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Report: Italian TV market nears €9bn valuation

The Italian TV market is projected to reach a value of €8.97 billion by the end of 2025, representing a 2.2 per cent growth over 2024. This is according to the latest report from Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting, The Television Market in Italy 2025–2027, which highlights a shift from traditional linear TV to non-linear and […]

December 23, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

BBC Sounds sees record plays in 2025

BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year. There was a total of 2.8 billion audio plays from across the BBC, including BBC Sport, BBC News, BBC […]

December 23, 2025

New Zealand: Telco, pay-TV revenues to see modest growth

New Zealand’s telco and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2 per cent from $3.2 billion (€2.7bn) in 2024 to $3.4 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reports GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s New Zealand Telecom […]

December 23, 2025

Vilpa Films launching Vilpa Max streaming platform

Vilpa Films, the production company established my Mexican producer, filmmaker and author Alejandro Vilpa, will launch its new streaming platform, Vilpa Max, on January 31st 20206. The platform will seek to provide short filmmakers from around the world an opportunity to present their work to a global audience. Vilpa Max, which will at first roll […]

December 23, 2025

Stingray music collaborates with Mercedes-Benz

Stingray, the specialist in music and video content distribution, business services and advertising solutions, has announced a partnership with automotive brand Mercedes-Benz to bring its Stingray Music and Stingray Karaoke applications to all vehicles equipped with the latest generation of infotainment system MBUX. The applications will be natively pre-installed in the vehicle’s ‘Music & Audio’ section and are expected to launch […]

December 23, 2025

Channel 4: Streaming viewing up 14% in 2025

Channel 4 has revealed a snapshot of the nation’s viewing habits for 2025, in a roundup of facts that reveal how audiences spent their time in front of the screen – plus a look back on content highlights from the year. This year to date has seen the broadcaster achieve what it describes as “significant […]

December 22, 2025

Forecast: Telco, pay-TV services revenue in India at $61.9bn in 2029

India’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 per cent from $46.3 billion (€39.4bn) in 2024 to $61.9 billion in 2029, driven by revenue contributions from mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s India Telecom Operators […]

December 22, 2025

Nielsen, Roku expand measurement partnership

Nielsen and Roku have announced an expansion to their strategic partnership. Building on years of collaboration, this next phase will incorporate Roku data in Nielsen’s advanced campaign measurement and outcome solutions. As part of this expanded multi-year strategic partnership, Nielsen will continue using Roku’s large-scale TV data as input to its Big Data + Panel […]

December 22, 2025

Research: AVoD platforms see biggest catalogue growth in 2025

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that AVoD platforms recorded the fastest catalogue growth globally in 2025, outpacing SVoD services globally. Tubi has led the expansion, enjoying robust growth in the UK. Six of the 10 platforms with the fastest catalogue growth were free, ad-supported services, including Tubi UK (+99 per cent), Rakuten TV Ireland (+43 […]

December 19, 2025

France Télévisions lays out €140m saving plan

France Télévisions has laid out its 2026 budget, incorporating a saving of €140 million – an unprecedented level for the French public service broadcaster. Faced with a severe reduction in its public funding – expected to decline by €65.2 million compared to 2025 (€2.44 billion) and by more than €200 million compared to the initial […]

December 19, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris