Broadband TV News

Name

Broadband TV News

Legal name

Broadband TV News LLP

Website

https://broadbandtvnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media and Industry News Publishing

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Community/Low-Power Nonprofit Radio (LPFM/Community Radio) (MPABADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Syndication, Licensing & Content Partnerships (Columns, Features, Photos) (MPAJADAI)

Keywords

• Industry trade news
• Digital television news
• Newsletter advertising
• Business breakfast events
• TV broadband industry

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Display and newsletter advertising: Prepaid online advertising on broadbandtvnews.com (Leaderboard, Masthead, Top Story, Next Story, Medium Rectangle slots) and in the Daily/Weekly newsletter emails. Rates are revisable, bookings are tied to a specific insertion, and a £25 administration charge plus 4% above base-rate interest applies on late payment. Each position can be tenanted exclusively.
2. Eblast / partner mailings to subscriber database: Partner eblasts sent to the daily newsletter subscriber base (over 48,000 industry professionals) using advertiser-supplied HTML emails with embedded images (no Flash/JavaScript). Used as a direct database-marketing revenue line on top of standard banner inventory.
3. Sponsored white papers and lead-generation content: Sponsored white papers (e.g., SES insight paper on TV audience measurement) hosted on broadbandtvnews.com with a gated download form. Sponsors receive marketing rights in exchange for content; Broadband TV News also obtains permission to send additional marketing to downloaders.
4. BTN Events / Business Breakfast sponsorships: Sponsored Business Breakfasts and afternoon Briefings (up to 130 participants) and co-organised events at European trade shows. Packages include editorial previews, banner advertising, direct mailings, pre-event promotion (website, two email blasts, social media), post-event video interviews and same-day newsletter coverage.
5. Daily News Email subscriptions (free, opt-in marketing consent): Free subscription to the Daily News Email via Mailchimp, with explicit opt-in for promotional mailings from Broadband TV News and its partners — the user base itself is a monetised audience asset supporting the advertising and eblast revenue lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Broadband TV News (Broadband TV News LLP) operates an independent online news and analysis publication covering the business of multiscreen television, broadband, cable, satellite, IPTV, terrestrial and streaming distribution across Europe. It monetizes its editorial brand and 48,000+ industry-professional subscriber database through display and newsletter advertising, partner eblasts, sponsored white papers, and in-person Business Breakfast events under the BTN Events arm.

Product overview

Broadband TV News (BTN) operates a single unified independent news brand for the TV and broadband industry, built around one core platform (the broadbandtvnews.com website) and four integrated offerings: the flagship website itself, the Daily News Email (and companion Weekly Emails), BTN Events (Business Breakfast / Business Briefing event services), and a White Papers / sponsored resources section. The website and the daily/weekly emails together reach an audience of more than 28,000 (daily) / 48,000 (subscriber database) industry professionals and share the same advertising product set — Leaderboard (728x90 web / 600x90 email), Masthead, Top Story and Medium Rectangle slots — sold via the 2026 Media Information Pack. BTN Events extends the editorial brand into face-to-face industry networking, while white papers are produced in partnership with vendors such as SES.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BTN Events: Events arm of Broadband TV News, organising Business Breakfast briefings and Business Briefings for up to 130 participants at industry venues across Europe, leveraging the publication's 28,000+ daily readers.

Products and services

• Broadband TV News Daily Edition (Daily News Email) Daily opt-in email newsletter delivering Broadband TV News's editorial coverage of the TV, broadband, streaming and distribution industry to more than 48,000 industry professionals; carries advertising and is the database underlying partner eblasts.
• Broadband TV News Weekly Emails Weekly email edition (Wed/Thu) sent to Broadband TV News subscribers, complementing the daily edition with feature content and round-ups and carrying the same banner advertising positions as the daily email.
• Broadband TV News Website (broadbandtvnews.com) Flagship WordPress-hosted news website covering broadband, TV distribution platforms (On Demand/VOD, IPTV, Cable, Satellite, Terrestrial), business, technology, events and people in the TV industry, with Leaderboard, Masthead, Top Story and Medium Rectangle advertising inventory and a 50-50 split rotation model.
• BTN Events (Business Breakfasts & Briefings) Sponsored stand-alone Breakfast Briefings and afternoon Business Briefings for up to 130 participants, plus co-organised events at major European trade shows and in-house away-days; promoted via Broadband TV News's website, email blasts and social media with post-event video coverage.
• BTN White Papers Sponsored white papers and insight reports (e.g., SES "Evolution of TV Audience Measurement") hosted on broadbandtvnews.com, gated via download forms that capture marketing consent for both Broadband TV News and the sponsor.
• Broadband TV News Media Information Pack Annual (2026 edition) media information pack provided to prospective advertisers, detailing audiences, advertising products, mechanical data and ratecard information for the Broadband TV News website, daily and weekly emails, and BTN Events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily newsletter reaches over 48,000 industry professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship case study.

• MailchimpcoreTechnology or IntegrationMailchimp is used as the marketing/email automation platform behind the Daily News Email subscription. The subscribe page explicitly states: "We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing." The Daily newsletter subscriber base of over 48,000 industry professionals is processed and distributed through Mailchimp.
• SEScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-published sponsored white paper "The Evolution of TV Audience Measurement" on broadbandtvnews.com, with a gated download form. Downloaders consent to receive additional technical, marketing and industry content from both Broadband TV News and SES, and may opt out at any time. The white paper explores audience measurement from radio/TV panels to real-time, data-driven analytics, including HbbTV and connected-TV measurement.
• Telenor Satellite Broadcastingflagship case studyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as the case-study partner for BTN Events. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting approached Broadband TV News to jointly organise a Business Breakfast in Prague (with five or six 10-minute presentations plus a panel discussion) to raise its profile as it expanded into Central and Eastern Europe. The event was a success and led to further Business Breakfasts in Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest, Zagreb and again in Prague.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Digital TV Europe: Long-standing B2B trade publication covering European digital TV, broadband and streaming — same target audience (pay-TV operators, broadcasters, vendors) and same advertising/newsletter-driven business model as Broadband TV News.
• Advanced Television: Independent B2B trade news site covering broadband, video, IPTV, satellite and OTT — directly comparable editorial focus, similar industry-professional readership and similar ad/newsletter monetisation to BTN.
• TVBEurope: B2B trade title for the European broadcast and TV technology industry with editorial coverage, newsletters and events — competes for the same European TV/broadband advertising budgets and decision-maker attention as BTN.
• The Broadcast Bridge: B2B online publication covering broadcast, cable, satellite, IPTV and streaming technology — directly comparable trade-media model targeting engineering and operational decision-makers in the same value chain as BTN.

Broad incumbents

• IBC (International Broadcasting Convention): Major European broadcast technology trade show and media brand with its own editorial site, newsletters and conference — overlaps with BTN on European TV/broadband coverage and is a partner venue for BTN Events activations.
• TV Tech: Long-running B2B media brand covering broadcast, cable, satellite and streaming technology as part of a wider Future plc portfolio — broader and better-resourced than BTN, with overlapping advertiser and audience targets.

Emerging players

• Light Reading: B2B media brand covering the global telecom and cable/broadband industry — partial overlap with BTN on broadband, cable and IPTV, with a larger enterprise audience and a broader (global) remit than BTN's European focus.
• Streaming Media: B2B media brand covering OTT, streaming and online video technology — overlaps with BTN's streaming/connected-TV coverage and competes for the same streaming-vendor advertising spend.

Regional players

• Cablefax: B2B trade publication for the US cable and broadband industry — comparable editorial and advertising model to BTN but focused on the US market rather than Europe.

Others

• DTG (Digital TV Group): UK industry association for digital television with publications, working groups and events covering the same UK/EU TV-broadband ecosystem that BTN reports on — adjacent enabling player rather than a direct news competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/broadbandtvnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/261562001696
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/broadband-tv-news

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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