A fall of a few thousand in any market for a pay-TV organisation is a worry. Multiply that to a total of 2.8 million cancellations over the past two years and it shows that South Africa’s DStv, even under its new Canal+ owners, has a mountain to climb. But the numbers are worrying. Back in […]
Samsung Electronics held its FAST Forward: How New Streaming Models Are Shaping the Next Generation of TV panel as part of its Tech Forum panel series at CES 2026. Taking place at The Wynn in Las Vegas, the panel brought together leaders from entertainment and media to explore the evolution of streaming and the rapid […]
With one month until the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, NBCUniversal has announced that it has sold out of its Olympic inventory, setting a new Winter Olympics ad sales record with more advertisers investing in the upcoming Winter Games. “With the resurgence of the Olympic movement, our strongest Sports Upfront in history, the early sell […]
IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club have announced a multi-year renewal of their long-standing technology partnership. From the launch of the Wimbledon website in 1995 and the mobile application in 2009, to the first integration of enhanced AI-powered solutions in 2017, IBM and the All England Club have collaborated for 36 years to […]
RTVE, the Spanish broadcaster, has refreshed its branding coinciding with the beginning of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Televisión Española. The essence of the current identity is maintained, but it is refreshed in all the visual and graphic elements. The change aims to strengthen the values of the RTVE Corporation as a “plural […]
Spotter, a partner to some of the world’s largest creators, has announced a strategic partnership with Comscore, the specialist in media measurement and analytics. This collaboration designates Comscore as Spotter’s official independent measurement partner, enabling a new approach to measuring the reach, engagement, and cultural influence of creator-led content across media platforms. As the creator […]
Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released Asia-Pacific Video & Broadband 2026 (AVB 2026), its flagship annual assessment of the region’s video industry. The report finds that Asia-Pacific total screen revenues will continue to grow through 2030, but that growth is increasingly concentrated in streaming, social video and connected TV (CTV), while traditional television faces sustained structural […]
UKTV’s U streaming service – featuring thousands of hours of free, British content – is now available on Channel 4 streaming. The launch provides Channel 4 viewers with the ability to stream UKTV originals and BBC classics – both catch-up and boxsets – alongside Channel 4’s programming, enhancing viewer choice and convenience, while ensuring viewers […]
Sports Studio has announced that its streaming platform, Free Live Sports (FLS), has secured seven new global distribution deals that will extend the platform’s reach to more than 75 million households worldwide. The new agreements include six global CTV distribution partnerships with VIDAA (including Hisense Channels), Rakuten TV, Titan OS, Whale TV, Anoki (LiveTVx) and Swift TV. Additionally, FLS has signed an agreement with 3SS, a […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons will hold a scrutiny session on the BBC World Service at 10am on Thursday January 8th 2026, taking evidence from senior BBC officials including outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie. The World Service’s budget (£358 million [€430m] in 2025-26) has fallen by 21 per […]