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Eutelsat LEO revenues up 80%

Eutelsat’s OneWeb division saw its revenues grow by more than 84 per cent (€187 million) and now represent about 15 per cent of overall revenue. The numbers emerged as Eutelsat reported its end-of-year results. Total revenues for FY 2024-25 stood at €1.244 billion, up by 2.5 per cent on a reported basis and by 1.6 […]

August 5, 2025By Chris Forrester

Dolby Labs Q3 beats expectations

Dolby Laboratories has impressed analysts and investors with a “stand-out” quarter – beating profit and revenue expectations helped by more music, sports broadcasters and the creative industries tapping into its technologies. Dolby generated $316 million (€277.1m) of revenue in its Q3, up 9 per cent from last year and topping analysts’ forecasts. The company said […]

August 1, 2025By Chris Forrester

Banijay grows H1 revenue

Banijay Entertainment has reported H1 group revenue up +3 per cent to €1.42 billion. EBITDA held strong at €208 million, up +6 per cent YOY, with increased profitability vs 2024 at 14.6 per cent. Production revenue up 1.6 per cent to €1.1 billion and distribution revenue up 0.6 per cent to €149 million, with a […]

August 1, 2025

SES H1: “Solid performance”

SES has unveiled its half-year results, and made the most of its new mantra: “Two companies: one mission”, now that it counts Intelsat as part of its portfolio. The results were joined by news from the US government’s Space Force is awarding contracts worth $4 billion to five companies: Astranis, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Intelsat, and […]

July 31, 2025By Chris Forrester

Comcast up, Peacock steady

Comcast topped estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on, driven by a surge in theme park attendance, growth in its domestic wireless business and a spike in streaming revenue. Shares were up 5 per cent in pre-market trading. The Orlando theme park – which recently opened the gates on its new Universal Epic Universe attraction […]

July 31, 2025

ProSiebenSat.1 expects ad revenues to recover in H2

ProSiebenSat.1 generated Group revenues of €840 million in the second quarter of 2025 (previous year: €907 million). In a challenging overall economic environment, revenues were thus 7 per cent below the previous year. Organically – i.e. adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes – they decreased by 3 per cent. Group revenues for the first […]

July 31, 2025

TF1 H1 revenue flat; record audiences for TF1+

French broadcaster TF1 group has reported consolidated revenue amounted to €1.1 billion in the first half of 2025, stable year on year (- €1 million). The slight decrease in the Media segment (revenue down 0.9 per cent year on year to €975 million) was offset by an increase at Studio TF1 (up 6.4 per cent […]

July 30, 2025

Telefónica posts €1.36bn loss on LatAm divestments

Telefónica, the Spanish multinational telco, has reported a net loss of €1.35 billion in the first half of the year, after adding an additional €51 million in the second quarter to the €1.3 billion loss recorded in Q1, largely driven by divestments in Latin America. Despite this, revenues reached €18.01 billion in the first six […]

July 30, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Virgin Media O2 spin off scrapped

A previous plan to spin off joint venture Virgin Media O2’s fixed network in Britain has been scrapped, Telefonica’s Chief Executive Marc Murtra has confirmed speaking to Reuters. “The project is stopped,” Murtra said, clarifying that the “plan is not on pause”. Virgin Media O2, which is jointly owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, had […]

July 30, 2025

Canal+ H1: “Strong position”

French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group has reported H1 revenue of €3.086 billion. H1 25 EBITDA was lower than H1 24 EBITA as expected, as a result of a one-off positive item related to the OCS acquisition in H1 24 and the end of the UEFA Champions League sublicensing partnership. Maxime Saada, Chief Executive Officer of […]

July 29, 2025