Ligue 1+, the OTT platform of the French professional football league (LFP), plans to raise its prices for the 2026/27 season, revealing the news as the LFP Media commercial arm has been left vacant following the departure of CEO Nicolas de Tavernost. Previously set at €14.99, the monthly subscription fee, with a one-year commitment will […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]
AdImpact, the advertising intelligence company, projects that the 2026 US election cycle will reach $11.6 billion (€10bn) in spending, making it the most expensive on record. This year’s cycle will surpass the midterm record set in 2022 at $8.9 billion and the $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 US presidential cycle. Broadcast television remains the […]
Disney+ and NPO have announced a new collaboration that will bring the Dutch adaptation of the popular unscripted strategy-driven reality series, Wolven: het spel van list en bedrog, to the Netherlands. Marking a new way of working for the public broadcaster, the collaboration will see Wolven air from August 29th on BNNVARA on NPO 1 […]
As part of their efforts to combat digital audiovisual piracy, also developed in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, financial officers from the Crotone Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), with the support of the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and the Special Unit for […]
Stingray, the connected streaming media company, has announced the launch of suite of FAST channels on Vesta Stream, an OTT streaming platform featuring a content library from major studios. This partnership brings Stingray’s curated audio and video channels to Vesta Stream’s audience in the US and Canada. The launch introduces Stingray Music to the platform, […]
FIFA has confirmed the success of its media partnerships programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026, establishing what it describes as “the most expansive and innovative broadcast platform in the history of the competition”. With agreements now in place in over 220 territories worldwide, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach fans on an unprecedented […]
Channel 4 Sales has announced Simba Sleep as the inaugural sponsor of weekend programming on Channel 4. Simba, the sleep technology company, will sponsor content across Channel 4’s linear, streaming and digital platforms in a 19-month deal. The partnership will see idents run before the start of programmes and in between marketing promos and Channel […]
Royal Ascot, taking place from June 16th to June 20th, will be broadcast across 180 territories via 30 networks in its most comprehensive year of linear and digital coverage to date, delivered by HBA Media on behalf of Ascot Racecourse. Australia’s Channel 7 headlines the list of new broadcasters with the Enhanced World Feed available […]
Prime Video has become the latest streaming platform to introduce weekly rankings of its most-watched content, joining Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and a growing number of SVoD services that use Top 10 charts to guide viewers through increasingly crowded content libraries. According to analysis from Spanish audience consultancy Barlovento Comunicación, while these rankings have become […]