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Canada: 30.5m watch Winter Olympics

CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 reached 30.5 million viewers in Canada across its English and French television networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS. CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms drew a total of over 89 million streams on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, the CBC News app (iOS / Android) and the Radio-Canada Info app (iOS / Android), […]

February 24, 2026

BBC Studios, Rogan Productions renew first look deal

BBC Studios is renewing its deal with Rogan Productions, which gives the global studio a first look deal at distributing the indie’s factual programming slate in return for development funding for another three years. BBC Studios and Rogan Productions first partnered together back in 2020, with the focus of the deal being and continuing to […]

February 24, 2026

Study: Sluggish progress on female representation in Indian entertainment

Prime Video India and released the latest edition of O Womaniya! report, a study on female representation in Indian entertainment. Researched and curated by media consulting firm, Ormax Media, produced by Film Companion Studios, and championed by Prime Video, the O Womaniya! 2025 study continues to examine the industry-wide trends and white spaces in female […]

February 24, 2026

Hulu confirms X-Files reboot

Celebrated sci-fi series The X-Files has received the green light for a reboot from Hulu. The pilot for the reboot will be helmed by Ryan Coogler, director of films including Black Panther and Creed, and whose Sinners movie – which he also wrote – has been nominated for a record number of Oscars at this […]

February 24, 2026By Nik Roseveare

BBC World Service’s Witness History to launch AI-animated episodes

The BBC World Service programme Witness History will release five animated video adaptations of recent episodes, created using generative AI technology.  The first animated episode, The World’s First Labradoodle, will be available on the BBC World Service YouTube channel on March 1st. It will be followed by animated versions of Brazil’s Biggest Bank Heist; Ramesses […]

February 24, 2026

Research: Microdramas overtake streamers on mobile engagement

Microdramas are rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-scaling formats in online video. Omdia’s analysis of mobile usage data shows that, in the US. users now spend more time per day watching microdramas on mobile apps than they do watching Netflix, Disney+ or Prime Video on mobile devices. Omdia estimates global microdrama revenues reached $11 […]

February 23, 2026

Sky Atlantic launching on Virgin TV

Virgin Media O2 has announced that Sky Atlantic is launching on Virgin TV at no extra cost. From April 1st, existing Virgin TV 360 and Stream box customers who already receive Sky Entertainment channels (Sky Comedy, Sky Witness, and coming soon, Sky One) will gain access to Sky Atlantic. New and existing Virgin TV customers […]

February 23, 2026By Nik Roseveare

BBC reports 83m streams for Winter Games

BBC Sport’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026 has achieved its largest overall audience consumption ever, with a record-breaking surge in streaming. Across the Winter Olympic Games in 2026, there were 83 million streams and over 44 million total streamed hours online via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, […]

February 23, 2026

Netflix makes £1m donation to NFTS

Netflix has announced a £1 million (€1.1m) donation to the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to fund the launch of a new creativity hub at its Beaconsfield campus.  The donation forms part of Netflix’s Generation N commitment to UK skills and talent, which includes all of Netflix’s work with leading film schools, charities and […]

February 23, 2026

WBD sees record streaming audience for 2026 Winter Games

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) reports that the return of the Olympic Winter Games to Europe produced significant growth in viewership and engagement across its services across the region.   Highlights across the seventeen days of competition (February 6th-22nd), as well as two days prior to the Opening Ceremony featuring select sports events, include: Across streaming […]

February 23, 2026By Nik Roseveare