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AMC Networks revenue dips

AMC Networks, the US media and entertainment company, has reported Q4 revenue of $599 million (€570.9m), down 12 per cent on the same period a year ago, missing Wall Street expectations. In its domestic operations AMC Networks said subscription revenue dropped 4 per cent to $314 million in the quarter, as the company cited declines […]

February 14, 2025

Iridium to start D2D in 2026

Iridium already supplies satellite-based telephony to the armed forces, first responders and some key non-governmental organisations. The company says it now expects to start Direct-To-Device (D2D) satellite-phone calls in 2026. Iridium made the comments during its 2024 full year results (total revenue in 2024 of $830.7 million (€792.8m), which was up 5 per cent from […]

February 14, 2025By Chris Forrester

Orange hails ‘Lead the Future’ strategy

Orange has reported 2024 revenues of €40.26 billion, up 1.2 per cent year on year thanks to growth in retail services (+2.7 per cent or €794 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-5.2 per cent or -€325 million euros) mainly related to higher unbundling and civil engineering rates in France in the first […]

February 13, 2025

TF1 FY revenue up 2.6%

French media group TF1 has reported consolidated revenue amounted to €765 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent. Revenue from the Media segment was broadly stable year on year at €612 million (down 0.9 per cent compared with 2023). In terms of advertising revenue, the Group outperformed the […]

February 13, 2025

M6 streaming revenues up 34.2%

For the 2024 financial year, French broadcasting group M6 Group generated consolidated revenue of €1.31 billion, which it described as “stable” compared with the previous financial year. On a like-for-like basis, the Group’s advertising revenue totalled €1.06 billion, also stable (up 0.1 per cent) in relation to 2023, including €912.3 million of Video advertising revenue, […]

February 12, 2025

CityFibre achieves profitability

CityFibre has reported record revenues and its first year of profitability. The UK fibre broadband player delivered a record 34 per cent increase in revenue to £134 million in 2024. Consumer revenues increased by 73 per cent, and djusted EBITDA stood at £5 million. The company added over 181,000 net new customers, reaching 518,000 total […]

February 12, 2025

Gilat FY revenue up 15%

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has reported its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Q4 revenue stood at $78.1 million, up 3 per cent compared with $75.6 million in Q4 2023. Adjusted EBITDA was at $12.1 million, up 30 per cent […]

February 12, 2025

Amazon ads pull in $17.3bn

Amazon’s latest quarterly earnings report revealed its advertising business surging by 18 per cent year over year to $17.3 billion (€16.8bn). Overall Amazon net sales was $187.8 billion in the quarter, with net income of $20 billion. There was a strong performance at Prime Video, where Thursday Night Football averaged 13.7 million viewers. CEO Andy […]

February 7, 2025

Thaicom generates core profit in “challenging environment”

Satellite operator Thaicom has announced its financial results for 2024. Despite what it describes as “a challenging macroeconomic environment”, the company generated a core profit of Baht 109 million (€3.12m). Nevertheless, the company’s satellite business generated Baht 175 million in core profit excluding non-satellite business and share of loss from the telecommunications business, surpassing normal […]

February 7, 2025

Telenor delivers “solid results” in Q4

Telenor Group has reported “solid results” in the fourth quarter, and a stronger cash flow than previously indicated. The Norweigian multinational telco says its strategic direction remains firm, with continued growth and transformation efforts, combined with reduced capital expenditure in 2025. The Board of Directors of Telenor proposes a dividend of NOK 9.60 (€0.82) per […]

February 6, 2025