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Virgin Media TV adds Inside Outside FAST channel

Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of a new FAST channel, Inside Outside, available to all Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box. Inside Outside covers all things food, home and garden – with a range of shows fronted by established faces including Gordon Ramsay, Paul Hollywood, Heston Blumenthal, Kevin McCloud, George Clarke […]

November 11, 2025

Caracol Mix FAST channel on ScreenHits TV

ScreenHits TV has announced a partnership with Caracol Televisión, the Latin American broadcaster, to launch Caracol Mix – Caracol’s first FAST channel offering a line-up of Caracol’s most popular dramas, entertainment programmes and lifestyle shows. Available internationally (excluding Colombia), Caracol Mix will be accessible through ScreenHits TV’s global streaming and in-car entertainment platform, as well […]

November 7, 2025

Samsung TV Plus launching Kardashians FAST channel

Samsung TV Plus has partnered with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution to launch Keeping Up With…, a new 24/7 TV channel dedicated to the Kardashians. The channel, exclusive to Samsung TV Plus, will bring fans hours of non-stop reality TV following the lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family when it goes live on November 12th. From the […]

November 6, 2025By Nik Roseveare

MPs express concern over BBC editorial standards

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has written to BBC Chair Samir Shah to ask what action is being taken over concerns raised by a former adviser to the corporation’s editorial standards body. The letter asks for the Committee to be provided with the full report previously provided to […]

November 5, 2025By Colin Mann

TiVo report: UK app viewing of broadcaster TV surpasses over-the-air

TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has released its 2025 TiVo UK Video Trends Report, calling for established broadcasters to keep innovating to meet UK audience’s evolving digital habits. For the first time, the report reveals more than half (52.7 per cent) of broadcaster television content is being watched via apps […]

November 4, 2025

Forecast: Global TV and video market at $1tn by 2030

The combined online video and traditional TV markets, including revenue from subscriptions, on-demand transactions and advertising, are on track to reach $1 trillion (€0.86tn) in annual revenue by 2030. The findings come from two Omdia reports: Global Streaming: Key trends 2025–30 and Pay TV & Online Video: Global. With pay-TV flat, all of the growth […]

October 31, 2025

Report: 2 in 3 Spanish homes using VoD

Traditional television continues to lose ground in Spain. According to a report from EAE Business School, two out of three Spanish households now subscribe to at least one streaming platform – a sign that on-demand entertainment has become the new norm. The shift isn’t just about technology – it’s about generations. Homes with children watch […]

October 31, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Report: Continued growth for AVoD, FAST in US

Comscore, a specialist in measuring and analysing consumer behaviours, has released its 2025 State of Streaming report, revealing how consumer behaviour continues to reshape the US streaming landscape. A key finding is that audience expansion in both ad-supported (AVoD) and FAST channels shows no signs of slowing with big gains across the board. According to […]

October 30, 2025

FIFA, DAZN relaunching FIFA+

Following the success of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which attracted an audience of billions of fans, FIFA and sports streaming platform DAZN are taking the next step in their strategic partnership – a global relaunch of FIFA+ on DAZN in 2026. Building on the existing FIFA+ service, the new platform on DAZN will […]

October 29, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Hearst Networks launches FAST channels on Trailblazer TV

Hearst Networks has announced the launch of five of its FAST channels on Trailblazer TV, the FAST platform from Go See TV. The channels are Mystery TV, Inside Crime, History Hunters, Deal Masters and World War TV. “Our FAST channels are built around curiosity, authenticity, and pace – values we share with Trailblazer TV. This […]

October 29, 2025