Advanced Television

EBU calls on Lithuania to safeguard LRT independence

Public service media organisations from across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have sent a joint open letter to the Lithuanian Seimas, expressing serious concern about recent legislative initiatives that they believe could undermine the independence and stable financing of Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television). The letter — addressed to the Speaker […]

December 5, 2025

WBA trials set new latency reduction benchmark

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the wireless ecosystem, has released its End-to-End Quality of Service (E2E QoS) Field Trials Report – Maximising Performance: Unveiling the Real Benefits of Wi-Fi QoS Management report. The trials demonstrate how standardised Wi-Fi QoS mechanisms deliver […]

December 5, 2025

Korean Air adding Starlink connectivity

Korean Air, alongside Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul, will introduce Starlink high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi to its entire fleet. This marks the first time a South Korean airline will adopt Starlink for in-flight connectivity, an initiative that aims to significantly elevate the passenger and crew experience ahead of the airlines’ full integration. […]

December 5, 2025

Middlechild expands with Wildchild Studios

Middlechild Productions is launching Wildchild Studios, a new sister company dedicated to creating digital content. “We’ve been making digital first content for a while now,” commented David Sumnall Founder and CEO of Middlechild Productions, who will oversee Wildchild alongside MD Andrew Eastel. “It felt like the perfect moment to create a stand-alone studio built entirely around digital storytelling and innovation.” […]

December 5, 2025

Airbus partners with Spacesail

Airbus and Spacesail, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation operator, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Spacesail’s advanced LEO connectivity into Airbus’s HBCplus inflight solution. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed at the 2025 Satellite Internet Industry Ecosystem Conference, aims at allowing Airbus’s High Bandwidth Connectivity Plus (HBCplus) customers to access an additional […]

December 5, 2025

Prime Video, MGM+ have unveil new Spider-Noir poster at CCXP

Prime Video and MGM+ have unveiled a new poster at CCXP of the upcoming series Spider-Noir, starring Hollywood legend Nicholas Cage. The live-action series, which will be available in both black & white and colour, is based on the Marvel comicSpider-Man Noir, and will premiere on Prime Video a date TBA in 2026. The series […]

December 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Bomanbridge Media licenses over 250 hours of factual content across APAC

International content distribution and production company Bomanbridge Media closed over 250 hours of factual sales across Asia Pacific for its broad catalogue of programming in the lead-up to ATF 2025. Across the pan-regional landscape, Warner Bros. Discovery Asia acquired Chefs Uncut (6×30’) and Thai Street Food: Best Kept Secrets (6×30’), while BBC Studios Asia picked […]

December 5, 2025

Italy: RTI, Medusa Film sue Perplexity AI

Italy’s Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI) and Medusa Film, both part of the Mediaset Group, have launched legal action against US-based generative AI company Perplexity AI. This lawsuit, filed with the Civil Court of Rome, marks the first legal challenge in Italy specifically targeting copyright infringement related to the unauthorised use of content for training AI […]

December 4, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Freely adding WBD, CNN channels

Everyone TV has announced more streaming channels will be added to its live and on demand streaming platform, Freely, via partnerships with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland and CNN. CNN Headlines, a channel featuring the top stories in global news, business and sport, tailored for international audiences, is available immediately on Freely on […]

December 4, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Research: Traditional TV at new low in Denmark

During the past year, traditional TV in Denmark has dropped by over 10 minutes in daily viewing time per person, reports Mediavision. That viewing is moving to digital platforms as streaming services and social video now gather 65 per cent of all video viewing. “Both social and other online video continue to grow, at the […]

December 4, 2025