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David Lazarus: Verizon takes the lead in move to a la carte pay-TV pricing
2014-10-05 13:38:36| IT Services - Topix.net
As more people abandon pricey cable and satellite services, the pay-TV industry may be finally waking up to the reality that if it wants to survive, it's going to have to give consumers what they desire. Lowell McAdam, the chief executive of Verizon Communications, recently signaled his company's acceptance of a la carte by announcing the launch of an Internet-based TV service that would offer greater programming flexibility than any other pay-TV provider.
Dutch less interested in pay-TV channels
2014-09-23 16:13:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Fewer Dutch consumers are interested in subscribing to pay-TV channels, according to research by the Telecompaper Consumer Panel. The number of households that already have subscriptions to channels such as HBO, Film1, Sport1, Fox Sports International or Fox Sport Eredivisie is relatively stable. Those who said they were (very) likely to subscribe to Fox Sports International or Fox Sports Eredivisie is stable at 2-3 percent. In June, 84 percent said they were (very) unlikely to subscriber Fox Sports International, compared to 82 percent six months earlier. Sport 1 saw a similar change, with only 2 percent likely to take subscription compared to 3 percent six months ago. The picture was the same for the film channels HBO and Film1. Three percent are already subscribed to HBO and 4 percent to Film1. Another 3 percent said they are (very) likely to subscribe to HBO and 2 percent to Film1. It's unclear how yet how much an impact the increasing number of OTT video options are having on the Dutch pay-TV market. According to the Telecompaper Consumer Panel, 7 percent of the Dutch had access to Netflix in the second quarter, while 3 percent used the service Pathe Thuis and 1 percent Videoland Unlimited.
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Telefonica Spain sales down 9.1% YoY, pay-TV subs up 91%
2014-07-31 08:29:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica's Spanish unit (Telefonica Espana) reported sales of EUR 3.00 billion in the second quarter of 2014, slightly up on the previous quarter but down 9.1 percent from a year earlier. Telefonica said the results reflected a stabilisation of revenue and a change in the company's business dynamic in Spain, especially in the light of the success of the revamped convergent offer it launched in April. The commercial performance of the new Movistar Fusion deals could be seen in the pay-TV and fibre sectors, with the company adding nearly 350,000 pay-TV subscribers as well as 160,000 fibre customers in the second quarter alone. The operator underlined that its customers' increasing preference for high-quality services should gradually manifest itself in year-on-year growth rates. The company's operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) for the April-June period fell 16.5 percent in organic terms from a year earlier to EUR 1.34 billion, impacted by the increased commercial effort, while OIBDA margin was down 4.0 percent to 44.7 percent. CapEx for the quarter soared to EUR 436 million, an increase of 40.5 percent compared to Q2 2013, reflecting the operator's accelerated rollout of its fibre and 4G networks.
Telefonica may buy stake in Mediaset's Italian pay-TV business-sources
2014-07-05 19:22:59| Telecom - Topix.net
Spanish telecoms company Telefonica is in talks to buy a stake in the Italian pay-TV business of Silvio Berlusconi's media group Mediaset, two people familiar with the situation said on Saturday.
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European payTV revenues flatten in 2014
2014-06-11 06:00:23| Digital TV News
European pay TV revenues will reach $40.35 billion in 2014, up from $36.87 billion in 2010, according to a report from Digital TV Research. However, the 2014 total will only be up 0.6% on 2013.
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