The UK video entertainment market is holding its course, with total consumer spend expected to rise 2 per cent in 2025 to £11.4 billion (€13.1bn) according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights UK report, which highlights SVoD as the powerhouse of growth, alongside a stronger year for box office and signs of stabilisation in transactional […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on the work of the BBC. Director-General Tim Davie and Chair Samir Shah will appear before the Committee on September 9th. Areas of questioning are likely to include workplace culture and editorial standards. The pair are expected […]
European cultural channel Arte has been preparing the structure of a European platform for the past five years, but a recent Franco-German council of ministers has brought a new perspective to the project, whose ultimate objective is to integrate 24 European languages. A declaration of intent on Franco-German cooperation in supporting the media and fighting […]
India’s video entertainment market is in a transition phase, with total consumer spend slipping 2 per cent in 2024 to INR713.6 billion (€6.92bn), reports Futuresource Consulting. The Video Insights India report reveals pay-TV and box office declines weighed on the market, while SVoD powered ahead with double-digit growth. “In India, streaming is no longer an […]
Riyadh Season’s Six Kings Slam tennis tournament returns for a second edition that will stream live and exclusively on Netflix between October 15th to 18th to subscribers around the globe at no additional cost. Six Kings Slam’s reigning, defending champion and ATP’s number one ranked player in the world, Jannik Sinner, will venture to ANB […]
DAZN and the NHL have announced the launch of NHL.TV on the DAZN platform, establishing DAZN as the exclusive international home of NHL.TV in nearly 200 countries and territories (excluding the US and Canada) with live and on-demand access to every NHL game, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Under the new partnership, NHL.TV is available […]
The retail media sector is projected to exceed $300 billion (€257.8bn) by 2030, accounting for approximately 20 per cent of total global advertising revenue, according to research from Omdia. This growth trajectory follows the rapid expansion of retail media as more players enter the market. Retail media networks are platforms that enable brands to advertise […]
Roku, the TV streaming specialist, and Vestel, the European TV manufacturer, have announced a new multi-year partnership to produce smart TVs powered by the Roku operating system (OS). As part of the agreement, Vestel will begin manufacturing smart TVs featuring Roku’s OS, starting with the Finlux brand in the UK, with plans to expand to […]
Vodafone has partnered with The Channel Store, a European specialist in video and advertising solutions for telecom operators, as its technology provider, exclusive aggregator and advertising monetisation partner for its new FAST channel offering across all its 4K set-top boxes, including the latest Android TV-based model and previous generations. The Channel Store manages more than […]
YouTube has announce an expanded partnership with Sesame Street to bring more of their celebrated content to families. In the past year, Sesame Street’s YouTube channels garnered more than 5 billion views, a 130 per cent increase year on year. Over half of the official channel’s YouTube watch time already happens on connected TV screens, […]