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Innovid integrates with LinkedIn CTV Ads

Innovid, the independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimisation of advertising, now supports LinkedIn Connected TV Ads as a LinkedIn Marketing Partner for Campaign Management and Reporting & ROI. With this integration, advertisers can now activate LinkedIn’s CTV campaigns directly within Innovid’s Social Ads Manager—bringing professional-grade video advertising to the largest screen […]

July 22, 2025

Ofcom: Public service content should be findable on YouTube

Urgent steps must be taken to ensure that public service media content is easy to find and discover on third-party platforms, under new recommendations from broadcast regulator Ofcom to secure the system’s survival. Public service media (PSM) has a long and proud tradition in the UK. It delivers duly impartial and trusted news and original […]

July 21, 2025By Colin Mann

BBC NL+ launches on NLZIET

BBC Studios Benelux has officially launched BBC NL+, a brand new multi-genre video on demand and streaming platform. Starting now, subscribers of both KPN TV+ and NLZIET can access the service and enjoy a rich selection of iconic brands from the BBC and beyond on BBC NL+. A new agreement with NLZIET marks the second […]

July 21, 2025

Netflix raises guidance on “healthy” Q2

Netflix has posted that its Q2 2025 revenue stood at $11.08 billion (€9.5bn) – a 17.3 per cent increase on the same period last year. Operating income came in at $3.8 billion. The streaming giant attributed the strong quarter to “more members, higher subscription pricing and increased ad revenue,” adding that “all regions experienced healthy […]

July 18, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Analysis: Netflix puts 12% more ads in original titles

Netflix not only has more original TV titles in its US catalogue than any other streaming platform, but analysis from Ampere’s Analytics – Advertising US data reveals that Netflix shows 12 per cent more ads per hour of original titles relative to its licensed titles. It’s only one of two streamers where ads in originals […]

July 18, 2025

Netflix deploys GenAI in sci-fi series

Netflix has used artificial intelligence (AI) in one of its TV shows for the first time. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, speaking to investors during the company’s quarterly earnings call, said AI would make films and programmes cheaper and of better quality. The Argentinian science fiction series, El Eternauta (The Eternaut). uses generative AI footage. “We […]

July 18, 2025

LG brings in-car streaming to Kia

LG Electronics has announced that its Automotive Content Platform (ACP) will power in-car streaming for Kia Corporation’s new European models. Debuting on the EV3, the platform will also be extended to the upcoming EV4, EV5 and New Sportage. This marks an expansion of LG’s innovative in-car experience to the European market, following successful deployments in […]

July 16, 2025

Survey: 1 in 3 Americans pay for specialist subscription service

Nearly a third of American subscribers (31 per cent) now pay for at least one specialist subscription — ranging from horror streaming and pet trackers, to diet plans, meditation apps, and more, according to research from Bango. According to the research, which surveyed 5,000 US subscribers, Americans are looking beyond the go-to streaming platforms and […]

July 15, 2025

NOWO, CableColor, Gigared climb Netflix Speed Index

One per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 89 per cent stayed the same, and 10 per cent went down 0.2 Mbps in June on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Thirty-seven countries and regions were in […]

July 15, 2025

ITVX, Disney+ announce content sharing deal

The Walt Disney Company and ITV have announced an initiative to carry each other’s streaming services, in the form of a promotional selection, billed as a ‘Taste of ITVX’ and a ‘Taste of Disney+’ respectively. Starting on July 16th, a curated, and regularly refreshed selection of shows and movies from Disney+ and ITVX will be […]

July 10, 2025