The majority (85 per cent) of US consumers watch at least some live TV content, according to Horowitz’s annual report, State of Media, Entertainment & Tech: Viewing Behaviours 2025. While older viewers (91 per cent of 50+ year-olds) tend to be more likely to watch live TV, most younger viewers (78 per cent of 18-34 […]
NoParamount Global has agreed to a $16 million (€13.6m) payout to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS and 60 Minutes, regarding its election-time interview with Kamala Harrris. Co-CEO George Cheeks defended the move at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, noting: “The company has agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, and as reported, it does […]
CNMC, the Spanish regulatory body, has issued a €500,000 fine on Atresmedia for putting commercials on FTA channel La Sexta and OTT platform Atresplayer without identifying the advertising content. According to the TV law in the country, advertising content must be clearly identified with the word ‘advertising’ and differentiated from the rest of the programming. […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe is readying to present “next-level” coverage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for cycling fans across Europe and Asia. The 2025 Tour de France sets out from Lille with its 112th Grand Départ on July 5th with all 21 stages of the 3,320-kilometre […]
US homes now own an average of two smart TVs – dominated by LG and Samsung – but Roku and Fire TV continue to make headway in 2025. But how exactly are users leaning into new TV features and content on their ‘most-used’ TV set? Hub Entertainment Research has released its annual Evolution of the […]
Oaktree Capital Management has acquired FilmRise, the US digital streaming content distributor, and merged it with existing portfolio company Shout! Studios, an independent film and television distributors. The combined company, Radial Entertainment, will serve as a global content distribution platform boasting a library of around 70,000 movies and TV episodes. Garson Foos, CEO and Co-founder […]
Netflix is partnering with NASA to bring space a little closer to home and its streaming subscribers. Beginning this summer, Netflix will stream live rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage and live views of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). NASA+ has been capturing live images from the ISS for years, and in 4K. […]
Following the launch of its new production label in Italy earlier this year under Stefano Torrisi, Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has confirmed the senior leadership appointments for WBITVP Italia. Pierangelo Marano (pictured, centre) joins as Head of Entertainment, taking creative and strategic lead on non-scripted programming. He will oversee the development and production […]
Airbus Defence and Space says it is implementing a new organisation structure to shape the company’s future competitiveness, with over 2,000 jobs to go. The new organisation came into effect on July 1st. The Division has completed all information and consultation processes on European as well as national levels for its adaptation plan and has […]
Relo Metrics, the AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform, has released its 2024–25 NHL Brand Exposure Value Report. The report gives an in-depth look at how brands performed across broadcast and social media throughout the regular season. The NHL continues to prove itself as one of the most valuable sports leagues for brand exposure, delivering an impressive […]