MTG Results for Period Ending 30 September 2008
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (“MTG” or “the Group”) (The OMX Nordic Exchange Large Cap market: MTGA, MTGB) today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2008.
VIASAT BROADCASTING
Viasat Broadcasting’s net sales were up 14% y-o-y to SEK 2,308 million.
Pay-TV Nordic
Viasat Broadcasting’s pay-TV operations in the Nordic region comprise the Viasat DTH satellite broadcasting platform and 22 Viasat pay-TV channels.
Subscribers:
(000's) Q2 2008 Q3 2008 ------- ------- Premium 739 740 - of which, DTH Satellite 688 679 - of which, IPTV 51 61 Basic DTH satellite 82 76
The number of subscribers with ViasatPlus Video recorders increased from 95,000 at the end of the second quarter to 103,000 at the end of the third quarter, and represented 15% of the premium DTH subscriber base.
Pay-TV Emerging Markets – Baltic & Ukraine DTH Satellite Platforms + Wholesale Mini-Pay Business
Subscribers:
(000's) Q2 2008 Q3 2008 ------- ------- DTH Premium Baltics 179 193 Mini-pay subscriptions 30,202 33,208
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