A man from Milford Haven in South West Wales has admitted a series of piracy offences said to have caused an estimated £6 million (€6.9m) loss to pay-TV providers including Amazon Prime, BT Sport and Sky. Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard that Michael David Barrow operated over a five-year period, supplying aadapted Amazon Fire TV sticks […]
Sandbox Group, a specialist in learning-focused entertainment, has announced that its flagship children’s service, PlayKids Learning, is now available to Vizio OS customers in the US. The app brings a library of educational shows and games directly to American living rooms for $7.99 per month, following a 7-day free trial. PlayKids Learning offers thousands of […]
Netflix has rolled out its new Playground app – an expansion to its preschool and kids’ series, films and games lineup. “We’re building a world where kids can not only watch their favourite stories, they can step inside them and interact with their favorite characters,” explained John Derderian, Netflix Vice President of Animation Series + Kids […]
Roku has announced that Howdy, its SVoD service, has launched a mobile app in the US. The app is available immediately on the iOS App Store and Google Play, offering a seamless viewing experience with on-the-go access to Howdy’s library of content. “At a time when most things are getting more expensive, Howdy is designed to make premium, […]
AppsFlyer, the marketing cloud, has released the State of Subscriptions for Marketers 2026, an analysis of subscription trends across platforms, categories and geographies. The data reveals a clear shift in what consumers are paying for, how they are paying for it, and where in the world they are doing it. Short Drama (bite-sized serialised video […]
Advanced-Television can exclusively reveal that Channel 4 Sales has signed a year-long sponsorship deal with homeware and interiors brand Habitat for Channel 4’s Inspired Living programming strand. The sponsorship will appear across Channel 4, E4, More4 and Channel 4 streaming, showcasing the Habitat brand alongside programming that aims to celebrates creativity, lifestyle and self-expression including […]
FotMob – the matchday companion app usedby over 22 million football fans globally – has renewed its collaboration with the Sidemen as the Official Live Score Partner for the YouTube collective’s charity match at Wembley Stadium on April 18th. The event – which pits the Sidemen FC against a team of YouTube Allstars in a […]
Anti‑piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down AnimePlay, one of the largest illicit anime streaming applications operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The application was run out of Riau, Indonesia. AnimePlay had amassed more than 5 million registered users, primarily in Indonesia, and was hosting over 60 terabytes of infringing […]
Surfshark, a specialist in cybersecurity, has announced the launch of HeyPolo, a new kind of location-sharing app. HeyPolo moves away from the always-on monitoring and gives people a way to share their location when and how they decide, not by default. Following a privacy-first approach, HeyPolo does not sell user data to third parties, ensuring […]
EE has announced that the DAZN app is now available for EE TV Box Pro and EE TV Box Edge customers to access via the Apps rail and Apps section on their device. DAZN delivers a range of live sporting events, highlights, shows and original programming. With DAZN, EE TV customers can access sports, including: […]