Roku Originals and Love Productions have announced a deal that will enhance the Baking Show viewing experience on The Roku Channel for US viewers – with more of The Great American Baking Show plus new Roku Original specials, including a Halloween-themed celebrity special. Roku will also launch The Great British Baking Show: Juniors as a […]
A new teen drama, Hafiach, starts on S4C on June 4th, bringing real-world issues which are important to young people in Wales to the screen. Set in Rhyl and Prestatyn, the series is aimed at viewers aged 13 and over and features a fresh cast of rising young talent. Inspired by nationwide discussions with teenagers, […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has reported quarter-over-quarter growth in available programming on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix and Paramount+, the top global SVoD services. The total number of unique TV, movie and sports titles offered by these services increased approximately by 4,500, or 5 per cent, from February to May […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the take-over of Intelsat by SES in its $3.1 billion move. However, while the UK’s anti-trust clearance is a major step forward for the deal, there are two other entities which also need to give their permissions in the form of the EU and US. The […]
Reed Hastings, Chairman and co-founder of Netflix, who served as its CEO for over 25 years, has been appointed to Anthropic’s board of directors by the American artificial intelligence startup company’s Long Term Benefit Trust. Hastings brings extensive experience from founding and scaling Netflix into a global entertainment powerhouse, along with his service on the […]
The SmallSat Europe conference at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam heard speaker after speaker express anxiety over the planned European IRIS2 mega-constellation. The project, which will eventually bring together low Earth orbit, mid-Earth and geostationary satellites in a global ring of craft with ultra-secure communications, is looking extremely fragile if the event’s speakers are […]
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy has confirmed that the European Commission will assess the effects of the recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events by November 2025 and on that basis, consider if additional measures are needed at EU level. A written question from a group […]
BBC Studios Productions has taken full ownership of Mothership TV. The unscripted indie prodco will now become part of BBC Studios’ newly announced Unscripted Productions, led by Kate Ward. The deal marks the corporation’s main commercial arm taking full ownership of its second unscripted indie following the acquisition of Voltage TV in 2022. Mothership TV, […]
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest delivered its biggest impact yet—across TV, digital platforms, and streaming charts – cementing its place as one of the world’s most powerful cultural events. The 69th Contest, staged in Basel, Switzerland, reached 166 million people across 37 public service media markets* – 3 million more viewers compared to 2024, reports […]
Tech giant Nvidia has released its earnings report for the first quarter FY26, with the results exceeding analyst expectations. After what has been a tumultuous quarter for the artificial intelligence (AI) chip manufacturer, given the political tensions between the US and China, revenue came in at just over $44 billion (€39bn) – a 69 per […]