Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has dismantled India-based piracy network MKVCinemas and its associated domains. Additionally, ACE shut down a high-traffic drive-to-drive cloning tool frequently used by piracy services in India and Indonesia. Most of MKVCinemas’ traffic came from India, a rapidly expanding entertainment market. Collectively, the MKVCinemas domains accounted for […]
A director hired by Netflix to make a science-fiction series was convicted this week of an $11 million (€9.3m) fraud. Prosecutors said Carl Erik Rinsch, 48, secured funding from Netflix from 2018 to early 2020 to make the series, which was initially called White Horse and later renamed Conquest. But he put the money in […]
FAST Channels TV, a leader in end-to-end FAST channel technology and distribution, is partnering with REVIVE Media Group to launch REVIVE, a new Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel designed to deliver authentic, culture-driven stories to audiences worldwide. REVIVE will be the newest addition to the FAST Channels TV lineup, featuring a powerful mix of […]
A+E Global Media has announced the launch of two new FAST channels for German-language audiences across Germany, Switzerland and Austria, anchored by the hit series Ax Men and Swamp People. Built as dedicated, single-title FAST channels, both launches offer viewers round-the-clock access to full-series programming in German, expanding A+E Global Media’s FAST footprint in the DACH region […]
Love TV Channels, a European start-up specialised in the production of thematic TV channels, has launched Nachrichten 360, a new TV channel that will offer 24-hour news and is available for free on Samsung TV Plus in Germany. Nachrichten 360 is a TV channel designed to offer news in collaboration with different news agencies, both […]
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 […]
Fuelled by the American football season, ad supported TV viewing in the US during Q3 peaked in September, representing 74.7 per cent of overall TV viewership in that month, according to Nielsen’s Q3 2025 Ad Supported Gauge. Across the full quarter (06/30/2025 – 09/28/2025), ad supported TV accounted for 72.9 per cent of overall TV […]
The BBC has announced new funding and commissioning plans to build on the success of shows such as Blue Lights, Death Valley (pictured) and Only Child. The plans will see the broadcaster double spend on commissioning new shows for TV and BBC iPlayer that reflect stories in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – from c£50 […]
Six new live channels and hundreds of hours of on-demand programming will launch on 5’s streaming service, following a deal with Hearst Networks and an expanded partnership with AMC Networks International (AMCNI) UK. The new launches build on 5’s strategy to expand its streamed offering with curated partner content to sit alongside 5’s own drama […]
NoireTV, the global cable and streaming network dedicated to African-American entertainment, global politics, Hip-Hop/Afrobeats/Dancehall music, reality series and Global Black cinema, has officially launched on Channelbox via Freeview channel 271. The channel is now available to millions of Freeview users across the UK. Channelbox is a multi-channel platform available on connected Freeview channel 271 and […]