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Research: Chile, Peru lead growth in LatAm content export

Jonathan Broughton, Research Director at PlumResearch, has presented insights into the strong growth of Latin American content at Content Americas 2026, revealing that Chile has seen a huge 618 per cent increase in content consumption, while Peru surged 688 per cent compared to 2018 levels. Speaking at the Hilton Miami Downtown, Broughton shared findings from […]

January 22, 2026

Free Live Sports adds 10 new channel partners

Sports Studio has announced that its streaming platform, Free Live Sports (FLS), whas added 10 new channel partners including NASCAR, Sports Illustrated TV, MSG Sports Zone, Tennis TV, Unbeaten, Waypoint TV, Overtime, Cirque du Soleil, World Surf League and Golf Network. The new partners deepen the FLS lineup with expanded live events, sports-centered storytelling, and […]

January 22, 2026

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord premieres on Disney+ this April

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, an all-new animated series from Lucasfilm Animation, will premiere on Disney+ April 6th. Two episodes will premiere each week, with the final two airing on the ultimate Star Wars holiday, May the 4th. Set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this new adventure finds Maul plotting to […]

January 22, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Ella McCay streams on Disney+ this February

20th Century Studios’ Ella McCay arrives on Digital including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Sky Store on January 27th, then streams exclusively on Disney+ from February 5th. After a long stint producing movies such as The Edge of Seventeen and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret as well as long-standing series work on The Simpsons, James L. […]

January 22, 2026

Netflix 2025 revenue at $45.2bn; over 325m subs

Netflix has reported that FY revenue stood at $45.2 billion (€38.5bn) for 2025 (+16 per cent year over year, or 17 per cent on a FX-neutral basis) beating Wall Street estimates. Ad revenue rose more than 2.5x to over $1.5 billion. The company reported that it exceeded 325 million subscribers in Q4 – despite previously […]

January 21, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Nielsen: Streaming sets multiple US viewing records in December

Streaming viewership captured 47.5 per cent of US television in December 2025, beating the previous record of 47.3 per cent set in July 2025 to achieve the largest share of TV ever reported in Nielsen’s The Gauge – a snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption across the US. Streaming dominance in December was anchored […]

January 21, 2026

Forecast: LatAm media revenues at $65bn in 2026

Latin America is emerging as one of the fastest-growing media markets globally, with revenues forecast to reach $65 billion (€55.5bn) in 2026, representing a 10.7 per cent year-on-year growth, according to Omdia data presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media & Entertainment at Omdia, during Content Americas. This growth significantly outpaces the US, which […]

January 21, 2026

Telemundo now on Prime Video UK

Prime Video and NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer have announced that Telemundo is now exclusively available in the UK as an add-on subscription via Prime Video priced at £3.99 per month. Customers who subscribe to Telemundo will have access to over 3,000 episodes of Telemundo’s iconic Hispanic dramas – all dubbed in English (with original […]

January 21, 2026

Samsung TV Plus surpasses 100m monthly active users

Samsung TV Plus has announced that the premium FAST service has surpassed 100 million monthly active users globally. With streaming hours increasing 25 per cent year-over-year, engagement also reached new heights in 2025, with Samsung TV Plus recognised as one of the most-used streaming apps in the world. Samsung TV Plus says it stands out […]

January 21, 2026

Report: $63bn lost to IVT across digital advertising in 2025

A report published by Lunio, the invalid traffic (IVT) detection & prevention platform, has revealed that $63 billion (€53.6bn) in global digital ad spend is wasted each year on bot traffic and ad fraud. Lunio’s 2026 Global Invalid Traffic Report analyses more than 2.7 billion paid ad clicks across major platforms including Google, Meta, TikTok, […]

January 21, 2026