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Great Network grows SOCI by 5% in 2025

Narrative Entertainment’s Great Network reports that it has grown its share of commercial impacts (SOCI) by 5 per cent in 2025, even as the UK broadcast market has shrunk. Across 2025 (January–November), the Great Network delivered consistent growth, increasing its share as total commercial impacts in the UK fell. In November, Narrative announced a multi-year […]

December 16, 2025

Australia: Nexxen collaborates with Tubi

Nexxen, the advertising technology platform, has announced a collaboration in Australia with Fox’s AVoD platform Tubi. The initiative gives advertisers access to Tubi’s inventory through the Nexxen Supply Side Platform (SSP), opening new opportunities to engage Australia’s growing base of streaming audiences. Tubi Australia’s viewer hours have grown 50 per cent since shifting its sales […]

December 16, 2025

Prime Video gives early premiere to Fallout Season 2

Citing unprecedented “fan demand”, Prime Video has announced that the premiere episode of Fallout Season 2 will debut today [December 16th], one day earlier than previously scheduled. The announcement was revealed on the Exosphere of Sphere in Las Vegas, bringing an element of the season’s journey to New Vegas to life by turning Sphere into […]

December 16, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Research: Festive period accounts for a third of US SVoD sign-ups

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that nearly one-third of US streaming sign-ups occur between November and January, but long-term customer retention hinges on deal structure and perceived value, not promotions alone. Black Friday – the major shopping day after Thanksgiving in the US – is a significant driver of the festive spike, with eight of […]

December 15, 2025

NoireTV partners with FAST Channels TV

NoireTV, a rising force in global Black entertainment, has announced its partnership with FAST Channels TV to officially launch its new FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, delivering nonstop programming centered on the Black diaspora across the US, Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond. NoireTV’s FAST channel offers a vibrant lineup of Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, Black […]

December 15, 2025

Prime Video scraps inaccurate Fallout AI recap

Prime Video has removed a video recap generated via artificial intelligence (AI) for its TV series Fallout after users reported it featured a number of inaccuracies about the shot. In November, Prime Video commenced testing the recap tool in the US to help viewers catch up on some of its shows in its streaming library […]

December 15, 2025

wedotv signs distribution deal with LG Channels

wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has expanded its distribution partnership with the LG Channels Smart TV streaming platform to include distribution in the MENA region, Asia and Latin America. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), LG Channels MENA has launched the FAST channels wedotv BIG stories and wedotv sports, as well as two channels […]

December 15, 2025

BBC Studios accelerates digital growth across EMEA

BBC Studios has announced growth in its digital and on-demand offering across EMEA. Over the past five years, BBC Studios has transformed its digital footprint in the region. From a handful of FAST channels in 2020, BBC Studios now operates seven FAST brands and 160 feeds, working with over 15 partners across 42 EMEA countries. […]

December 15, 2025

Analysis: Intermarché delivers most effective French ad ever

The new Christmas advert from Intermarché, the French supermarket chain, has achieved an ‘exceptional’ 5.0 Stars with leading creative effectiveness platform System1 – the highest score for a French advert since testing began. System1’s Star Rating measures an advert’s long-term brand-building potential based on the audience’s emotional response, with a score of 5.0 or above […]

December 15, 2025

EBU confirms 35 broadcasters for Eurovision 2026

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed the list of public service broadcasters competing in the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, to be hosted by ORF in Vienna in May. Several countries, including Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland, have withdrawn from the 2026 contest in protest of Israel’s continued participation. The […]

December 15, 2025