Special Coverage: Media Earnings
THIS WEEK:
Televisa-Univision, Alphabet, Apple, Roku
Televisa-Univision faces pressure from sports on rival networks
Pressure in the traditional TV ad business will grow as rival networks air premium sports events this summer, executives warned.
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Verizon CEO: Giving customers free handsets doesn’t solve all problems
The company saw an uptick in postpaid and prepaid phone additions during Q1 as it improves the customer relationship and service experience across the board.
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Charter broadband, pay TV churn continues, but slows, during Q1
Charter continued to lose broadband and pay TV subscribers during the first quarter, but at a slower pace compared to last year; the company’s wireless segment continued to grow.
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Comcast grows revenue, eases broadband and video losses during Q1
Comcast improved its overall revenue and slowed its pay TV and broadband Internet churn, but losses at Peacock widened during Q1.
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AT&T customers flock to wireless, Internet bundles during Q1
AT&T reported a modest growth in revenue during Q1 as customers took advantage of bundled wireless and home Internet offerings.
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Netflix sees modest bump in revenue during Q1; Reed Hasting to leave board
Netflix saw a modest bump in revenue as the company’s growth strategy like password-sharing crackdowns and building out its ad business continued to accelerate in Q1.
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Newsmax posts 11 percent revenue growth, digital declines weigh on profitability
Newsmax saw its overall revenue increase by the end of 2025 as broadcast gains offset digital declines during the year, the company reported on Thursday.
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Salem Media posts $35 million financial loss amid lower revenue in 2025
Higher impairment charges and continued pressure on broadcast advertising weighed on the broadcaster’s overall financial results.
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Versant brings in $6.7 billion during 2025
Versant executives said 80 percent of its current revenue comes from pay TV providers that distribute its cable networks; MS NOW has seen strong viewership since its rebrand last year.
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Starz narrows financial loss to under $21 million during Q4
Starz reported lower revenue but sharply improved its financial loss during the fourth quarter (Q2) of 2025, the company’s second consecutive full quarter since spinning out of Lionsgate last summer.
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Dish, Sling TV parent swings to steep financial loss during Q4
Echostar swung to a steep loss during Q4 primarily attributed to lower pay TV earnings and stronger competition on the broadband side of the business.
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TEGNA ad revenue climbs 4 percent during Q4; distribution income dips
Executives at TEGNA say the company’s deal to be acquired by Nexstar should cross the finish line by the second half of this year.
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Gray Media sees lower revenue, but higher ad income, during Q4
Gray Media’s revenue exceeded its own prior guidance, though financial line items were down almost across the board based on comparisons to a politically-lucrative prior year.
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Nexstar posts $83 million profit in 2025, despite lower overall revenue
Nexstar’s Q4 revenue fell on lower political ads, while distribution gains and non-political growth provided some offset.
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Scripps logs $100 million loss during 2025; Q4 ad revenue up 12 percent
Scripps reported lower overall revenue and a financial loss for 2025, but executives promised stronger momentum through sports deals and political ad sales is on the way.
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Paramount earnings weighed by legal, programming costs in 2025
Paramount Global swung to a quarterly loss and posted sharply lower profit during 2025 due to programming and legal costs.
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Sinclair logs financial loss during 2025, weak distribution fees weigh on revenue
Sinclair reported lower 2025 earnings as political ads cooled, but growth in core advertising and sports demand boosted its outlook for 2026.
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Televisa-Univision ad revenue dips during Q4, narrows financial losses
Ongoing pressure in the U.S. and Mexican advertising business weighed on Televisa-Univision’s Q4 results, though the company narrowed its operating loss.
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Roku swings to profit in Q4, revenue jumps to $1.4 billion
Roku swung to profitability during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, capping what executives described as a year of “excellent results.”
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Broadband disconnects continue at Optimum during Q4
Optimum reported fewer video and broadband Internet customers during Q4, but the company’s CEO says things are turning around.
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AMC narrows operating loss during Q4, says streaming now biggest revenue source
AMC Networks narrowed its operating loss during Q4, largely driven by stronger revenue attributed to its streaming business unit.
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Lionsgate widens financial loss during fiscal Q3
Lionsgate posted higher film and television studio revenue but a wider loss for its fiscal third quarter (Q3).
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SiriusXM stalls on radio subscriber growth during Q4
SiriusXM continues to struggle with subscriber churn, and isn’t moving aggressively enough to roll out its lower-cost, ad-supported offerings.
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YouTube ad revenue grows to $11.4 billion during Q4
YouTube’s effort in convincing viewers and Madison Avenue that its product is as premium as traditional TV appears to be working.
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Fox says sports, live news drove sign-ups to Fox One during Q2
Sports programming remains one of the core reasons why people are signing up for a Fox One subscription, but news consumers are stickier.
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Fubo reports lower subscribers, burns through cash during fiscal Q1
Fubo’s combination with the Walt Disney Company’s Hulu with Live TV is off to a somewhat rocky start.
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Disney: YouTube TV dispute hurts sports revenue during fiscal Q1
Disney’s two-week spat with YouTube TV hurt its sports revenue during its fiscal Q1, executives affirmed on Monday.
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Charter sees rare growth in pay TV during Q4, but revenue down
Charter reported a rare period of growth in its pay TV business, but the company’s ongoing broadband losses weighed on revenue.
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Tariffs weigh on Samsung Q4, company to refocus on high-end electronics
Consumer electronics revenue faced pressure in Q4, with TV and appliance margins squeezed despite solid premium product sales.
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Apple beats Wall Street expectations on strong iPhones sales during Q1
Apple kicked off the start of its fiscal year with revenue spikes spurred by strong iPhone sales and double-digit growth in services.
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Comcast revenue weighed by ongoing losses at Xfinity TV, Xfinity Internet; Peacock grows
Comcast posted mixed financial results for its fourth quarter (Q4), beating Wall Street expectations on overall earnings while narrowly missing revenue forecasts from the period.
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AT&T rakes in $33.5 billion during Q4, stock pops on strong forecast
AT&T posted a strong Q4 earnings report driven by higher interest in its wireless and fiber broadband products.
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