Analysts at investment bank Berenberg say they expect satellite operator SES to announce positive full-year results on February 21st (to December 31st) but perhaps more importantly to announce an improved guidance for 2014’s numbers and beyond. Senior analyst Sarah Simon states that SES is a “top pick” for 2014, and headlines her note to clients […]
Ken Lowe, CEO/President of Scripps Networks Interactive, told analysts on the broadcaster’s conference call that Travel Channel’s viewing in the UK is up 57 per cent y-o-y, echoing strong viewer loyalty in the US to Scripps’ brands. “Like HGTV, DIY Network enjoyed the most successful year in its history in 2013, and December broke records […]
Liberty Global has reported Q4 sales of $4.47 billion. The cable MSO saw sales advance 71 per cent from a year earlier, spurred by acquisitions including Virgin Media. The net loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders narrowed to $121.2 million from $331.3 million. “We delivered our third consecutive year of more than 1 million organic […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Michel de Rosen told analysts early on February 14th that the closing (on January 1st) of its purchase of the Mexico-based SatMex fleet of satellites would lead to a “significant upscaling” of its business over Latin America. De Rosen said the Mexican deal meant and extra $70 million in revenues this half-year, and […]
Discovery Communications has revealed Full Year 2013 revenues of $5.535 billion, and increase of 23 per cent over the previous year. David Zaslav, Discovery’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said the “strong” 2013 results reflected the additional market share the broadcaster was capturing around the globe as it further invested in its diverse content portfolio […]
Rovi Corp’s CEO Thomas Carson confirmed during the company’s analysts call that its plan to sell its DivX and MainConcept divisions are on track, and that the disposal will wrap by the end of Q2. Stripping those two division’s revenues and so forth out from the numbers, Carson said its full year revenues were up […]
Com Hem has published its operating and financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2013. According to the Swedish cable operator, 2013 was a transitional year. Specifically, Com Hem delivered on four key strategic objectives to restore growth. In addition to the October launch of TiVo, Com Hem grew broadband subscribers and […]
Cisco Systems saw its net income fall 55 per cent to $1.4 billion in the three months to January, largely due to a charge over faulty memory chips. Revenue fell nearly 8 per cent to $11.2 billion. Cisco has also been struggling with weak demand for products such as internet routers from emerging markets. The […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) saw another 1 per cent fall in overall revenues (and gross profit) last year, although the operator said this was fully in line with expectations. Early last year Telenor retired its ageing Thor 2 satellite, which had been leased to SES despite being in an inclined orbit, and this impacted overall […]
TVN, Poland’s second-largest television network, has posted full year revenue and adjusted EBITDA arrived in line with the guidance communicated in February 2013. Top line reached PLN 1.555 billion (€373m) in 2013 a slight year-on-year decrease of 1.8 per cent with the advertising market returning to growth in the fourth quarter. Advertising and sponsoring revenue […]