Prime Video France has once again blasted French media windowing and the fact it has to wait 17 months before offering new movies to its subscribers. During a Prime Video Presents press conference, managing director Christophe Deguine reiterated the platform’s position on this windowing in France, which the company isn’t signatory to. According to the […]
BBC Sport has reported a record-breaking peak audience of 5.8 million viewers tuning in across TV and streaming to watch the Red Roses’ 33-13 victory over Canada in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final on September 27th. The final was the most-watched women’s rugby union match ever on UK television, and also the most-watched […]
Electronic Arts (EA), the US video game company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor consortium comprised of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash transaction that values EA at an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion (€46.8m). Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium will acquire […]
The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has released a study which reaffirms the essential role of local news in Americans’ lives. The 2025 Local Broadcast News Study, a 3,100+ respondent surn conducted by GfK/NIQ, takes a deep dive into users of local broadcast news to see how they receive local news content, the value they […]
Broadcasts continue to serve different purposes depending on who is watching or listening. For some, it’s about picking up information; for others, it’s purely about entertainment. The most recent viewing data from the UK reflects this range in engagement. In 2025, Brits averaged around four hours of TV and streaming content each day, with approximately […]
Big Media, the production company, distributor and channel provider, has struck licensing deals for its original series with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the US and Nat Geo in the Benelux region. Under the terms of the agreement with WBD, the company has licensed Destruction Decoded (Season 1), Fatal Engineering and Modern Warfare 2.0 (pictured). […]
Your Channels, a Netherlands-based company focused on the creation and distribution of localised FAST channels, has partnered with Samsung TV Plus to launch the first Dutch 24/7 football channel – VI TV (Voetbal International TV) – and three decade specific music channels: Your 60s, Your 70s, and Your 80s. All four channels are available to […]
The FIA Extreme H World Cup, the hydrogen motorsport, has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, ensuring racing fans across Mexico and Central America can follow the next era of sustainable racing. The action will begin with Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ on October 4th to 5th, a celebratory farewell to its electric racing, […]
Children’s distribution and rights management company Hoho Rights (Cloudbabies, Toad and Friends), is continuing its multi-platform strategy by launching a new animated classics channel on YouTube which will showcase a number of animated series which were produced by S4C in collaboration with major broadcasters including the BBC and HBO. Covering a range of topics including […]
A fifth of US adults now regularly get their news from TikTok, up from just 3 per cent in 2020, reports Pew Research. During that span, no social media platform studied by the research centre has experienced faster growth in news consumption, a TikTok is primarily known for short-form video sharing and is especially popular […]