November 2025 marked 15 years of the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly readout on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming. Starting in 2026, the streaming giant says it will continue publishing monthly performance data on the ISP Speed Index site, but these updates will shift to a […]
Autentic has launched its new FAST channel Wheels & Steel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium, with further rollouts on additional platforms and confirmed launches in North America scheduled for the coming months. The English-language channel showcases the world of heavy machinery, precision engineering and raw power from colossal construction equipment and mega machines to […]
Adform, the media buying platform, has announced a partnership with RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group. Bringing together RTL AdAlliance’s reach of more than 30 million European households with Adform’s programmatic technology, the partnership enables international advertisers to launch more targeted ATV campaigns. For Adform’s global brand and agency partners, this will […]
Kevin the Carrot is celebrating a decade of fluent device success, with Aldi’s 2025 Christmas advert trilogy scoring an average of 5.5 Stars across its three part series with creative effectiveness platform System1. System1’s Star Rating predicts an advert’s long-term brand growth and is calculated by measuring emotional response to each ad, with a score […]
More than half of global households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases and, crucially, the majority think streaming platform price hikes (58 per cent) are unfair and unreasonable. In such a sensitive environment, service providers should not take any measure of pricing power for granted. This is according to the EY […]
Barb, the UK TV measurement body, has launched the Barb Data Hub, a new cloud-based system for storing, processing and distributing Barb viewing data to the industry. The Barb Data Hub is an overhaul in the underlying infrastructure for storing, processing and distributing Barb data. All the calculations required to create Barb’s DB2 daily viewing […]
The Italian TV landscape is evolving towards ‘streamcasting’, a blend of traditional broadcasting and online streaming. This shift is driven by several factors, including the increasing convergence of different media players, the official adoption of Auditel’s Total Audience as the new measurement standard (which now includes digital viewing), and the widespread adoption of smart TVs […]
DJ Central TV, one of the world’s leading dance, club, and EDM television properties, has announced a landmark partnership with FAST Channels TV to launch the official DJ Central TV FAST Channel. The new 24/7, ad-supported streaming channel will deliver over 300 hours of nonstop Electronic Dance Music programming to global audiences across FAST platforms, […]
This autumn, Norway surpassed 6 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time according to research from Mediavision. This is an increase of 10 per cent compared to autumn 2024. currently, 80 per cent of households in the country have at least one paid streaming service, the highest share in the Nordic region. “Norway is […]
The Bundesliga, Germany’s top flight football league, and streaming service Samsung TV Plus have partnered to provide football fans in the UK and Ireland with a dedicated FAST channel. The new media partnership, which will run as a multi-year agreement, brings the best of Bundesliga football directly to fans’ screens, subscription-free. Fans can watch live […]