An Italian court has unexpectedly blocked the award of football rights that had been secured by Sky Italia for the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons.
Bezeq gains from Yes separation
The deconsolidation of DTH operation Yes has provided a handsome reward for Bezeq. The Israeli telecoms group recorded a one off gain of NIS1.5 billion (€280 million), well above estimates […]
ProSiebenSat.1 claims improved profitability
The consolidated revenues of ProSiebenSat.1 Group declined by 7.9% during the third quarter of 2009 to €559.4 million (Q3 2008, adjusted for CMore: €607.6 million). The Group said it was […]
OpenTV plans 20% headcount rise
OpenTV CEO Ben Bennett has countered criticisms from the Kudelski Group that the middleware company is not investing in the future. While reiterating that OpenTV management is remaining neutral on […]
Loss-making Blinkx in £5m share placement
Autonomy is to underwrite a £5 million (€5.56 million) share placement by Blinkx, the company it demerged in April 2007, as the video search company announced it had doubled pre-tax […]
Strong growth for Poland’s platform n
The Polish DTH platform n enjoyed a good third quarter, its revenues of PLN102.231 million (€24.024 million) being 69% up on the same period last year.
Amino warns on second half loss
IPTV specialist Amino Technologies has warned of a second half loss after the company experienced order slippage and component shortages. In a statement the company said it expected its financial […]
Kudelski criticises ‘misleading’ Arcadia
The Kudelski Group has openly criticised a letter written by OpenTV investor Arcadia Capital Advisors in which the company described the Swiss technology company’s bid as being “too low”.
Telefónica close to Hansenet takeover
17.00 Update: Telefónica has confirmed press reports that negotiations with Telecom Italia to buy its German subsidiary Hansenet are close to being finalised.
Belgacom TV shows strong growth
Belgacom TV has said its customer base grew by 75,000 customers compared to 52,000 for the same period last year. “The number of net adds in the third quarter 2009 […]