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Paramount Skydance first results; Paramount+ price hike

In revealing its first Q3 figures as a combined company, Paramount Skydance has confirmed that the subscription price for Paramount+ will soon increase for US customers. From January 15th 2026, the Paramount+ Essential will increase in the US by $1 to $8.99 per month and Premium (with Showtime) to $13.99. A yearly subscription (with ads) […]

November 11, 2025

AST SpaceMobile delays launches

AST SpaceMobile’s quarterly trading statement confirmed further delays in launching its satellites. The first of its ‘next-gen’ BlueBird craft (BB6) will now launch during the second week of December (on an Indian rocket) with the second (BB7) being delivered to Cape Canaveral this month with a launch soon after. However, launches are seen as running […]

November 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

MBC profits rocket 71%

The Middle East’s dominant broadcaster, MBC, enjoyed 9-month Group revenues up 29.9 per cent (y-o-y) and net profits growing almost 71 per cent to Saudi Riyals 3.8 billion (€0.87bn). Its Shahid OTT streaming platform saw a 27 per cent jump in subscription revenue and a 23.4 per cent rise in ad-revenues. MBC Group’s ‘Broadcasting’ division […]

November 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

Starlink reports 8m+ customers

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has reported it now has more than 8 million customers around the planet, up from 7 million in August and 6 million in June. Starlink is adding an average 14,250 new customers a day, and well up on their previous average of 12,200 per day, a 17 per cent increase over […]

November 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

Ergen returns as CEO at EchoStar

EchoStar has released its Q3 earnings numbers, and they are not great. The company reported a very modest gain in its pay-TV operations overall having lost 152,000 Dish TV subscribers but picking up 159,000 subs for its Sling TV division. Total subscribers stood at 7.16 million at the end of September. There was much better […]

November 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

AMC Networks hurt by ad slump

AMC Networks posted a 17 per cent drop in its Q3 US advertising revenue to $110 million (€94.9m) due to ‘linear ratings declines and lower marketplace pricing’. Domestic subscription revenue of $316 million were unchanged from the prior-year period “as growth in streaming revenues offset declines in affiliate revenues,” the media and entertainment company said. […]

November 7, 2025

WBD adds 2.3m streaming subs in Q3

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2025, with total Q3 revenues down 6 per cent at $9 billion (€7.8bn). In a letter to shareholders, WBD said: “We continue to deliver on our operational and strategic priorities, making great progress during the third quarter in returning our Studios […]

November 6, 2025

SES revenue up 20%; shares crash

SES has included Intelsat’s revenues for the first quarter (and the combined company’s third-quarter) which have been consolidated since July 17th, in reporting the results for the three and nine month periods to September 30th. Its revenue of €1.74 billion (+19.8 per cent y-o-y) and Adjusted EBITDA of €849 million (+11 per cent y-o-y). Its […]

November 6, 2025By Chris Forrester

TiVo One at 4.8m MAUs

Xperi, the entertainment technology company and owner of TiVo, has announced third quarter 2025 financial results for the period ended September 30th 2025. The company reported Q3 revenue of $111.6 million (€96.8m), beating analyst estimates. While the company still posted a net loss of $6.1 million, the results received a lift from a restructuring plan […]

November 6, 2025

Lionsgate forecasts “significant growth over next 2 quarters”

Lionsgate has reported second quarter revenue of $475.1 million, operating loss of $46 million and net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $111.9 million or $0.39 diluted loss per share on 289.2 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  Adjusted net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders in the quarter was $56.9 […]

November 6, 2025