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Sky bundles Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hayu

Sky has announced that new customers will be able to get Sky, HBO Max, Disney+, Hayu and Netflix together as part of Sky Ultimate TV from £24 a month – rolling out this March. Existing customers will get access as part of their Sky TV subscription, with over £20 worth of streaming apps included each […]

February 11, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Channel 4 “outgrowing market on streaming and linear audiences”

Channel 4 reports it is outgrowing the biggest streaming platforms in the UK and increasing its linear commercial share ahead of the pack, driven by a slate of original British programming and live coverage of the African Cup of Nations tournament. Across January, Channel 4 streaming viewer minutes (individuals) increased by 25 per cent year […]

February 11, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Analysis: SE Asia premium VoD accelerates

Southeast Asia’s premium VoD market delivered a strong acceleration in 2025, with subscriber growth rebounding sharply, connected TV (CTV) emerging as a material driver of engagement, and local content reaching a new inflection point across the region, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA) and its proprietary measurement platform AMPD. Premium VoD subscriptions across Southeast Asia […]

February 11, 2026

Italy: TV audiences hold firm against streaming

Despite the rise of streaming, YouTube and social media, traditional TV viewership in Italy dropped only slightly in 2025 compared to the previous year. Data from the 2025 Italian Television Yearbook reveals that the average daily audience reached 8.73 million viewers (down 1.2 per cent), while the prime-time audience stood at 19.6 million (a 1.4 […]

February 11, 2026From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Europe’s programmatic TV leaders move from alignment to action

The European Programmatic TV Initiative (EPTVI) has announced the launch of Stage Two of its industry-led collaboration, moving from industry discussion and alignment into action as the industry works to make programmatic TV easier to use at scale across Europe. Europe’s TV advertising market is at a critical moment. As broadcasters and streamers expand programmatic […]

February 11, 2026

Analysis: Dunkin, Budweiser lead Super Bowl TV ad replay rankings

Super Bowl ads are reported to cost $8 million for just 30 seconds, but only a handful earn attention after the final whistle. Data from Kinetiq, the AI-powered global media intelligence platform, reveals which Super Bowl LX advertisers managed to extend their impact beyond game night. According to the analysis – conducted in partnership with […]

February 11, 2026

Fubo Sports Network FAST channel on Hulu + Live TV

Fubo Sports Network is now available to Hulu’s Live TV subscribers in the US via the core subscription plan, which also includes access to the entire Hulu and Disney+ streaming libraries and live sports on ESPN. Fubo Sports Network is the owned-and-operated FAST channel from FuboTV.  The network brings an additional 1,200 hours of live […]

February 11, 2026

Research: Cost, not content, driving US streaming churn

Parks Associates has published findings from Streaming Competition and Profitability: Pricing Models & Retention Strategies report revealing that affordability has overtaken content availability as the dominant reason consumers cancel video services. In 2025, 30 per cent of US consumers cite cutting household expenses as the top reason for canceling a streaming service, up from 26 […]

February 10, 2026

SABC: “No money for election coverage”

South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC says it has no funds to adequately cover an upcoming local government election. The state’s Treasury has turned down a request from SABC for 120 million Rand (€6.2m) for dedicated funding. SABC is appealing to South African parliament’s Communications Committee to intervene. “Without funding, the SABC does not have the […]

February 10, 2026By Chris Forrester

iSpot invests in NVIDIA server

iSpot, the cross-platform TV ad measurement and attribution company, has announced the launch of iSpot SAGE, an agentic AI-powered that changes how independent measurement can be leveraged to unlock new insights, accelerate workflows, drive better consumer connections and assure advertising effectiveness. In order for SAGE to generate deep insights from its data, iSpot has made […]

February 10, 2026