At the 76th Berlinale Film Festival, Prime Video announced that The House of the Spirits, the first Spanish-language television adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic novel, will premiere on the streaming platform globally on April 29th. Based on Isabel Allende’s internationally acclaimed novel, The House of the Spirits is an eight-episode family saga spanning half a […]
Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), has voiced his concerns following the launch of Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 from ByteDance. “In a single day, the Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 has engaged in unauthorised use of US copyrighted works on a massive scale,” he stated. “By launching a service […]
Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported that Full Year 2025 total net revenue stood at $4.73 billion (€3.99bn), up 15 per cent on the previous year. Platform revenue was $4.14 billion, up 18 per cent, and gross profit was $2.07 billion, up 15 per cent. Streaming hours reached 145.6 billion, up 15 per cent YoY, […]
Eutelsat’s mid-year presentation saw CEO Jean-François Fallacher confirm the financial objectives for the full year ahead (Eutelsat’s financial year end is on June 30th). He noted upgrades from both Moody’s and Fitch ratings agencies. As to the company’s key division, the outstanding highlight was the LEO (OneWeb) activity which rose almost 60 per cent and […]
Cineverse has announced the acquisition of IndiCue, an advertising technology company, in a deal worth up to $40 million (€33.7m). The acquisition integrates IndiCue’s advertising and monetisation capabilities directly into Cineverse’s Matchpoint platform, enabling Cineverse to operate a unified system spanning content preparation, distribution, monetisation, reporting, and real-time performance optimisation across FAST, AVoD, Connected TV (CTV), […]
Robert Schildhouse has been promoted to CEO, of the newly renamed Direct to Consumer business comprising BritBox in North America and BBC Select. Schildhouse previously served as President of BritBox. BBC Select, the documentary streaming service from BBC Studios, was brought under Schildhouse’s leadership in 2025. BBC Studios said this has allowed it “to deliver […]
Global data released to mark World Radio Day 2026 [February 13th] by the World Radio Alliance and egta, the international trade body of multiplatform TV and audio businesses, reveals that radio reaches nine out of 10 people weekly, and commands the highest trust of any medium. The data shows the following findings: Radio reaches more […]
More than half of UK broadband customers are paying £30 (€34.42) or more per month for their service, according to research from Hyperoptic, with nearly one in five paying £40 or more. The findings come as Ofcom reports that 1.6 million people switched broadband or landline provider in the past year following the introduction of […]
UK-based rocket builder Orbex, now in financial administration, could have a rescuer. In a press statement on February 12th, Skyrora confirmed it intends to explore the purchase of select Orbex assets, including the Sutherland Spaceport, following the announcement that the company has appointed administrators. Skyrora is a British private space company based in Glasgow, Scotland […]
Hasbro Entertainment, Hasbro’s content arm leveraging Hasbro’s brands and IP across film, television, animation and digital, and Animaj, a kids media company backed by strategic investor HarbourView Equity Partners, have announced the launch of LUMEE, a new venture that unites their digital advertising inventory and insights to power advertising sales and brand partnerships. LUMEE is […]