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Forecast: LatAm media revenues at $65bn in 2026

Latin America is emerging as one of the fastest-growing media markets globally, with revenues forecast to reach $65 billion (€55.5bn) in 2026, representing a 10.7 per cent year-on-year growth, according to Omdia data presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media & Entertainment at Omdia, during Content Americas. This growth significantly outpaces the US, which […]

January 21, 2026

S4C, BBC agree iPlayer partnership

The BBC and S4C have unveiled plans for a streaming partnership which will provide greater prominence for S4C programming on the BBC iPlayer streaming service. Under the new plans, S4C’s Welsh language content will regularly feature on the iPlayer homepage in Wales, and “landmark” S4C content – including drama titles and live sports programming – […]

January 14, 2026

Germany: Joyn viewership up 100% YoY

ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcaster, has reported that its Joyn streaming service remains on a strong growth trajectory. In December 2025, Joyn grew watch time by 100 per cent compared to December 2024. Joyn reached a total of 12.4 million viewers (3+ age group) and is thus +1.9 million users ahead of its main competitor, RTL+ […]

January 9, 2026

UKTV’s U joins Channel 4 streaming

UKTV’s U streaming service – featuring thousands of hours of free, British content – is now available on Channel 4 streaming. The launch provides Channel 4 viewers with the ability to stream UKTV originals and BBC classics – both catch-up and boxsets – alongside Channel 4’s programming, enhancing viewer choice and convenience, while ensuring viewers […]

January 6, 2026

Channel 4: Streaming viewing up 14% in 2025

Channel 4 has revealed a snapshot of the nation’s viewing habits for 2025, in a roundup of facts that reveal how audiences spent their time in front of the screen – plus a look back on content highlights from the year. This year to date has seen the broadcaster achieve what it describes as “significant […]

December 22, 2025

More Disney+ content coming to ITVX

In July, The Walt Disney Company and ITV announced an initiative to carry a selection each other’s streaming content, billed as a ‘Taste of ITVX’ and a ‘Taste of Disney+’ respectively. The regularly refreshed selection of programmes include the following titles, available to stream in January, February and March 2026 as part of a ‘Taste […]

December 19, 2025

​ITVX sets new annual streaming record

ITVX has announced that it has already surpassed its total annual streams figure from 2024, with December viewing still to be counted. ITVX hit 3.3 billion streams on November 30th, achieving this figure a full month earlier than 2024. ITV said the accelerated growth “further evidences ITVX’s success as the dominant commercial BVoD service in […]

December 10, 2025

Data: Time-shifted TV viewing grows in Spain 

Consumption of time-shifted TV reached 8 minutes per person per day in November 2025, representing 5 per cent of total television use, according to the latest report from Barlovento Comunicación with data from Kantar. The study, which measures non-linear viewing of television content within the seven days following its original broadcast, as well as same-day […]

December 10, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Germany: Joyn sees record audiences

Joyn reached a record 12.4 million viewers in Germany November 2025 (net reach, 3+ age group). This puts the ProSiebenSat.1 streaming service some 1.8 million users ahead of RTL+. In the strongest month in its history to date, Joyn grew by 104 per cent compared to November 2024. Joyn also grew by 44 per cent […]

December 9, 2025

Data: SVoD programming shrinks in Q4; Sports content rises

Gracenote has updated its Data Hub with Q4 2025 data. Key highlights from the new release include a decrease in total SVoD programming compared to the previous quarter, and an uptick in sports content across both SVoD and FAST platforms. Q4 2025 Data Hub Update Highlights SVoD Video distribution across five global SVoD providers (Apple […]

November 25, 2025