TeliaSonera has reported its IPTV subscriber base grew in a number of markets during the first nine months of 2010. In Sweden the company saw its IPTV customer base increase by 13,000 to reach 431,000, while VOD rentals surpassed 1.5 million in the period, compared with 1.2 million for the full year of 2009. In […]
Satellite broadcaster BSKyB’s first quarter results reveal it is fast approaching the 10 million subscriber mark, reporting net customer growth of 96,000 to reach 9.956 million households by the end of September 2010. It also reported Q1 net product growth of 989,000, up 12 per cent on the prior year. 2.3 million customers are now […]
After building a successful business by shipping millions of DVDs every month in the mail, Netflix expects by the end of this year to start letting subscribers give up discs. Chief Executive Reed Hastings has said Netflix is looking to offer a new lower-cost plan through which subscribers could access movies and TV shows solely […]
General Electric reported that NBC Universal’s profits fell 15 per cent in the third quarter to $625 million. Revenues for NBCU were $4.1 billion, on a year ago. GE is in the process of selling a controlling interest in NBCU to Comcast. On cable GE noted that strong original programming propelled USA Network to be […]
Sirius XM continued to add subs in Q3, tripling the net adds over the same quarter last year to 334,727 against 102,295 in Q309. That helped the satellite radio company hit 1,089,417 for the first nine months—a considerable turnaround from the loss of 488,126 in the same period last year. The final Q3 subscriber tally […]
Germany‘s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is looking to issue more shares. Bankers Morgan Stanley supports the move. Indeed, in a note to investors the bank says the cable giant has “robust prospects” and advises clients to stay ‘overweight’ given its forecast of a 16 per cent upside to its E31 a share target […]
Sogecable-owned Digital Plus, continues losing subscribers with a drop of 24,523 in only two months ending August. It now has 1,760,320 subscribers with an ARPU of E41.7. The company, which reported an EBITDA of E189 million, claims to have reduced its churn rate “for the fifth consecutive month.” Over the last months, Digital Plus […]
TiVo, the digital video recorder maker, has reported a narrower loss than expected thanks to a pick-up in sales for its new Premiere recorder, but forecast a wider-than-expected net loss in the fiscal third quarter. The company said it expects a net loss in the range of $19 million to $21 million for its fiscal […]
Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable-television operator, said its full-year loss narrowed as more customers added Internet and phone services to their TV subscriptions. The net loss for the 12 months through March 31st was E45.3 million compared with E144.3 million a year earlier. Sales rose 9.6 per cent to E1.5 billion. “We are confident that […]
Selling shows overseas including Doctor Who, as well as the sale of formats of The Office, Top Gear and Strictly Come Dancing etc, have helped BBC Worldwide to record profits this year of around £140 million (E162m). The figure, described by the corporation as an “indicative guidance”, is a significant improvement on last year’s £103 […]