Mattel, the global toy and family entertainment company, has announced that the animated series, Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives, will premiere globally on Netflix. The second season of the Barbie Mysteries series will consist of eight 25-minute episodes. The series follows Barbie ‘Malibu’ Roberts and Barbie ‘Brooklyn’ Roberts as they head to the Malibu Beach Bash […]

Cartoon Network International has unveiled The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, a continuation of the BAFTA Children’s, International Emmy, and Annie multi- award-winning series, The Amazing World of Gumball. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball is set to launch later this year on Cartoon Network international channels, Hulu in the […]

For a third consecutive month, streaming’s share of total TV viewing in the US reached a record high in April, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report. Time spent streaming accounted for 44.3 per cent of total TV viewing in April, adding a half-point over March and 1.7 points since January. Compared with April 2024, […]

SVoD platforms in Italy saw 15.5 million unique users in December 2024, a rise of 453,000 from December 2023, according to data from the Communications Authority (AgCom). Netflix, however, experienced a 5.6 per cent decline in average unique users in 2024, down to 8.2 million. Prime Video, Disney+ and Now (Sky) all saw growth, reaching […]

New streaming bundles launched in the US over the past year by both distributors and streamers are generating strong returns in 2025. These bundles feature cable TV packages that include Disney+ and Max, and opportunities to buy competing streaming services directly in new bundles (eg Disney+, Hulu, Max bundle with ads for $16.99). As consumers […]

Channel 4 has announced a move to become the first UK broadcaster to bring video programming to Spotify, with content becoming available to audiences starting later this week. Programming from Channel 4.0, its digital-first platform, will be made available to all Spotify users on mobile and desktop apps. Channel 4.0’s programming, serving 13–24-year-olds with content […]

The head of CBS News has quit, as owner Paramount seeks to settle a lawsuit from US President Donald Trump. “The past few months have been challenging,” president and chief executive Wendy McMahon said in an internal memo reported by the FT. “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the […]

For the first time ever, the number of paid streaming subscriptions in Denmark has exceeded five million. According to Mediavision’s latest Nordic TV & Streaming analysis, over 500,000 new subscriptions have been added over the past year, signalling a renewed wave of market growth. As in other Nordic countries, ad-supported subscription models (HVoD) are a […]

Samsung Ads has announced an expansion of its connected TV (CTV) advertising ecosystem, with the integration of Samsung mobile smartphone usage data to enhance targeting, insights and reporting. Advertisers in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany can now benefit from a larger deterministic dataset that encompasses a broader spectrum of devices and consumer touchpoints […]