ABS-CBN Corporation has reported PhP27.8 billion in consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2015, bringing its net income to PhP1.9 billion, 23% higher compared to the same period last year. The company also reported higher third quarter revenues of PhP10.1 billion, 8% higher than the revenues generated during the second quarter of this year. According to Kantar Media, the top 10 programs for the first nine months of 2015 for free-to-air television were all produced by ABS-CBN. The … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN growth report
Platforms
TVU at Inter BEE
Mountain View, CA– TVU Networks will showcase its video-over-IP solutions at Inter BEE 2015 (International Broadcast Exposition) November 18-20th at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan. TVU Networks will join its Japanese reseller Star Communications K.K. in Booth #2201 during the show. TVU and Star Communications will demonstrate TVU solutions including TVU One, TVU’s newest compact mobile IP newsgathering transmitter. Introduced at NAB this April, TVU One is now in production … [Read more...] about TVU at Inter BEE
Lionsgate/ Discovery/Liberty are partners
Denver, CO, Silver Spring, MD and Santa Monica, CA- Liberty Global plc, Discovery Communications Inc. and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. announced a transaction under which Liberty Global and Discovery Communications each have agreed in principle subject to documentation to purchase 5.0 million common shares of Lionsgate, resulting in each having an approximately 3.4% shareholding of Lionsgate’s current outstanding shares. These 10.0 million shares will be acquired from funds affiliated … [Read more...] about Lionsgate/ Discovery/Liberty are partners
Latest Deals
India’s first digital reality UDigital’s Arré is set to launch India’s first ever digital reality show based on Armoza’s social experiment, Re-Gender. The show recently aired on Germany’s ZDFneo, performing 25% above the channel’s average slot among the target 14-49 audience. Production for the flagship show will begin in November. beIN deals with Prime beIN has inked a major framework agreement with Prime Entertainment Group for the launch of … [Read more...] about Latest Deals
Weekly Launches
A+E shines for racial issues Singapore– A+E Networks’ Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America will air internationally from 21 November to 15 December on Lifetime and A&E Network, across 135+ territories. The concert will be recorded at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on 18 November, kicking off A+E Networks’ worldwide campaign to confront racial issues and promote unity and progress on racial equity. Star Trek treks to TV screens … [Read more...] about Weekly Launches
Inmarsat at Asian trade shows
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) will showcase its ground-breaking new Global Xpress (GX) in-flight connectivity service at two of Asia’s leading aviation trade shows this month. GX is set to enter global commercial services later this year as the first high-speed broadcast network to span the world from a single operator. It will allow airlines to offer their passengers high standard in-flight broadband connectivity that has only been available on the ground previously. Singapore Airlines has … [Read more...] about Inmarsat at Asian trade shows