Reviewing the latest set of Sky financials released last week, we can see the satellite pay-TV operator struggling valiantly with a presentational issue.
Connected boxes pay for Sky
May 2, 2013 08.31 Europe/London By
Sky has added another 600,000 connections to its Sky+ HD inventory at the same time casting off suggestions of a flat quarter with a further 30,000 TV sign ups.
BT wins right to appeal Sky Sports wholesale ruling
April 29, 2013 11.15 Europe/London By
BT has won the right to appeal against last August’s ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal that put an end to the forced discounting by BSkyB of the wholesale rates for Sky Sports 1 and 2.
UltraViolet: an assessment
April 22, 2013 08.14 Europe/London By
Discussion about UltraViolet came to the fore at this year’s PEVE Entertainment conference, held at the British Museum in London.
KIT digital to file for bankruptcy
April 19, 2013 07.49 Europe/London By
KIT digital has announced that it expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganise under a new group entity named Piksel by April 24.
Viasat losing satellite homes
April 18, 2013 12.23 Europe/London By
Viasat continues to suffer subscriber erosion on its Nordic pay-TV business with the added complication of having one of its third party distributors restate volumes.
Sky plays down UltraViolet
April 17, 2013 11.12 Europe/London By
PEVE Entertainment 2013 – London. UltraViolet needs to be simpler and more customer focused than it is at present, according Ian Lewis, director of Sky Movies and Sky Box Office, BSkyB.
A+E Networks appoints Casey
April 17, 2013 10.31 Europe/London By
A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has appointed Caroline Casey in the newly created role of director of digital media.
Virgin Media sale wins European approval
April 15, 2013 11.54 Europe/London By
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Virgin Media by Liberty Global under the EU Merger Regulation.
Pay-TV rides the recession
April 9, 2013 11.32 Europe/London By
Pay-TV services are still growing in Europe in spite of the recession, according to research undertaken by the European Audiovisual Observatory and released at the start of this year’s Mip-TV.
