Orange TV costs France Telecom in Q1
By Ben Robinson on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 5:51 AM PST In Convergence, Orange
Broadband TV News is reporting that the cost of buying rights in for Orange’s TV channels (yes, they do TV – in France) has had an effect on the profits of the parent company (France Telecom) in Q1 this year…. as most people are probably aware, TV content can be really expensive – especially if it’s the premium stuff like movies and sport! Anyone in the UK that knows Orange, knows them primarily as a Mobile Operator – but in France Orange has diversified it’s operations – it does IPTV also, and is doing pretty well.
Of course, the test over time for a lot of double or triple-play Operators lies in that convergent offer package – and whether it’s enough to overcome the inertia that consumers have of swapping away from their existing communications and entertainment providers – if I were a betting man though I would put money on Orange coming through strongly this year!
In the UK, I have two ‘converged’ services from O2 (NYSE: TEF) – a mobile contract, and home broadband. How about other IntoMobile readers? What services are you happy to aggregate together and get from the same provider?
[Original story via: Broadband TV News]
