iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in satellite, cloud and OTT broadcast solutions, has announced the launch of iKOSYSTEM, a unified broadcast operations platform. iKOSYSTEM centralises every subscribed service into a single, secure operational environment, eliminating fragmentation and enhancing broadcast infrastructure management.Designed as a true broadcast operations control centre, iKOSYSTEM gives channels, platforms, and networks […]
Ateme, a specialist in video compression software, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Netflix for the deployment of its TITAN Live transcoder to support live streaming workflows. TITAN Live enables real-time, bandwidth-efficient encoding across several codec formats. The solution is engineered to maximise video quality, measured by objective metrics such as VMAF, and controlled […]
Channel 4’s commercial arm, Channel 4 Sales, has announced the return of its B Corp competition, offering five more sustainable businesses that meet verified standards for social and environmental business practices the chance to win free TV advertising airtime. Following a successful inaugural year, the competition has returned in partnership with B Lab UK — […]
Zootropolis 2, which has become the highest-grossing animated Motion Picture Association (MPA) release of all time taking $1.85 billion at the box office since premiering in November 2025, will be available to stream on Disney+ from March 11th. The movie sees rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde team up for an undercover escapade, taking […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland and MGM+ has announced the commission of new original UK adventure series Treasure Island. The six-part drama will bring new life and a star cast to Robert Louis Stevenson’s celebrated 18th century epic, with David Oyelowo (Selma, Silo) starring as Long John Silver, Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Mission: Impossible) as Bess Hawkins, […]
Reinforcing Connected TV’s growing role within total video strategies, nearly seven in 10 CTV advertisers (70 per cent) expect to increase their CTV spending, with an average rise of 17 per cent, according to the 2026 CTV/OTT Advertiser Survey released by Advertiser Perceptions and Premion, the CTV/OTT advertising solution for regional and local advertisers in […]
SES, releasing its full year results for 2025, says that it has won €1.8 billion of new business during the year. SES now serves more than 2 billion viewers and some 700 million homes with its signals. However, overall revenues fell back by -1.6 per cent (2024 like for like €3.65 billion. 2025 €3.51 billion). […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced a collaboration with Prime Video to launch multiple FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels across Germany, Spain and Italy. Three Rakuten TV owned and operated channels FAST channels – Rakuten TV Romance, Planet Action and 21 Jump Street – have launched in Germany, while O&O channel Alerta Cobra […]
BBC executives are to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons as MPs explore the changing ways in which young people watch television and video. The session, on March 3rd, part of the children’s TV and video content inquiry, will examine the corporation’s role in commissioning and producing […]
More than a quarter of Brits (28 per cent) think streaming services should introduce rewards for binge-watching, such as unlocking discounts after streaming a set number of hours or completing a season. The finding comes from the newly released The future of bundling waits for no one report from Bango, which surveyed 1,500 UK consumers. […]