Mixed picture for Liberty Global
August 14, 2010 by Julian Clover
Like any larger company, Liberty Global has its highs and lows. For every Netherlands there is a Romania, and when a reduction in video losses is counted as good news it makes it all the clearer that there is work to be done. Read the Story »
New build adds to Virgin Media growth
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
Virgin Media is combining a strategy of technology innovation with a significant element of new build. In its second quarter results presentation CEO Neil Berkett likened the company’s forthcoming introduction of the TiVo middleware into a portion of its set-top boxes with the commencement of DOCSIS 3 rollout two years ago. Read the Story »
Romtelecom shoots for the top
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Romania has one of the most dynamic pay-TV industries in Central & Eastern Europe, with RCS/RDS, UPC and incumbent telco Romtelecom locked in a bitter three-way fight for market leadership. Read the Story »
Telefónica recovery under way
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Spain’s Telefónica enjoyed a solid first half of this year in its domestic market, gaining almost an additional 45,000 pay-TV subscribers, bringing the total number to around 748,000. This contrasted with a loss in the same period in 2009 and was equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 22.7%, giving the company a market share of 18%. Read the Story »
ONO banks on TiVo deal
August 4, 2010 by Julian Clover
The leading Spanish cable operator ONO lost 4,000 TV customers in Q2, ending June with a total of 966,000. Cable TV customers as a proportion of its subscriber base meanwhile fell by 0.1 percentage points to 53.1%, and the penetration of cable TV services over homes released to marketing also fell by 0.1 percentage points, to 13.8%. Read the Story »
Triple play drives ZON growth
August 4, 2010 by Chris Dziadul
Triple play services are contributing to strong ARPU growth for the Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON. On the other hand, it is losing both cable and DTH subscribers. Read the Story »
Canal Digital looks for the next HD
June 24, 2010 by Julian Clover
Canal Digital remains the leading platform in the Nordic region and is uniquely placed in Europe and perhaps in the world as a whole, given that it owns and operates satellite, cable and IPTV platforms. Read the Story »
Ziggo reports strong Q1 2010 results
June 9, 2010 by Robert Briel
Over 1.6 million customers are on Ziggo’s digital TV platform and more than 740,000 customers have taken up the All-in-1 Bundle, reports Holland’s largest cable operator. Read the Story »
Los Angeles Cable Show displays market differences
May 26, 2010 by Robert Briel
Walking the show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center and attending a few sessions at the NCTA (The Cable Show) made me realise there are still huge differences between the US and the European cable markets. With regards to television, the US market is arguably way ahead of Europe with widespread deployment of set-top boxes, PVRs, a mature premium TV market and more. In technical terms, HD now seems to have become the standard. Read the Story »
ONO faces down Spanish economy
May 26, 2010 by Julian Clover
Spain’s leading cable operator ONO enjoyed a good first quarter despite the still difficult economic climate in the country.
Although its turnover of €372 million was 4.1% down on the same period last year and EBITDA 3.9% lower at €176 million, net profit rose by 39.4% year-on-year to €17 million. Read the Story »
