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Viaplay “slightly improves” in Q3

Viaplay Group reports that its continues to execute on its transformation with what is describes as “slightly improved underlying performance” and progress towards closing the Allente acquisition. Total Q3 reported Group net sales of SEK 4,018 million (€367m), down from SEK 4,412 million and total operating income before associated company income (ACI) and items affecting […]

October 22, 2025

Vivendi “maintains momentum” in reducing costs

Vivendi, the French investment company, has reported revenues for the first nine months of 2025 were at €213 million, compared to €203 million in the same period of 2024, up 5.2 per cent at constant currency and perimeter. For Q3, Vivendi’s revenues were at €68 million, compared to €69 million in the same period of […]

October 21, 2025

Tele2 hits 5G milestone in Q3

Tele2, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced its consolidated results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting strong equity free cash flow, and full year 2025 guidance on capex to sales lowered, while maintaining focus on growth initiatives. Highlights include: End-user service revenue of SEK 5.6 billion (€0.52bn), up 2 per cent organically compared to […]

October 21, 2025

SiriusXM Q2 revenue down but FCF up

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM has revealed that its overall Q2 2025 revenues have fallen 2 per cent y-o-y to $2.14 billion (€1.8bn), but free cashflow surged by 27 per cent reaching $242 million. Sirius XM’s performance in Q2 reflected a mixed but strategic approach to maintaining financial stability amidst market challenges. While total revenue saw a […]

October 16, 2025By Chris Forrester

Canal+ “begins a transformational new era”

Canal+ has released its unaudited consolidated trading statement for the nine months to September 30th 2025. Total revenue of the combined Group stood at €4.68 billion – in line with expectations. Total Group revenue (excluding MultiChoice) was at €4.6 billion up 1.2 per cent organically. Taking into account discontinued contracts and activities (termination of Disney […]

October 16, 2025

Ericsson signs Vodafone networks deal; Q3 solid

Ericsson and Vodafone have announced a five-year strategic partnership to modernise Vodafone’s network footprint using Ericsson’s programmable network solutions across several markets. Ericsson will be Vodafone’s sole RAN vendor in Ireland, Netherlands, and Portugal, as well as a major vendor in Germany, Romania and Egypt. The modernisation of Vodafone’s RAN infrastructure and management will lay […]

October 14, 2025

SABC losses widen

South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC reported greater losses for 2025, and is complaining about government’s delay in creating a new funding model. According to SABC’s annual report, losses for the year rose by 28 per cent to R253-million (€12.6m), compared with the R198-million loss it reported in 2024. “It has been clear for some time […]

October 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

MFE profit up 24% in H1

Italy-based broadcasting group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has reported a 24 per cent annual growth in net profit for the first half of 2025, to €130.2 million. Even when excluding the impact of the investment in Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, adjusted net profit remained positive at €80.7 million. Consolidated net revenues in the same period dipped 2.7 per cent to […]

September 26, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Sunrise reports “stabilised revenue” in Q2

Sunrise, the Swiss telco, has reported a “solid but softened” net increase of 18,000 mobile postpaid subscriptions in Q2 2025, while the number of Internet subscriptions remained unchanged on an organic basis. Price increases and the resulting deliberate broad reduction of aggressive price promotions were cited as driving factors. Compared to the previous quarter, revenue […]

August 21, 2025

Nilesat H1 profits near $33m

Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesat reported that its first-half year revenues amounted to $48.63 million (€41.63), a slight drop in the amount achieved the same period last year ($50.80m). But while the revenues have fallen when compared to 2024, the operator’s profit is up. Nilesat posted $32.33 million in net profit from continuing operations in the […]

August 18, 2025By Chris Forrester