The BBC is reaching 94 per cent of adults on average per month, according to its Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26. The corporation says the report highlights “its continued role serving audiences across the UK and around the world, despite ongoing pressures on licence fee income, rising production costs and a rapidly changing media market”. […]
After a near six year hiatus, Netflix has recommenced offering free trials to its streaming service. A free trial is available in multiple regions around the world (although currently not the UK or US) for 7, 14 or 30 days (depending on the region) and includes the Premium tier with 4K and HDR. A note […]
LG Electronics has announced that its LG Channels service now boasts more than 5,000 FAST channels worldwide. The milestone follows the recent launch of LG Channels in Poland. Currently available in 37 countries, LG Channels – which debuted in 2015 – has evolved into a scaled content distribution service offering regionally curated live TV, movies, […]
Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has announced a distribution agreement with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. The partnership will see a portfolio of FAST channels launch on all Titan OS-enabled devices across key European markets. The rollout spans the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Nordics and the Netherlands. Available immediately on Philips, […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has announced Telekom Srbija Group as its newest member, strengthening ACE’s content protection efforts in Southeast Europe and across the global digital media ecosystem. Telekom Srbija Group is a leading telecommunications and media group in Southeast Europe, providing connectivity, multimedia and digital services across the region. […]
Research by WARC and Lions Advisory, in partnership with TikTok, explores how community intelligence is reshaping creative success in the age of AI, and why the future advantage belongs to brands that can learn, adapt, and create alongside culture as it unfolds. Lexi Wolf, Head of Thought Leadership, Lions Advisory, commented: “WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit 2026 […]
Little Dot Studios, the social media agency, digital media network and multi-platform production company, has unveiled HyperLaunch, the latest addition to the Little Dot OS (Optimisation Sidekicks), its growing suite of proprietary optimisation technologies. HyperLaunch helps broadcasters, distributors, sports rights holders, brands and content owners scale their YouTube output, increasing revenue while maintaining premium channel […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced that it will soon add an array of new FAST channels in a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The channels – a mix of single IP channels and scripted series genre channels – will be available across the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Nordics and […]
As streaming services face more competition than ever to capture viewers, success is no longer determined by programming alone. With inflation concerns higher than they were a year ago, affordability has become an increasingly important factor in evaluating their monthly spend. Hub Entertainment Research’s annual How to Monetise Video study reveals the key factors that […]
DNS:NET Internet Service and Exaring have entered into a partnership that will see the German fibre optic provider, DNS:NET, offer waipu.tv as a new TV service for its residential customers. The service is scheduled to launch this autumn. Customers will then be able to acces waipu.tv directly through DNS:NET and combine it with fiber optic […]