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STV Player achieves monthly streaming record

STV Player, the Scottish BVoD service, has reported an all‑time monthly record of 16.4 million streams in January 2026, half a million more streams than the previous record of 15.9 million set in November 2024. The record performance has been attributed to strong network content and a mix of popular archive and acquired titles. Helping […]

February 6, 2026

ProSiebenSat.1, Telekom expand partnership

Deutsche Telekom and ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcaster, are expanding their existing cooperation. In addition to the distribution of all ProSiebenSat.1 linear channels and the partnership in the area of advertising and addressable TV, the companies have agreed on expanded cooperation on the Joyn and Joyn PLUS+ streaming services. The new agreement has a term of […]

February 6, 2026

NatWest sponsors C4’s Winter Paralympics coverage

Channel 4 Sales is teaming up with NatWest on a deal that sees the UK bank sponsor it’s Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games coverage. NatWest will sponsor approximately 50 hours of live and on-demand coverage across Channel 4 and its streaming platform, with Royal Bank of Scotland idents running in Scotland. Beginning with the […]

February 6, 2026

Telemundo Puerto Rico FAST channel launches in US

NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group has announced Telemundo Puerto Rico – a FAST channel featuring Telemundo Puerto Rico / WKAQ’s original entertainment and news programming – is available now in the mainland US on The Roku Channel, with additional streaming services and connected TV platforms to be announced soon.  “WKAQ has a tremendous legacy serving […]

February 6, 2026

Barb: Nearly 61% of UK homes have Netflix

Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7 per cent) had access to at least one SVoD service in Q4 2025. This is slightly up from 20.5 million UK homes in Q3 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 18 million UK […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Nielsen: Ad-supported TV 74.2% of US viewing in Q4

Ad-supported television represented 74.2 per cent of overall TV viewing across the US 2025, according to Nielsen’s newly released Q4 Ad Supported Gauge. This percentage marked the highest the medium hit throughout all of 2025. Compared to Q3 2025, ad supported viewing was also up 9 per cent, outpacing the 7 per cent increase in total […]

February 5, 2026

Data: News takes record share of UK radio listening

News Broadcasting has achieved another set of standout RAJAR results for the survey period ending December 14th 2025. The group, including national brands talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Times Radio and Talk, as well as U105 in Northern Ireland, delivered a record market share of 4.5 per cent with 46 million listening hours, up 4.6 per […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Singapore: EPL court order success

The Singapore High Court has ordered internet service providers to block access to a further 47 pirate domains illegally showing English Premier League content, following a successful application by the League. The latest order builds on a series of court decisions secured since the 2018/19 season. To date, nearly 800 infringing domains have been blocked […]

February 5, 2026By Colin Mann

Teads partners with Google TV for CTV advertising

Teads, the omnichannel outcomes platform, has partnered with Google TV to expand its connected TV (CTV) HomeScreen ad inventory. This strategic partnership gives brands access to high-attention placements on connected television, appearing as the first visual impression on Google TV devices across major global markets, including the UK and US. With Google TV Masthead, advertisers […]

February 5, 2026

The Grand Tour returning to Prime Video

Prime Video has revealed the trio presenters who host the new season of The Grand Tour; celebrated trainspotter and transport enthusiast Francis Bourgeois will be joined by James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, the creators of celebrated YouTube channel Throttle House. The new presenters will front a six-part, globe-trotting series, tackling an array of motoring’s most pressing (and absurd) questions across some […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare