Research from Ampere Analysis shows that AVoD platforms recorded the fastest catalogue growth globally in 2025, outpacing SVoD services globally. Tubi has led the expansion, enjoying robust growth in the UK. Six of the 10 platforms with the fastest catalogue growth were free, ad-supported services, including Tubi UK (+99 per cent), Rakuten TV Ireland (+43 […]
WildBrain, a specialist in family entertainment, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 41 per cent stake in Peanuts Holdings, the holding entity for the Peanuts IP, to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Pictures Entertainment for $630 million (€537.8m) cash. The family of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, retain their 20 per cent […]
Ofcom has reported that it received almost 50,000 complaints about more than 8,000 TV, radio, and on-demand programmes in 2025 (so far) – a clear sign that “audiences care deeply about what they watch and listen to”. Complaint numbers have fallen overall from 2024, notes the media regulator. There are some genres that continue to […]
Commonwealth Sport has that Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has secured the exclusive UK live broadcast and digital media rights for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. TNT Sports will bring live coverage to viewers via a dedicated linear channel in the UK and Ireland. More than 600 hours of live coverage will be offered to viewers […]
The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), together with anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bolster collaboration in the fight against illegal streaming and digital piracy across Latin America. The agreement strengthens the coordinated public–private enforcement framework. Under […]
DAZN , the sports streaming platform, has extended its deals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the broadcasting rights for three key international football competitions: the UEFA Nations League, including the Nations League Finals, the European Qualifiers for the UEFA Euro and the FIFA World Cup, as well as selected international friendlies . The current […]
Adform, the European independent media buying platform, has announced the acquisition of Splicky, the advertising technology division of Switzerland’s Goldbach Group. Founded in Berlin, Splicky has built a strong footprint across the DACH region and is a specialist in Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising. Adform says that, together with Splicky, it will expand service offerings for […]
Technetix has announced the appointment of Ed Boyd to the company’s Strategic Advisory Board, effective from January 1st 2026. The entrepreneur and technology leader brings over 30 years’ experience to the Board from the communications and Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) space. Boyd’s work in custom silicon for data communications and access networks has earned him […]
SpaceX has reportedly told staff it is entering a regulatory “quiet period”, a standard step toward a potential 2026 Initial Public Offering (IPO). Bloomberg reports that SpaceX is exploring a listing that could raise more than $30 billion (€25.6bn) at around a $1.5 trillion valuation, though timing and terms can still change. In an internal […]
Samsung says it is turning its smart TVs “into the ultimate living room party destination” for the holiday season. Through Samsung Gaming Hub, new social games and experiences from Netflix Games, Amazon Luna, Volley, and Play.Works are being rolled out across Samsung smart TVs and devices. Existing Amazon Prime or Netflix members can enjoy an […]
AST SpaceMobile now has a fairly dependable launch date for its BlueBird 6 satellite, the first of its ‘second generation’ craft. It will be launched by India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on December 24th from ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Center. The India launches have been something of a moveable feast, with assorted dates supplied ranging […]
French investment bank, Exane BNP Paribas, has initiated coverage of Europe’s two giant satellite operators SES and Eutelsat. The news comes as Moody’s downgraded SES (to ba2 from ba1) on its Baseline Credit Assessment, and the ratings agency withdrew its corporate rating and changed its overview from “Stable to Negative”. Exane ranks SES as ‘Outperform’ […]
You don’t have to be as old as me to remember the dotcom crash of March 2000. But, by the same token, there are plenty of senior executives and fund managers around who would have been children at the time. Are their perceptions of the inevitability of AI’s success, their assumption that we are all […]