Parks Associates has published research revealing that 38 per cent of US internet households subscribe to at least one sports-specific streaming service, up from just 4 per cent in 2019. The NFL is the most popular sport, with 82 per cent of sports viewers in US internet households regularly watching NFL content during the season. […]

ProSiebenSat.1 has reported that generated Group revenues of €820 million in the third quarter of 2025 (previous year: €882 million). In what it described as “a challenging economic environment”, revenues were down 7 per cent year-on-year. Organically – i.e., adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes – revenues decreased by 2 per cent. For the […]

Independent TV network Great, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK, has joined the Broadcast 2040+ campaign, a coalition committed to securing a long-term future for free-to-air broadcast TV and radio. As some in the TV sector advocate for a switch-off, Great says it is joining with the Broadcast 2040+ campaign “to push for safeguarding this crucial […]

Fitch Ratings has examined the long-term debt for pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV. The downgrade is modest (at BB from BB+) but the result could make further borrowing slightly more costly. DirecTV is owned by AT&T and TPG (the former Texas Pacific Group). Fitch says: “The downgrade reflects secular pressures resulting in increased uncertainty around industry valuations. […]

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and eight media freedom organisations and networks – the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), the International Press Institute (IPI), the Reporters without Borders (RsF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and the SafeJournalists Network […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, in partnership with BT, has commenced a nationwide rollout of new digital Street Hub units – an enhanced design that aim to revitalise high streets, improve public connectivity, and supercharge advertising across the UK. Building on the success of units launched in 2017, the new Street Hubs combine next-gen […]

ODMedia, a provider of content localisation, delivery, monetisation and FAST/OTT services, has completed the rebranding of Pixagility, its French subsidiary, and consolidated its operations under the ODMedia name. Acquired in January 2024, Pixagility now operates fully as ODMedia, completing its integration into the group and confirming Paris and Abidjan as a strengthened regional hub for […]

Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.5 million UK homes (69.5 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q3 2025. This is a slight dip from 20.6 million UK homes in Q2 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 […]

Amazon announced at its annual unBoxed event in Nashville, Tennessee, that its Prime Video streaming service now has an average monthly ad-supported reach of more than 315 million viewers globally. This number represents an unduplicated average monthly active ad-supported audience across Original and licensed series and films, live sports and events, and free, ad-supported live […]

ITVX has surpassed 3 billion streams for the year to date. The figure was achieved more than three weeks earlier than in 2024, which ITV says is “testament to the accelerated growth of its streaming platform”. ITV added that its BVoD service has been the #1 commercial BVoD platform in the UK every single month […]