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Little Dot Studios launches ChIP platform

Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, has launched Channel Intelligence Partner (ChIP), its proprietary intelligence platform designed to deliver deeper optimisation, faster insights and stronger strategic decision-making across YouTube. ChiP was built to support the growth and operation of more than 800 entertainment, sports and consumer brand YouTube channels, which are managed by Little Dot […]

November 25, 2025

Backscreen launches new Demo experience

OTT platform provider Backscreen has launched an expanded demo access page designed to give media and broadcasting professionals a direct and comprehensive view of its OTT experience. The page now provides access to both the Backscreen Demo App (APK) with Gen Z Mode and a browser-based Demo Website that replicates the full portal interface. This […]

November 24, 2025

Recce soft launches to combat search fatigue

Recce, a new film & TV recommendation app designed to cure content overload and bring clarity to viewer decision fatigue, has launched. With an intuitive interface, and a community centric approach, Recce serves to help users discover what to watch next in a faster and smarter way. Audiences spend 7.5 days per year searching for something to […]

November 24, 2025By Nik Roseveare

YouTube contributed €1bn+ to French GDP in 2024

At the YouTube Festival 2025 in Paris, Google-owned video platform YouTube unveiled figures from its economic impact report on the creators’ economy in France. Content creators and their activities have accordingly contributed more than €1 billion to France’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time in 2024. The figure includes direct revenue generated from […]

November 20, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Report: YouTube the priority platform for sports industry

Sports marketing agency IMG has launched its Digital Trends Report 2026, exploring the technologies and developments that will shape the sport and media landscape for rightsholders over the next 12 months. Featuring insights and analysis from IMG’s global team of digital experts, this year’s predictions explore the disruption of content distribution, Amazon’s unique position in […]

November 20, 2025

Record streaming audience for I’m A Celebrity

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!‘s return has seen a surge in audience streaming, with the new series achieving 12.3 million streams in its first three episodes. The figures mark a 28 per cent year on year increase for the show, which achieved its most streamed launch in series history. Additionally, I’m A Celebrity […]

November 20, 2025

Industry operation tackles pirate streamers using cryptocurrency

As cryptocurrency emerges as one of the payment methods for illicit IPTV and streaming services, the audiovisual and crypto industries have united with law enforcement to strike back. A week-long international operation brought together major industry players to identify and disrupt criminal networks using digital currencies to fund piracy and launder proceeds from illegal streaming. […]

November 19, 2025

Spain: Tarkinia launches TV Home

Tarkinia, a company specialising in television solutions for the hospitality sector through its TV Hotel service, is extending its reach into the domestic market with the launch of TV Home – a new proposition designed to allow households in Spain to access a curated selection of international TV channels. Aimed principally at the large communities […]

November 19, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Survey: UK marketers to increase streaming budgets in 2026

Comcast Advertising, the advertising division of Comcast, has released the findings from its latest Streaming TV Uncovered survey. The study looks at how marketers across the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are approaching their budgets and media priorities for the next twelve months. It signals a mood of cautious optimism, with brands remaining alert […]

November 19, 2025

Report: Home screen the new ‘first impression’ for TV advertisers

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in advanced Connected TV (CTV) advertising, has released findings illustrating how the smart TV home screen has become the new ‘first impression’ moment for advertisers — a critical space where discovery begins, decisions are made, and brand impact is won. For decades, being first in break was the holy grail […]

November 18, 2025