Disney+ is set to kick off he 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League season by streaming the League Phase draw live on September 19th. As part of their existing subscription, fans across Europe can watch as the fixtures of the teams going head-to-head in the League Phase are officially revealed. Streaming live at 11am (BST), the […]
Today’s consumers typically use four or more streaming services. For providers, reducing churn is now the top priority – and engagement has become a stronger indicator of brand health than subscriber counts. Since 2013, Hub’s annual Decoding the Default survey has measured which platforms US consumers consider their ‘home base’ for TV – ie, the […]
Research from Omdia presented at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam reveals a fundamental shift in the streaming media landscape, with major platforms moving from fierce competition to strategic collaboration in what Maria Rúa Aguete Head of M&E at Omdia called Streaming Love – a new era of partnerships between previously competitive giants. “The ‘Streaming Wars’ narrative […]
Research presented at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam reveals that YouTube has cemented its position as the number one video service across all devices, with consumption increasingly shifting to Connected TV environments. The findings show that in the US, more than 50 per cent of YouTube users now watch content on CTV screens. “YouTube’s cross-platform strategy […]
Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q2 2025. This is an increase from 20.1 million UK homes in Q1 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 million […]
Amazon Ads and Netflix have announced a partnership that provides advertisers using Amazon DSP with direct access to Netflix’s premium ad inventory. The offering will be available in the UK, the US, France, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Germany and Australia, providing availability for marketers using Amazon DSP in these countries. The new integration […]
Demand and willingness to pay for pay-TV and paid video content in Germany continues to grow, despite a difficult economic climate and complex regulation. In 2024, revenues from pay-TV and paid video-on-demand rose by around 6 per cent to €5.5 billion. For the current year 2025, VAUNET – German Media Association – expects revenues to […]
The boxing matchup between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford will stream live on Netflix on September 13th — and for the first time, viewers will be able to choose between a live English or Spanish broadcast option. “We’ve assembled a knock-out group of combat sports veterans to call every shot. The English broadcasting team will […]
During August 2025, 0.5 per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 18 per cent stayed the same, 81 per cent decreased 0.2 Mbps, and 0.5 per cent went down 0.4 Mbps on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix […]
Starting this September, Disney+ customers in Spain will gain access to a curated selection of Atresmedia content, under the Atresplayer label, as part of their subscription, in the latest addition to Disney+’s European broadcaster partnerships. This integration agreement will see Atresplayer have its own distinct space on Disney+ and feature more than 300 hours per […]