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ITV sees growth in Studios and digital revenues

ITV has reported that 2024 group total revenue was down 3 per cent at £4.14 billion (€4.94bn), with growth in total advertising revenue (TAR) offset by the expected decline in ITV Studios revenue. Group external revenue was down 4 per cent at £3,4 billion. Group adjusted EBITA was up 11 per cent in 2024, reflecting […]

March 6, 2025

Streaming strategy pays off for ProSiebenSat.1

ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reported revenue growth of 2 per cent to €3.91 billion in the 2024 financial year (previous year: €3.85 billion). The German broadcaster says the revenue performance was “in line with the forecast for the year and reflects the challenging macroeconomic situation”. While revenues from the linear TV advertising business declined in 2024, […]

March 6, 2025

Eutelsat stock up 50% on EU reports

The financial news for Eutelsat has been depressing for some time. But March 3rd saw its share price rocket ahead by almost 50 per cent on news that diplomatic problems between President Trump and Ukraine could mean the EU backing Eutelsat’s OneWeb division as a powerful alternate to Elon Musk’s Starlink for satellite services to […]

March 4, 2025

Virgin Galactic loses $347m

Sir Richard Branson-backed space tourism business Virgin Galactic has trimmed its losses when compared to a year ago. Most activity at the company is suspended while the passenger-carrying spaceship is being redesigned and manufactured. Revenues for the full year were $7 million, the same as 2023, and related to income from would-be passengers wanting to […]

March 4, 2025By Chris Forrester

EchoStar hints at LEO scheme for D2D

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar satellite operation, despite losing subscribers on its Hughes Network Systems subsidiary, seems committed to launching its own Low Earth Orbiting fleet of satellites. EchoStar Corp CEO Hamid Akhavan has spoken in the past that Direct-To-Device connectivity from satellite to consumers is a huge opportunity. Now, in releasing the company’s full-year results, he […]

March 3, 2025By Chris Forrester

Fubo sees record revenue, subs in 2024

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has reported its financial results for Q4 and full year ended December 3st, 2024. The company closed the full year 2024 in North America with record total revenue and paid subscribers, achieved its first quarter of positive free cash flow and improved key profitability metrics by over $100 […]

February 28, 2025

MFE reports 15% profit growth in 2024

Italy-based media group MFE-MediaForEurope achieved a net profit of €251 million in 2024, up 15 per cent year-on-year and 60 per cent higher than forecast at the beginning of 2024. According to the preliminary financial results for 2024, EBIT reached €370 million, free cash flow amounted to €343 million (+23 per cent), while revenues increased […]

February 28, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

WBD FY revenues dip, but hails DTC success

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2024. In a letter to shareholders, the company said: “Warner Bros Discovery ended the year stronger and more agile. Nowhere was that progress more prominent than in the success of our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) segment, where we are on track […]

February 27, 2025

Paramount+ adds 5.6m subs in Q4

Paramount Global missed revenue expectations in its Q4 results as a continued decline in its cable TV unit dimmed higher-than-expected subscriber growth for its Paramount+ streaming platform. The company, which is planning to merge with Skydance Media, reported a 5 per cent revenue increase in Q4 2024, reaching $7.98 billion (€7.67bn). However, full-year revenue declined […]

February 27, 2025

Apain: Atresmedia surpasses €1bn in revenue

Atresmedia, one of the largest TV groups in Spain and operator of six TV channels, among them Antena 3 and La Sexta, has reported it achieved a record revenue of €1.01 billion in 2024, up 4.8 per cent on the previous year. EBITDA amounted to €177.6 million, an increase of €4.5 million on 2023. The […]

February 27, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid