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Tron: Ares streams on Disney+ this January

The sci-fi action-adventure movie, Tron: Ares, will be available to stream on Disney+ from January 7th 2026. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the third movie in the Tron saga sees a sophisticated Program named Ares sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings. Tron: […]

December 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

FACT warns illegal streamers

UK IP protection organisation FACT has contacted over a thousand individuals across the UK via email and text, warning them to immediately cease using illegal TV streaming services or face the risk of prosecution. The campaign builds on investigations carried out in collaboration with police forces nationwide and forms part of FACT’s ongoing work to […]

December 24, 2025By Colin Mann

33m watched Paul vs Joshua live on Netflix

In the Netflix and MVP blockbuster live main event on December 19th at Miami’s Kaseya Center, Anthony Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) delivered a sixth-round knockout to Jake Paul (12-2, 7 KOs). The main event scored an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 33 million Live+1 viewers globally from opening to closing bell, per VideoAmp and […]

December 24, 2025

Report: Italian TV market nears €9bn valuation

The Italian TV market is projected to reach a value of €8.97 billion by the end of 2025, representing a 2.2 per cent growth over 2024. This is according to the latest report from Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting, The Television Market in Italy 2025–2027, which highlights a shift from traditional linear TV to non-linear and […]

December 23, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Research: 31% of Brits start Xmas Day on social media

Christmas without Wi-Fi would be a disaster for millions of households, with 37 per cent Brits saying the big day would be ‘catastrophic’ if they lost internet access, according to research from Virgin Media O2. This comes as Wi-Fi disruption is seen as a bigger threat to Christmas enjoyment than food or present related issues. […]

December 23, 2025

La Liga’s TV revenues dip

Spanish football clubs will share €1.43 billion in TV rights during the 2024–25 season, with TV remaining the prominent income source for Spanish football, despite an overall decline in La Liga’s audiovisual revenues. The figure, distributed by LaLiga across the first and second leagues, represents a slight drop from the €1.49 billion allocated in the […]

December 23, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

BBC Sounds sees record plays in 2025

BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year. There was a total of 2.8 billion audio plays from across the BBC, including BBC Sport, BBC News, BBC […]

December 23, 2025

Panasonic, SES claim IFE/IFC leadership

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has proven to be the hottest of hot topics in the satellite industry during 2025. Panasonic Avionics reports that its Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) system has now been selected by more than 30 airlines and is in use on more than 100 individual airline programmes. Other, older, Panasonic in-flight systems take the […]

December 23, 2025By Chris Forrester

New Zealand: Telco, pay-TV revenues to see modest growth

New Zealand’s telco and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2 per cent from $3.2 billion (€2.7bn) in 2024 to $3.4 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reports GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s New Zealand Telecom […]

December 23, 2025

Telia receives clearance for Bredband2 acquisition

In July, Telia Company announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Swedeish ISP Bredband2 to tender all shares in Bredband2 to Telia. Telia has now received competition approval from the Swedish Competition Authority and has therefore received all necessary approvals from authorities for the offer, which means that this condition for completion of […]

December 23, 2025