DirecTV reported that fourth quarter 2009 consolidated revenues increased 13 per cent to $5.98 billion, operating profit increased 49 per cent to $862 million compared to last year’s fourth quarter. Excluding a pre-tax charge of $491 million related to the merger with Liberty Entertainment completed on November 19, 2009, net income attributable to DIRECTV and […]

Swisscom AG said tougher competition will keep its sales and profit under pressure in 2010 after it posted a rise in 2009 profits when lower depreciation charges helped to offset weaker domestic demand. Group revenues for the whole year reached CHF12 billion ($11.1bn), down 1.6 per cent from 2008, while EBITDA fell 2.6 per cent […]

Eutelsat Communications has raised its outlook for 2009-10 after reporting first half revenues increased by 9.6 per cent to E508 million. EBITDA increased by 9.7 per cent to reach E411.6 million for the six months ending December 31st, 2009. The number of TV channels available through the Eutelsat fleet stood at 3,448 as of December […]

YuMe, a six-year-old company for dynamic insertion of ads in online video announced that it has raised $25 million in additional capital in a round led by Menlo Ventures. Existing YuMe backers, including Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures, BV Capital and DAG Ventures, also participated in the funding. YuMe matches advertisements to videos on such sites […]

Viasat has added an additional 21,000 premium subscribers in the fourth quarter, across its DTH and IPTV platforms. Turnover increased by 6 per cent on the year to SEK 4076 billion, up 4 per cent year on year. However, a charge on Bulgaria's Nova Televizia of SEK 3.352 billion took MTG into a fourth quarter […]

Viasat has added an additional 21,000 premium subscribers in the fourth quarter, across its DTH and IPTV platforms. Turnover increased by 6 per cent on the year to SEK 4076 billion, up 4 per cent year on year. However, a charge on Bulgaria's Nova Televizia of SEK 3.352 billion took MTG into a fourth quarter […]

The Walt Disney Company has reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as TV revenue rose and theme-park results stabilised. Net income totalled $844 million compared with $845 million a year earlier, when a gain on the sale of TV stations boosted results. Disney's revenue from digital operations exceeded $2 billion in 2009, Bob Iger, […]

SingTel, Singapore’s largest telco, added 29,000 new mio TV customers for the three months ended December 31st, the same quarter it outbid rival StarHub to score the exclusive right to broadcast the 2010 to 2013 seasons of Premier League football. The 23 per cent increase is the biggest quarterly gain it has recorded since the […]

SES Astra has revealed that the French DTT on satellite offer TNTSAT, posted strong growth with 1.85 million TNTSAT receivers sold as of end 2009. Launched in March 2007, TNTSAT enjoyed strong growth in 2008, with 750,000 receivers sold. This trend accelerated in 2009 with 850,000 terminals sold. The take-up shows that French households outside […]

Motive Television, a leading media investment company, has raised £400k (E456k) through the subscription of new shares to retail and institutional investors. The money will be used to continue the marketing and development of its Digital Terrestrial TV ('DTT') technology business. As part of the Company's new strategic focus, it has already secured the global […]