In just a few short years, Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) has changed the way audiences consume content. What started slow has quickly surged in popularity, shaking up the entertainment landscape by reintroducing the familiar feel of linear channels—only now, it’s free, digital, and available anytime, anywhere. But as the space continues to evolve, a […]
As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for […]
The FCC has approved Skydance’s $8 billion (€6.8bn) acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including the ultimate parent company of the CBS network of owned and operated broadcast television stations, by granting a series of applications that transfer FCC licences and authorisations. Chairman Carr said: “Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media […]
UK commercial PSB ITV says its H1 performance is ahead of market expectations as it continues to execute successfully Phase Two of the More Than TV strategy, including the expansion of its UK and global production business in ITV Studios, supercharging its streaming business, ITVX and optimising its highly cash generative linear broadcast business. Total […]
Welsh independent TV producers trade body TAC (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru) has welcomed the decision by broadcast regulator Ofcom not to proceed with proposed changes to the Codes of Practice which guide commissioning negotiations between UK public service broadcasters and independent producers. Ofcom had proposed to bundle primary and secondary rights and to remove a prohibition […]
Atresmedia has reported a net profit of €63.8 million for the first half of 2025, reaffirming its position as Spain’s leading TV group. During the first half of 2025, Atresmedia recorded net revenues of €506.6 million and an EBITDA of €85 million. The group’s advertising revenue remained stable, with a total market increase of 0.8 […]
Netflix is on the rise, as the streamer’s share of television viewing in June ranked in the top three among media companies for the first time in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report. Netflix posted the largest monthly share-increase across all media companies this month, adding 0.8 points from May to represent 8.3 per cent of […]
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC is asking the nation’s government to alter how the broadcasting TV Licence is structured. In essence, it wants to absorb the VAT element, and keeping the 15 per cent for itself, and not handing over the sum to the nation’s treasury. SABC is cash-strapped. Speaking in Parliament SABC CEO Nomsa […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is consulting on its provisional view of the television selection services (TSS) it proposes should be designated under the Media Act 2024. According to Ofcom, it is critical that viewers can easily find and discover the diverse range of high-quality content public service broadcasters (PSBs) offer for UK audiences, including trusted […]
The BBC has published its Commissioning Report 2024/25, revealing a year of strong investment in UK content and outputs of its commissioning strategy across the UK. Over the past year, the BBC invested more than £1.6 billion in original UK television content, commissioning over 300 production companies across the country. In Radio, it commissioned 245 […]