Research from Ampere Analysis shows that subscription streamers accounted for around half of Scripted Spanish-language TV commissions in key markets in 2025, underlining their leading role in Scripted content across Spain and Latin America. In 2025, Spanish accounted for 23 per cent of all non-English-language commissions from global streamers, with Netflix and Prime Video being […]
Spain’s top-flight football league LaLiga is claiming a record blow against audiovisual piracy, securing criminal convictions, damages and fines against one of the largest illegal IPTV networks. The criminal network had more than 2 million users and thousands of channels across three continents, including IPTVStack and RapidIPTV, through which it generated revenues of up to […]
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of paid streaming subscriptions in Sweden amounts to 11 million, reports Mediavision. This is a new record level and corresponds to an increase of nearly 2 million subscriptions compared to the same period last year. “The Swedish streaming market continues to grow rapidly in Q1 2026. New […]
Orange has secured approval from the Spanish government to acquire full ownership of MasOrange, paving the way for the French operator to complete the merger. The authorisation, granted through Spain’s Council of Ministers and Ministry of Economy, allows Orange to purchase the remaining 50 per cent stake in MasOrange still held by Lorca, the investment […]
Sky Sports will make both the opening match and final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 available free-to-air on Freeview via Sky Mix (channel 11). The opening match takes place on June 12th and sees England take on Sri Lanka in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Sky Mix will also house the group stage match between […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is selling its North American creator business, operating under the Studio71 US brand, to Fixated. With this transaction, ProSiebenSat.1 says it is further driving its strategic focus on the entertainment business in the DACH region. The sale covers the US companies Studio71 GP, LLC and Studio71, LP including all subsidiaries. Studio71 US was […]
Following its launch in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, the US, Australia, Canada, India, Japan and Mexico, Amazon customers in France can now subscribe to Apple TV and access hit Apple Originals series such as Hijack, Pluribus, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Silo, The Gorge, Lent, Masters of the […]
Elon Musk, despite being born and raised in South Africa, is still stymied in the country as far as his Starlink broadband service is concerned. SpaceX first applied for permission many years ago. Indeed, it was considered such a routine move that Starlink kit was being imported into the nation and some 5,000 users registered […]
IBC has announced the appointment of Tim Banham as its first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Banham brings experience in international B2B events across media, technology, telecoms and other sectors, along with a track record of developing and scaling successful products that create value for customers and partners. “Tim’s customer-centric approach is a strong fit for […]
Omdia’s latest market update reveals that the global connectivity market spanning mobile, fixed broadband and fixed voice, reached $333 billion (€283.1bn) in Q4 2025, representing a 5 per cent YoY growth. Full year revenues totaled $1.3 trillion in 2025, up 4 per cent YoY growth. The results highlight ongoing challenges for the telecom industry, in […]