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Germany: Pay-TV, SVoD revenues at €5.5bn in 2024

Demand and willingness to pay for pay-TV and paid video content in Germany continues to grow, despite a difficult economic climate and complex regulation. In 2024, revenues from pay-TV and paid video-on-demand rose by around 6 per cent to €5.5 billion. For the current year 2025, VAUNET – German Media Association – expects revenues to […]

September 11, 2025

Study: Critical link between premium ads and consumer purchase intent

Ads served on premium media outlets drive a 40 per cent uplift in purchase intent, according to research conducted by global advertising technology player, The Trade Desk, in partnership with PA Consulting. The findings also highlight how audiences find content served by premium media more trustworthy, as 85 per cent of consumers say they are […]

September 11, 2025

UKTV’s streaming service U launches on Sky Q

UKTV has announced the launch of U on Sky Q in the UK, expanding the footprint of the free streaming service. The launch follows the multi-year deal announced in September 2024 which saw the U app launch on Sky Glass and Sky Stream devices to Sky customers in the UK, as well as securing carriage […]

September 11, 2025

Report: APAC content investment remains resilient

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released its latest Asia Video Content Dynamics 2025 report, tracking content investment, consumption, and production across seven key Asian markets: India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of consumption and content investment across  Asia’s fast-evolving video ecosystem across TV, online video, and […]

September 11, 2025

Whale TV+ adds on-demand library and web version

Whale TV has announced the arrival of on-demand on Whale TV+ and the availability of Whale TV+ online, bringing its free streaming service to any web browser worldwide. The on-demand library features thousands of hours of entertainment across various categories. Already available on Whale TV, Android TV, Google TV, and Fire TV devices, Whale TV+ […]

September 11, 2025

Major Japanese broadcasters quit satellite

A number of Japanese broadcasters are leaving the high-profile BS4K direct broadcasting platform. The satellite platform charges a premium fee over and above the normal TV licence fee. Only three channels remain, including public broadcaster NHK and shopping channels. The five major channels (described locally as part of the BS5 consortium) and named as Nippon […]

September 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

Ofcom: Openreach independence broadly working well

UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its annual Openreach Monitoring Report for 2024/25. In 2018, digital infrastructure provider Openreach legally separated from BT, establishing its own board, staff, management and strategy, with a duty to serve all customers equally. Ofcom accepted a number of commitments offered by BT to help ensure Openreach’s independence. Ofcom monitors […]

September 11, 2025By Colin Mann

Forecast: Starlink’s revenues at $15.9bn in 2026

Analysts at Quilty Space have updated its model to include a forecast for Starlink’s broadband-by-satellite division for 2026. Quilty projects revenues of $15.9 billion (€13.6bn), EBITDA of $11 billion, and Pro-forma free cash flow of $4.9 billion. Quilty’s report suggests that by the end of this year Starlink could have 8.2 million customers, and “sustaining […]

September 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

Report: 74% of consumers use AI tools on weekly basis

Consumer research from Equativ, the end-to-end media platform, unveils how consumers are interacting with AI platforms in its survey titled, The Impact Of AI On The Consumer’s Browsing Behaviour. Consumers are increasingly relying on AI for product discovery, answers, and summarisation, which shows that AI is reshaping information-seeking habits — especially in younger and digitally […]

September 11, 2025

Data: SNL tops US YouTube viewing in H1 2025

Digital i, the streaming media measurement company, has released a report titled How is the US using YouTube? which explores what users in the country watched on the service, and how they watched it, during H1 2025. The report includes the latest Digital i measurement of the platform from across the first half of this […]

September 11, 2025