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Report: €8.2bn generated by Italian TV in 2023

Italy’s digital communications market was worth over €27 billion in 2023, reversing a long-term decline although still 10 per cent down compared to 2019. According to the annual report of the Italian Communications Authority (AgCom), overall broadband lines reached around 19.12 million units (+110,000 on an annual basis), counterbalancing the decline in DSL lines. AgCom […]

July 19, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Disney+ on LG in-car platform

LG Electronics (LG) is welcoming Disney+ to the LG Automotive Content Platform powered by webOS (LG ACP powered by webOS), further expanding the outstanding range of viewing options available on its innovative in-car infotainment solution. Featuring premier entertainment properties, Disney+ adds a new dimension to LG’s industry-leading ACP. Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for […]

July 19, 2024

CBC’s multiplatform Olympics

With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fast approaching, Canadian state broadcaster CBC is ensuring Canadians have everything they need to cheer on Team Canada whenever and however they choose. Leading up to and throughout the Games, exciting new content will be released daily across CBC’s multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile apps and social media, […]

July 19, 2024

Report: Americans moving away from TV bingeing

Consumer research platform Attest has released the findings from its fifth annual US Media Consumption Report which provides insights into how Americans’ habits across television, audio, news, and social media continue to evolve. TV & Streaming Trends (Most) consumers are spending less time watching, while live TV continues to plummet • Attest’s research finds that […]

July 18, 2024

Samsung Tizen OS powers Loewe’s Stellar

Samsung Electronics has confirmed that its Tizen OS will be embedded in Loewe’s latest premium TV, Stellar, now launching in Europe. According to the company, this is a significant milestone for the Tizen Licensing Programme, which started in 2022 and is now rapidly growing in Europe and worldwide. “This new collaboration with Loewe ensures that […]

July 18, 2024

Barb completes 7k home panel expansion

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has completed the increase in its nationally-representative panel of UK households from 5,150 homes to 7,000 homes. This is the largest-ever increase in reporting sample since Barb’s launch in 1981 and is part of Barb’s multi-year contracts, which run until the end of 2029. These are […]

July 17, 2024

UKTV launches U Masterbrand

July 16th  marks the launch of multichannel provider UKTV’s new Masterbrand ‘U’, which sees its free streaming service transition to U and its free-to-air channels become U&Dave, U&W, U&DRAMA and U&YESTERDAY.  Viewers will see the changes on air and across platforms, with all assets reflecting the new brand design system. To kick off the launch, UKTV has teamed up […]

July 16, 2024By Colin Mann

DAZN, beIN score Ligue 1 rights

With the start of the French top flight football Ligue 1 season fast approaching, a deal for the broadcasting rights for the upcoming cycle has finally been reached. Governing body the LFP had been seeking a €1 billion bid for the 2024-2029 cycle, however, received no bids at auction, leading to talks with individual broadcasters, […]

July 15, 2024By Colin Mann

Analysis: YouTube content spend grows

The latest report from Ampere Analysis focuses on YouTube’s significance in the media market. With a unique business model that places advertising as its main source of revenue – thanks to its huge user base – the platform is rarely compared to TV. In this analysis, Ampere compares its investment in content to the major […]

July 15, 2024

BBC Studios, Samsung EMEA FAST deal

BBC Studios and Samsung TV Plus are to expand two BBC FAST channel brands in EMEA. BBC Drama will make its debut in MENA on Samsung TV Plus whilst Top Gear launches on Samsung TV Plus across MENA, Italy, Spain, France, Germany,  Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Already available in Spain, Italy and France on Samsung […]

July 15, 2024