It’s been 12 months since WWE made its game-changing debut on Netflix. During WWE’s first year on the streaming platform there have been 52 episodes of RAW and multiple Premium Live Events (PLE) that have welcomed dozens of celebrities to ringside, including the likes of Bert Kreischer, Macaulay Culkin, Richard Gadd, Tiffany Haddish and Charlie […]
Global content investment will reach $255 billion (€218.2bn) in 2026, rising 2 per cent year-on-year, according to forecasts from Ampere Analysis. Growth continues to be driven by sustained investment from global streaming platforms, which are further increasing their share of content spend. While overall growth remains modest, this continued shift is widening the gap with […]
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga, has criticised Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince, accusing him of becoming the “Narco Maduro of the Internet” in an escalating dispute over online piracy. Tebas made the remark in a post on social media platform X, where he cited Prince’s response to a €14.25 million fine imposed on Cloudflare […]
The BBC and Creative Wales have confirmed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening Wales’ creative industries, supporting skills development, and amplifying Welsh stories for audiences at home and around the world. Tim Davie, outgoing Director General of the BBC, commented: “This renewed partnership with Creative Wales underlines the BBC’s long […]
The first Grand Slam tennis of 2026 will commence with Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) exclusive coverage of the Australian Open for viewers in Europe. Every match will stream on WBD’s enhanced streaming platform HBO Max across Europe for the first time as discovery+ continues its streaming coverage in the UK. Tennis fans can step into […]
Digitoonz Spain, the European subsidiary of Digitoonz Media & Entertainment — an animation studio headquartered in India with operations in the US and Europe — and Hoho Rights, the commercial arm of London based producer, Hoho Entertainment, have announced an exclusive free-to-air distribution agreement for three preschool animated series — Cloudbabies, Shane The Chef and […]
Italy’s telecoms regulator, the Communications Authority (AgCom), has fined the US Internet services company Cloudflare €14 million for violating anti-piracy regulations. The fine, set at 1 per cent of the company’s global turnover, was issued because Cloudflare failed to disable access to pirated content as ordered on February 18th 2025. Cloudflare was required to block […]
SVoD platforms attracted an estimated 37.4 million monthly unique users in Spain in 2025, according to the OTT Multiscreen Barometer published by Barlovento Comunicación (12th wave, December 2025). The report shows a population reach of 96 per cent, factoring in access via television, tablet, mobile phone and computer. High engagement on a daily basis is […]
Virgin TV subscribers can now watch Premier Sports Rugby – the 24/7 rugby channel offering comprehensive club rugby coverage. The channel was previously only available to viewers who were subscribed to Premier Sports, but it is now available to all subscribers at no extra cost. Virgin TV customers and rugby fans can now look forward […]
With gamers powering up new consoles and video games at Christmas, the upgrade in new tech has resulted in approximately 49 million old consoles sitting unused in UK homes, according to research from Virgin Media O2. In total, the combined value of this unused tech has been calculated at £4.14 billion. The build-up of unused […]