SeaChange International’s fiscal second-quarter earnings have fallen as results faced a difficult comparison to a prior-year period boosted by a $3.3 million income tax benefit. For the quarter ended July 31, SeaChange reported a profit of $787,000, down from a prior-year profit of $3.53 million. Revenue slipped 3 per cent to $50.1 million. Revenue from […]
Freesat has sold its 2 millionth unit, far exceeding original sales projections made when the company launched three years ago, and taking gross retail sales to nearly £1 billion since launch in 2008. According to Freesat customer research, a record 47 per cent of its customers have come from Sky households so far in 2011. […]
Last week’s Vivendi results were close to the market’s expectations, although there was subsequently some changes to guidance during the post-results analysts’ calls. For example, Vivendi’s Activision-Blizzard games division saw its guidance raised substantially, with the potential of even further progress. Vivendi is a much diversified business, especially in the telecoms sector, and while the […]
Channel 4’s catch-up service 4oD drew 3.4 million viewers in July, according to figures released for the first time by the broadcaster. Channel 4 shows also drove an unspecified increase in 4oD programme views, to 29 million in July. The broadcaster reported 242 million 4oD views in last 12 months, a 20.9 per cent increase […]
TiVo has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2011. Tom Rogers, President and CEO, said, “This was another milestone quarter for TiVo, highlighted by our successful execution on key strategic growth initiatives. On the heels of our historic settlement with DISH Network, in the second quarter we delivered better than anticipated […]
RTL Group has reported half year to June revenue up 3.4 per cent to €2.751 billion, reflecting higher TV advertising revenues in key territories plus growing revenue from FremantleMedia. First-half EBITA was up 3.7 per cent to €557 million, reaching its highest level yet, mainly driven by higher profit contributions from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe […]
The Kudelski Group, owner of Nagravision, announced its 2011 half year results. Falling USD and EUR exchange rates heavily affected the Group first half results. Compared to the first half 2010, declining exchange rates against the Swiss Franc had a negative impact of CHF 67.0 million on Group’s revenues and CHF 27.4 million on Group’s […]
Kabel Deutschland says it grew premium TV RGUs by 209,000 to 1.316 million as of June 30, 2011, representing an annual growth rate of 18.9 per cent. During the first quarter, the Company added 52.2 thousand units, an increase of 4.1 per cent quarter over quarter. The number of Internet and phone subscribers grew by […]
Private Media Group, a specialist in adult entertainment products, has announced its results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011. The company had net sales of €4.7 million compared to net sales of €6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of €1.3 million, or 22 per cent. Internet sales […]
Austrian telecom group Telekom Austria lowered its full year outlook after it reported a decline in second quarter earnings in line with estimates. The group said it now aims to reach a core profit of up to €1.55 billion and sales of around €4.5 billion. Previously it had forecast a largely flat core profit of […]