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Data: Kimmel suspension sees spike in Disney+ cancellations

Disney+ and Hulu saw a spike in cancellation rates in August and September – doubling from around 4 and 5 per cent to 8 and 10 per cent respectively – with suggestions the spike was caused by the (albeit brief) cancellation of the Jimmy Kimmel Live US talk show. According to data released by analytics […]

October 21, 2025

Study: AI misrepresents news content 45% of the time

Research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content, no matter which language, territory or AI platform is tested. The international study was launched at the EBU News Assembly, in Naples. Involving […]

October 22, 2025

Eutelsat Q1: Video down, OneWeb up

Eutelsat’s Q1 numbers (it has a trading year that ends on June 30th) shows overall revenues down by 2.2 per cent YoY at €293 million. The division with the largest fall in revenue is Video, and which still accounts for 47 per cent of revenues, and where its DTH revenues amounted to €134 million, down […]

October 22, 2025By Chris Forrester

BBFC awarded £1m grant to accelerate development of AI tool

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has received a grant of £988,856 from the UK Government to develop its AI compliance tool, Mira. The UK Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) funds regulators and local authorities to trial new and innovative regulatory approaches enabling businesses to bring innovative products to the market quicker. In October […]

October 22, 2025

UEFA, ACE team for antipiracy initiative

European football’s governing body UEFA has officially joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the content protection coalition dedicated to combating digital piracy. UEFA becomes the first exclusive sports rights-holder to join ACE, while contributing to a broader industry-wide effort to safeguard the value of creative and sporting content worldwide. UEFA will play an […]

October 22, 2025By Colin Mann

DAZN appoints McCloy as Group CCO

DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, has appointed Rebecca McCloy as Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). From November, McCloy will oversee global rights and acquisitions at the company, working with local teams, to fuel business growth through commercial initiatives that drive fan engagement. McCloy joins from DAZN’s Foxtel Group in Australia, where she has led commercial […]

October 22, 2025

Report: Satellite industry 71% of global space economy in 2024

Analysts at BryceTech have examined 2024 data on behalf of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) to provide a snapshot of the satellite sector’s role in the global space economy. In 2024, the satellite industry accounted for $293 billion, or 71 per cent of the $415 billion global space economy. Bryce’s highlights show that as of […]

October 22, 2025By Chris Forrester

AST SpaceMobile raises $1bn of fresh debt

AST SpaceMobile is adding to its borrowings, raising $1 billion (€0.86bn) of convertible debt, but using some of its cash to pay off $50 million of existing borrowings. The $1 billion sum is made up of $850 million in new debt, but is giving the lenders the option to increase by $150 million in their […]

October 22, 2025By Chris Forrester

Eutelsat, MBC Group extend broadcast deal

Eutelsat has announced the renewal of its long-standing partnership with MBC Group, the MENA media network. Under this extended agreement, MBC Group will continue to rely on Eutelsat’s 7/8° West video neighbourhood, the region’s leading orbital position, for the distribution of its portfolio of entertainment, news, and cultural channels to millions of households across MENA. […]

October 22, 2025

Billiard TV FAST channel on Prime Video UK

Billiard TV, a 24/7 television network with programming dedicated exclusively to cue sports, is now available as a FAST channel via Prime Video UK. Billiard TV was founded in 2021, and its FAST channel debuted on Prime Video US in April. Billiard TV, in partnership with Matchroom, airs highlights and full-event footage from the past […]

October 22, 2025By Nik Roseveare

World Squash signs MOU with ANOC

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and World Squash have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU marks the beginning of the partnership with World Squash, who will share digital content to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their own official social media channels. The collaboration will also see both parties promote World Squash […]

October 22, 2025

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SpaceX to lose Moon Lander contract?

NASA’s Acting Administrator Sean Duffy sys that SpaceX’s Moon Lander programme is running late. He praised the Elon Musk business but admitted that SpaceX is behind on the schedule. Duffy said that NASA would reopen the contract to other bidders. “The President wants to make sure we beat the Chinese — he wants to get […]

October 22, 2025 Chris Forrester
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No morality in this tale

There’s no moral in this story because, of course, it is about television. For as long as it has been around there have been moral panics about TV, as in ‘does what it puts on screen erode the moral fibre of a nation?’ As the word panic implies, the answer is, generally, no. Nowadays even […]

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