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ITV Q1 revenue slips, but “in line with expectations”

ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that full Q1 revenues dipped slightly in Q1 2025, with gains at ITV Studios (ITVS) arm and losses in its Media & Entertainment (M&E) business. Streaming platform ITVX continues to boost the company’s digital revenues, and also saw a significant increase in total streaming hours during the quarter. […]

May 15, 2025

Research: Streaming ad-tiers present interactive TV opportunities

Parks Associates’ latest white paper, Interactive & Shoppable TV: Next Wave of CTV Revenues, released in partnership with Adeia, focuses on the service provider opportunity to advance the consumer experience and build on expectations of interactivity and specifically engage in commerce through the TV. Parks Associates forecasts that by 2029, more than 278 million viewers […]

May 15, 2025

ProSiebenSat.1 Q1 revenue dips

ProSiebenSat.1 Group generated revenues of €855 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from €867 million in Q1 2024. While revenues primarily in the linear TV advertising business and in the Dating & Video segment were below the previous year, growth continued in the Commerce & Ventures segment. Adjusted for currency effects and portfolio […]

May 15, 2025

Data: Advertisers embracing live sports on CTV

Keynes Digital, a performance advertising partner for CTV, says that US advertisers are embracing live sports programming on CTV like never before, with 20 per cent of Keynes’ advertisers activating live sports in April. The move signals a major shift from branding experiments to strategic, performance-driven investments and highlights the accelerating trend toward programmatic access […]

May 15, 2025

RTL Group “on track for streaming profitability”

RTL Group has reported that Q1 revenue was down 2 per cent to €1.2 billion mainly attributed to lower content revenue from Fremantle and lower TV advertising revenue, partly offset by higher streaming revenue. Group revenue was down 5.6 per cent organically. RTL Group’s total advertising revenue remained stable at €685 million (Q1 2024: €685 […]

May 15, 2025

CNN launching new streaming product

CNN has announced that it will expand its current subscription offering with the launch of a new streaming product, set to debut first in the US, this autumn. The news comes three years after the WBD merger forced the closure of CNN+ when the service was less than a month old. The latest streaming product […]

May 15, 2025

Movistar Plus sees highest pay-TV subs growth since 2018

Spain’s Movistar Plus has reported a 66,000 gain in pay-TV subscribers in the first quarter 0f 2025 – being its highest growth in customers since 2018 – and reaching a total of 3,586,000 subscribers as of March 31st. The platform added 7,000 pay-TV subscribers in Q1 2024; 22,000 in Q2 2024; 49,000 in Q3 2024 […]

May 15, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Ernotte-Cunci re-elected as President of France Télévisions

French media regulator Arcom has appointed Delphine Ernotte-Cunci as President of France Télévisions for a record third time. Her latest five year tenure will commence on August 22nd. Arcom cited “continuity” in its reasoning for reappointing Ernott- Cunci, but she lacked any major competition as potential candidates were reportedly discouraged to apply by the climate […]

May 15, 2025

Research: Norway tops Nordic region for SVoD subs

Paid streaming subscriptions have reached an all-time high in Norway, with nearly 80 per cent of households now paying for at least one service. This represents a year-over-year growth of 6 per cent, according to data from Mediavision’s Nordic TV & Streaming analysis. Norway now leads the Nordic region in streaming uptake, well ahead of […]

May 15, 2025

Arabsat confirms Telesat’s Lightspeed for LEO

The CABSAT Dubai show saw Arabsat agreeing a contract with Canadian Telesat for future use of Telesat’s Lightspeed low Earth orbiting (LEO) constellation. The pair signed a Term Sheet in Dubai for a multi-Gb/s capacity pool of Telesat Lightspeed connectivity services. The two companies had previously agreed a Memorandum of Understanding last year. This latest […]

May 15, 2025By Chris Forrester