BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned after controversy over a Trump documentary edit. It comes after the Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo suggesting Panorama edited two parts of Trump’s speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021. […]
US media company Comcast, owner of Sky, is in talks to acquire ITV’s broadcasting business. Reports late on November 6th suggested that Comcast, which also owns assets including Universal Studios, was in talks to buy ITV’s broadcasting arm, which includes its TV channels and streaming service ITVX, but not ITV Studios. Morgan Stanley and bankers […]
Prime Video is the leading streaming service in Spain with 17.5 million viewers, just ahead of Netfliux with 17.3 million viewers. According to the 10th edition of the OTT Barometer by Barlovento Comunicación, covering October 2025, a total of 35.8 million Spaniards accessed digital content over the past month – a figure that confirms the […]
Netflix has approached North American pay-radio broadcaster SiriusXM to license its video podcasts as part of its major push into the space, according to multiple reports. The deal – unconfirmed – could likely involve exclusivity of the video podcasts on the platform, meaning they would not appear on the likes of YouTube, a source told […]
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has reported it now has more than 8 million customers around the planet, up from 7 million in August and 6 million in June. Starlink is adding an average 14,250 new customers a day, and well up on their previous average of 12,200 per day, a 17 per cent increase over […]
EchoStar has released its Q3 earnings numbers, and they are not great. The company reported a very modest gain in its pay-TV operations overall having lost 152,000 Dish TV subscribers but picking up 159,000 subs for its Sling TV division. Total subscribers stood at 7.16 million at the end of September. There was much better […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced the launch of DAZN Ultimate, a new subscription plan that includes major boxing events. The new plan gives customers access to 185+ fight nights and a minimum of 12 pay-per-views (PPV) per year. Additionally, DAZN Ultimate subscribers in the UK and US will benefit from the ultimate viewing experience with HDR […]
The 2025 TV Key Facts by RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, centres on the value of trusted media and local market specificities. While digital platforms account for around 76 per cent of advertising spend, framing the market solely by advertising channels can be misleading. A more insightful approach, highlighted by the […]
AMC Networks posted a 17 per cent drop in its Q3 US advertising revenue to $110 million (€94.9m) due to ‘linear ratings declines and lower marketplace pricing’. Domestic subscription revenue of $316 million were unchanged from the prior-year period “as growth in streaming revenues offset declines in affiliate revenues,” the media and entertainment company said. […]
British Airways (BA) has announced its customers will soon benefit from free Starlink connectivity on all BA mainline and Euroflyer flights. The airline will commence its Starlink rollout in 2026. Once fully fitted, all customers, whichever cabin they’re travelling in, will receive complimentary access to the service for streaming, working and keeping in touch. Sean […]