In a time of unprecedented connectivity, the barriers between cultures have never been more permeable. The streaming explosion worldwide has spawned an insatiable hunger for content that knows no borders. What was once a specialised pursuit among film aficionados has become a mass entertainment activity. The stumbling block has always been the language barrier. Subtitles, […]

OTTplay Premium, India’s AI-powered OTT aggregator, has partnered with Amazon Prime to offer Prime Lite benefits to its customers. Amazon Prime Lite subscriptions will be available through OTTplay in two ways – through bundled offerings with OTTplay’s partner Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as NetPlus, KCCL, NXT, Railtel, and more, making it even easier for […]

Continuing its global legal efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Central District of California has issued a judgment against Zachary DeBarr, operator of the illegal streaming service Outer Limits IPTV. The ruling, issued by the Honorable Judge […]

Connected TV consumption continues to surge in Spain, significantly reshaping viewing habits, according to Barlovento Comunicación’s July 2025 report. SVoD platforms remain the market leader in penetration, while AVoD/FAST models are also showing solid growth. The report highlights 34.9 million exclusive monthly Connected TV viewers, including 15.3 million daily unique viewers and 3.8 million who […]

Prime Video has joined the roster of platforms hosting the new in-house Ligue 1 Plus direct-to-consumer (DTC) service having agreed a carriage deal with LFP, the French football governing body. The service will is available now at a promotional price (until August 31st) of €12.99 per month for a full-year subscription. A Prime Video subscription […]

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has unveiled its Tarifa Joven-30 (‘Youth Rate -30’) , a new discounted subscription option available in Spain for sports fans aged under 30. Available immediately, all sports enthusiasts between the ages of 18 and 30 can receieve a 30 per cent discount on any of the platform’s monthly and annual […]

LG Ad Solutions has released The Big Shift 2025 | Australia Edition, a research study highlighting how Australian viewing habits are evolving in the era of Connected TV (CTV). Among the key findings: 50 per cent of Australian CTV viewers now rely on the TV’s home screen as their primary guide for what to watch, […]

A study from Magnite, titled Streams and Screens: the Philippines, explores how Filipinos are engaging with ad-supported streaming content. The study uncovers that streaming viewership is widespread in the Philippines, with streamers using six different services on average and willing to watch seven minutes of advertising per hour of streaming. Ad-supported streamers are also consuming […]

The number of Scripted TV Originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers – Apple, Amazon, Disney+, HBO MAX, Netflix, Paramount+ – in the first half of 2025 fell by 24 per cent year-on-year, down from 318 first-run and renewed titles, to just 242, according to insight from Ampere Analysis. The drop reflects […]

Canada’s video entertainment sector continues its steady expansion, achieving 1 per cent value growth in 2024, and with total consumer spend projected to increase by 3 per cent in 2025. That’s according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest video insights report, which points to a market worth CA$12.4 billion (€7.75bn) by the end of the year. The […]