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Disney+ adds 3.8m subs in Q4

The Walt Disney Company has reported earnings for its fourth quarter and full year ended September 27th 2025. Q4 revenues were at $22.5 billion (€19.3bn) – comparable to Q4 fiscal 2024 – and increased 3 per cent for the year to $94.4 billion from $91.4 billion in the prior year. Total segment operating income decreased […]

November 13, 2025

Nilesat revenues fall, but profits rise

Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat has reported its Q3 numbers. Revenue fell from $25.16 million a year ago to $24.8 million (€21.3m) in this latest quarter. Net income was $15.9 million compared to $19.1 million a year ago. For the nine months period, sales were $73.4 million compared to $75.9 million a year ago. Nilesat’s Q3 […]

November 13, 2025By Chris Forrester

ProSiebenSat.1 Q3 revenues down 7%

ProSiebenSat.1 has reported that generated Group revenues of €820 million in the third quarter of 2025 (previous year: €882 million). In what it described as “a challenging economic environment”, revenues were down 7 per cent year-on-year. Organically – i.e., adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes – revenues decreased by 2 per cent. For the […]

November 12, 2025

Paramount Skydance first results; Paramount+ price hike

In revealing its first Q3 figures as a combined company, Paramount Skydance has confirmed that the subscription price for Paramount+ will soon increase for US customers. From January 15th 2026, the Paramount+ Essential will increase in the US by $1 to $8.99 per month and Premium (with Showtime) to $13.99. A yearly subscription (with ads) […]

November 11, 2025

AST SpaceMobile delays launches

AST SpaceMobile’s quarterly trading statement confirmed further delays in launching its satellites. The first of its ‘next-gen’ BlueBird craft (BB6) will now launch during the second week of December (on an Indian rocket) with the second (BB7) being delivered to Cape Canaveral this month with a launch soon after. However, launches are seen as running […]

November 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

MBC profits rocket 71%

The Middle East’s dominant broadcaster, MBC, enjoyed 9-month Group revenues up 29.9 per cent (y-o-y) and net profits growing almost 71 per cent to Saudi Riyals 3.8 billion (€0.87bn). Its Shahid OTT streaming platform saw a 27 per cent jump in subscription revenue and a 23.4 per cent rise in ad-revenues. MBC Group’s ‘Broadcasting’ division […]

November 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

Starlink reports 8m+ customers

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has reported it now has more than 8 million customers around the planet, up from 7 million in August and 6 million in June. Starlink is adding an average 14,250 new customers a day, and well up on their previous average of 12,200 per day, a 17 per cent increase over […]

November 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

Ergen returns as CEO at EchoStar

EchoStar has released its Q3 earnings numbers, and they are not great. The company reported a very modest gain in its pay-TV operations overall having lost 152,000 Dish TV subscribers but picking up 159,000 subs for its Sling TV division. Total subscribers stood at 7.16 million at the end of September. There was much better […]

November 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

AMC Networks hurt by ad slump

AMC Networks posted a 17 per cent drop in its Q3 US advertising revenue to $110 million (€94.9m) due to ‘linear ratings declines and lower marketplace pricing’. Domestic subscription revenue of $316 million were unchanged from the prior-year period “as growth in streaming revenues offset declines in affiliate revenues,” the media and entertainment company said. […]

November 7, 2025

WBD adds 2.3m streaming subs in Q3

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2025, with total Q3 revenues down 6 per cent at $9 billion (€7.8bn). In a letter to shareholders, WBD said: “We continue to deliver on our operational and strategic priorities, making great progress during the third quarter in returning our Studios […]

November 6, 2025