual revenue was $602 million (€510m), up 38 per cent YOY -whilst Q4 was $180 million, and the company reported a record backlog that’s up 73 per cent on 2024 at […]

February 27, 2026By Chris Forrester

HBO Max targets 150m+ subs by year end

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – which is currently the subject of a bidding war between Paramount Skydance and Netflix – has reported that Q4 revenues were $9.5 billion (€8.05bn), a 7 per ent ex-FX decrease from the prior year quarter. Total FY 2025 revenues stood at $37.3 billion. In a letter to shareholders, the company […]

February 26, 2026By Nik Roseveare