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Research: SVoDs dominate scripted Spanish TV commissions

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that subscription streamers accounted for around half of Scripted Spanish-language TV commissions in key markets in 2025, underlining their leading role in Scripted content across Spain and Latin America. In 2025, Spanish accounted for 23 per cent of all non-English-language commissions from global streamers, with Netflix and Prime Video being […]

April 21, 2026

Major anti-piracy success for LaLiga

Spain’s top-flight football league LaLiga is claiming a record blow against audiovisual piracy, securing criminal convictions, damages and fines against one of the largest illegal IPTV networks. The criminal network had more than 2 million users and thousands of channels across three continents, including IPTVStack and RapidIPTV, through which it generated revenues of up to […]

April 21, 2026By Colin Mann

Sweden: 11m SVoD subs, but high churn

In the first quarter of 2026, the number of paid streaming subscriptions in Sweden amounts to 11 million, reports Mediavision. This is a new record level and corresponds to an increase of nearly 2 million subscriptions compared to the same period last year. “The Swedish streaming market continues to grow rapidly in Q1 2026. New […]

April 21, 2026

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 FTA on Sky Sports

Sky Sports will make both the opening match and final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 available free-to-air on Freeview via Sky Mix (channel 11). The opening match takes place on June 12th and sees England take on Sri Lanka in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Sky Mix will also house the group stage match between […]

April 21, 2026By Nik Roseveare

France: Apple TV now live on Prime Video

Following its launch in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, the US, Australia, Canada, India, Japan and Mexico, Amazon customers in France can now subscribe to Apple TV and access hit Apple Originals series such as Hijack, Pluribus, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Silo, The Gorge, Lent, Masters of the […]

April 21, 2026

Mexico: Cadena Tres signs Eutelsat distribution deal

Eutelsat has announced an agreement with Cadena Tres, part of Grupo Imagen, for the distribution of its television signals via the Eutelsat 117 West A (E117WA) satellite. With this latest deal, Eutelsat strengthens its presence in Mexico by becoming the satellite operator that hosts virtually all of the country’s most important public and private broadcasters […]

April 21, 2026

Judo Federation, SES extend distribution partnership

SES, the space solutions company, and the International Judo Federation (IJF) have announced an extension of their long-standing partnership for distribution of leading judo events globally. Under the new agreement, IJF will continue to use SES’s hybrid IP, fibre and satellite network, as well as the Sports Content Orchestration Enabler (SES SCORE) platform, to deliver […]

April 21, 2026

Eutelsat supports Co-op Cable DTH offering across Caribbean

Eutelsat has announced a partnership with Co-op Cable, introducing an expanded DTH and connectivity offering across the Caribbean using the Eutelsat 65 West A (E65WA) satellite. Through this initiative, Co-op Cable is enhancing its service portfolio to deliver bundled television and internet services, combining high-quality satellite TV distribution with advanced GEO-based connectivity. The solution is […]

April 21, 2026

Spain: Netflix raises prices

Netflix has once again increased its subscription prices in Spain, introducing higher monthly charges across all plans without prior notice to customers. The revised tariffs apply immediately to new subscribers, while existing members will see the increase reflected in their next billing cycle. The latest move underlines the streaming giant’s strategy of boosting revenue per […]

April 20, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

Moments Lab collaborates with AWS

Moments Lab, the AI-driven video discovery company, announced at NAB that it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help media and entertainment companies unlock the value of their video archives by removing the barriers traditionally associated with migration and video indexing. The approach leverages AWS resources alongside validated partners for migration, video understanding, […]

April 20, 2026