Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported that its coverage of Roland-Garros 2025 resulted in a record-breaking edition with more fans across Europe (excluding France) streaming action from the tennis Grand-Slam than ever before. Millions of viewers enjoyed coverage of all 900 available matches on WBD’s platforms Max, HBO Max and discovery+ with streaming audiences increasing […]
The European Union has “unconditionally” approved the SES purchase of Intelsat (for €3.1 billion plus debt) and joins the UK’s decision to permit the acquisition to go through. Approvals from the US, including permissions to reassign Intelsat’s frequency licences to SES, are still outstanding. “The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns […]
Piracy data monitoring specialist Muso has released its 2024 Piracy Trends and Insights Report in which it suggests that in 2024, piracy didn’t vanish – it evolved. Muso tracked 216.3 billion visits to piracy websites in 2024. “While that’s a modest 5.7 per cent decline from 2023, the full picture is far more nuanced,” said […]
Samsung Ads has announced the launch of its GameBreaks ad format in the UK market, following a rollout earlier this year in the US and Canada. Built natively for Samsung Smart TVs, GameBreaks transforms traditional ad breaks on Samsung TV Plus – the ad-supported streaming service available on Samsung Smart TVs – into remote control-powered […]
Everyone TV, the organisation behind UK free streaming platform Freely, has struck a deal with streaming company Roku. In another step forward for Freely’s expansion, the platform – backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 – will now become available on the next generation of smart TVs powered by the Roku operating system. […]
Streaming service Disney+ has announced a £1.99 promotional offer for all new and eligible returning subscribers. Disney+ is offering this limited-time promotion just in time to stream Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Snow White movie which premieres today [June 11th], whilst incoming new content includes Marvel Television’s Ironheart series (June 25th), Season 4 of FX’s celebrated […]
Eutelsat’s new CEO, Jean-François Fallacher, is “racing” to secure fresh funding in order to save OneWeb according to Bloomberg. The constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites is seeking to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink and the upcoming Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper LEO system. The industry expects Fallacher to be successful. “After all, why would he have […]
Nvidia has announced it is working with European nations, and technology and industry leaders, to build Nvidia Blackwell AI infrastructure that will strengthen digital sovereignty, support economic growth and aim to position the continent as a leader in the AI industrial revolution. The UK, France, Italy and Spain are among the nations building domestic AI infrastructure […]
Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, has announced an investment of more than €1 billion in Spanish content production between 2025 and 2028. The streaming company, which is celebrating a decade since its arrival in Spain, reinforced its commitment to the local audiovisual industry at an event attended by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro […]
On Sepember 13th, Netflix will stream the boxing bout between Mexico’s Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and undefeated American superstar Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), live from Las Vegas. The high-stakes match-up was announced by Netflix, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, […]