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MultiChoice cuts fees for Ghana

Ghana seems to have won its battle with MultiChoice over the fees charged for its DStv and GOtv pay-TV services. Ghana’s Minister of Communications, Sam George, has confirmed that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to reduce its subscription prices, following intense regulatory pressure. The decision comes after MultiChoice finally provided the data requested by Ghana’s ministry […]

September 8, 2025By Chris Forrester

Forecast: UK SVoD revenues to overtake pay-TV by 2029

The UK video entertainment market is holding its course, with total consumer spend expected to rise 2 per cent in 2025 to £11.4 billion (€13.1bn) according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights UK report, which highlights SVoD as the powerhouse of growth, alongside a stronger year for box office and signs of stabilisation in transactional […]

September 5, 2025

India: Streaming surges as pay-TV contracts

India’s video entertainment market is in a transition phase, with total consumer spend slipping 2 per cent in 2024 to INR713.6 billion (€6.92bn), reports Futuresource Consulting. The Video Insights India report reveals pay-TV and box office declines weighed on the market, while SVoD powered ahead with double-digit growth. “In India, streaming is no longer an […]

September 5, 2025

NHL.TV now on DAZN

DAZN and the NHL have announced the launch of NHL.TV on the DAZN platform, establishing DAZN as the exclusive international home of NHL.TV in nearly 200 countries and territories (excluding the US and Canada) with live and on-demand access to every NHL game, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Under the new partnership, NHL.TV is available […]

September 5, 2025

HBO Max to stream AEW PPVs in US

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), HBO Max and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have announced an expansion of their near six-year relationship, with the launch of AEW pay-per-view (PPV) events on HBO Max, starting with AEW All Out on September 20th from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. HBO Max will stream live AEW PPV events without ads, […]

September 4, 2025

World’s largest live sports piracy ring shut down

In collaboration with Egyptian authorities, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the shutdown of the Streameast piracy network. Through its 80 associated domains, the network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world. “Today, ACE scored […]

September 3, 2025By Colin Mann

Report: 1.6m French consumers intend to subscribe to Ligue 1+

Following the news that LFP Media’s Ligue 1+ streaming platform surpassed 600,000 subscribers in the first week of the 2025/26 football season, a report by NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive predicts that it will significantly, and quickly, exceed the target of at least 1 million subscribers by the end of the season. After polling 3,749 […]

September 1, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

ATN welcomes Canadian piracy ruling

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster and a long-standing advocate for protecting the rights of creators, has applauded the recent Ontario court ruling that sentenced two individuals to five years in prison for contempt of court after refusing to comply with orders in a long-running digital piracy case. The case, […]

August 29, 2025By Colin Mann

Fubo launching Fubo Sports skinny content service

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced that it will launch Fubo Sports – a skinny content service that will offer US consumers a focused sports option at a lower price – on September 2nd At launch, Fubo Sports will include local broadcast stations owned-and-operated by ABC, CBS and Fox plus additional affiliates […]

August 28, 2025

Spain: Orange launches Todo premium plan

Orange Spain has announced the launch of its new Orange Todo package, a “simple and complete” flat-rate offer that bundles all of the brand’s premium services into one plan, designed to make life easier for customers who prefer not to contract services separately. The new plan includes top-tier connectivity with fibre and mobile on the […]

August 26, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid