Advanced Television

La Liga strengthens Asia expansion

La Liga has signed an exclusive deal with Begin, the OTT service in Southeast Asia, to broadcast all first and second division matches through 2030 in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The agreement takes effect immediately in Pakistan and Bangladesh, while coverage in Sri Lanka will begin with the 2026–2027 season. The deal will run […]

July 25, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Arrests in Argentina La Liga piracy case

In a new key step in the fight against audiovisual fraud, Spain’s top-flight football league La Liga and ALIANZA Against Piracy have announced a decisive legal action in Argentina, involving five simultaneous raids and multiple arrest warrants issued by the courts in the framework of a major case against the illegal platform MagisTV — one […]

July 25, 2025By Colin Mann

Dentsu expands Magnite partnership

Magnite, an independent sell-side advertising company, has announced a strategic partnership with dentsu in EMEA to accelerate innovation and performance across the media supply chain. Dentsu is tapping into Magnite’s built-for-video tools and technology to power dentsu Total TV and support its ambition to lead in the ‘Algorithmic Era’ of advertising, where interoperability, automation and […]

July 25, 2025

Forecast: E&M revenues to hit $3.5tn

The global entertainment & media (E&M) industry edged towards $3 trillion (€2.55tn) in revenue in 2024 and is forecast to hit $3.5 trillion in 2029 as advertising spend surges across platforms, according to PwC’s Annual Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2025-29. The E&M industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) […]

July 24, 2025

ITV H1 profits down 31%

UK commercial PSB ITV says its H1 performance is ahead of market expectations as it continues to execute successfully Phase Two of the More Than TV strategy, including the expansion of its UK and global production business in ITV Studios, supercharging its streaming business, ITVX and optimising its highly cash generative linear broadcast business. Total […]

July 24, 2025

BT Q1: “Solid start”

Allison Kirkby, BT Chief Executive, commenting on the telco’s first quarter results said: “BT has had a solid start to the year, with our full fibre broadband now reaching more than 19 million homes and businesses and our 5G network available to over 87 per cent of the UK population. We’re seeing strong customer demand […]

July 24, 2025

FOX Television Stations selects Monarch platform

Matrix Solutions, provider of the only global ad sales platform built specifically for media, today announced that FOX Television Stations have selected the Monarch Revenue Management and CRM platform to drive operational efficiency, enhance visibility, and optimize advertising revenue across their growing portfolio of linear, digital, OTT, and CTV channels. With the increasing complexity of […]

July 24, 2025

Report: Broadband equipment spend to hit $20.1bn

According to a report by research firm Dell’Oro Group, the Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 1.6 per cent from 2024 to 2029, with total revenue peaking in 2028, driven by ongoing DOCSIS 4.0 and fibre expansion by cable and fibre ISPs. The forecast has increased from […]

July 24, 2025

Paramount Global, Park County extend deal

Paramount Global, Park County and South Park Digital Studios have announced an expansive renewal with South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for five years, including 50 new episodes, all 26 previous season episodes and extending South Park on Comedy Central and Paramount+ around the world. In addition, for the first time ever, Paramount+ will become the US […]

July 24, 2025

TAC welcomes Ofcom Codes of Practice decision

Welsh independent TV producers trade body TAC (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru) has welcomed the decision by broadcast regulator Ofcom not to proceed with proposed changes to the Codes of Practice which guide commissioning negotiations between UK public service broadcasters and independent producers. Ofcom had proposed to bundle primary and secondary rights and to remove a prohibition […]

July 24, 2025