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I’m A Celebrity draws record 2025 audience for ITV

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returned with a peak TV overnight audience of 7.6 million viewers on November 16th, averaging 6.8 million viewers across the 90 minute show. This marks ITV’s highest overnight audience of 2025 and the biggest entertainment launch on any channel this year. The show also achieved an 83 per cent share […]

November 18, 2025

Nokia signs 5G deal with Telecom Italia

Nokia has been awarded a three-year deal by Telecom Italia (TIM) to expand and modernise the coverage and capacity of its 5G network after a competitive tender process. The strategic partnership will cover TIM’s customers across new regions, in addition to Nokia’s existing footprint. It supports TIM’s ambitions to tackle the digital divide and digitise […]

November 18, 2025

EBU to open digital Ukraine Archive

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched a digital archive of curated audiovisual news content documenting the war in Ukraine since February 2022. The EBU Ukraine Archive, created in partnership with EBU Members and supported by numerous international funders, contains more than 30,000 curated and searchable video and audio reports, as well as verified social media […]

November 18, 2025

Prime Video sets European viewership record for NBA

At the SportsPro Media Summit in Madrid, Alex Green, MD Prime Video Sport, International, confirmed the NBA on Prime set a new viewership record for the most-watched regular season NBA game ever in Europe, outside of the NBA’s Christmas Day and Paris games. The milestone was set during the San Antonio Spurs’ opening weekend win at […]

November 18, 2025

BBC World Service launches BBC Global Women

BBC World Service is launching BBC Global Women, a new commitment to highlight women’s storytelling across its global output. The BBC says that this new editorial priority will “enhance the BBC World Service’s storytelling by listening, sharing and amplifying stories for women around the world,” all year-round. Alongside new commissions, the initiative aims to elevate […]

November 18, 2025

Forecast: On-device AI market at $30.6bn in 2029

According to a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the on-device AI market reached $10.1 billion (€8.7bn) in 2024, an increase of around 22 per cent from 2023. This figure includes AI SoCs/SoMs, AI accelerators, AI MCUs and specialised on-device AI software and platforms, but excludes revenues generated by non-IoT applications such […]

November 18, 2025

AST SpaceMobile readies for Canadian connectivity

World-be global broadband and satellite connectivity operator AST SpaceMobile is preparing for Canadian direct-to-device distribution (D2D) of its signals. AST is already partnering with Bell Canada to conduct successful tests of its space-based cellular network in Canada, including voice, video, and broadband data calls on standard smartphones. This collaboration, confirmed by tests in October, aims […]

November 18, 2025By Chris Forrester

Analysis: Disney wins most ’emotionally engaging’ Xmas campaign

A Disney short film about a little girl whose doodle comes to life after Santa mistakes her drawing for a Christmas wish is the most emotionally engaging ad of the festive season. That’s according to analysis from DAIVID, which used its AI-powered creative testing platform to identify the Yuletide campaigns that sparked the most intense […]

November 18, 2025

Mediapro expands into FAST channel management

Mediapro has announced it is expanding its footprint in the FAST space for platforms including Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, TCL Channel, Whale TV+, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Titan OS, Nuestra TV and GolStadium. The channel lineup offers a range of content focused on football, Gen Z entertainment, and eSports and is now accessible […]

November 18, 2025

Sweden: Tele2, Telenor secure new spectrum

Tele2 and Telenor, through their joint network company Net4Mobility (N4M), have secured new spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in the spectrum auction conducted by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, at a total auction amount of SEK 465,850,000 (€42.4m). The new frequency allocations are a significant step in future-proofing Net4Mobility’s shared mobile network and […]

November 18, 2025