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IBCAP reports anti-piracy successes

Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has released its 2025 Annual Report, touting the key advancements driven by IBCAP over the past year in addressing piracy worldwide. “Since our last member meeting in May 2024, IBCAP has expanded its reach by developing proprietary automation software to detect and remove VoD content from […]

May 30, 2025By Colin Mann

Spain: Mitele rebranding as Mediaset Infinity

Mediaset Spain has revealed it will complete the technological and brand transformation of Mitele with the launch of Mediaset Infinity in the coming weeks.  The new platform will offer open access to a wide range of Mediaset España content: live and on-demand broadcasts of its programming and series; exclusive content derived from its television formats; […]

May 30, 2025

Prime Video announces slate of new Canadian content

Prime Video has announced a slate of new Canadian original series and films during its inaugural Amazon Upfronts in Canada. The lineup features returning fan favourites, new series and documentaries spanning sports, crime, music and comedy. Programming includes the second season of the NHL docuseries FACEOFF: Inside the NHL, true-crime docuseries ROMCON: Who the F**k […]

May 30, 2025

Data: Leading streamers expanded titles by 5% in Q2

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has reported quarter-over-quarter growth in available programming on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix and Paramount+, the top global SVoD services. The total number of unique TV, movie and sports titles offered by these services increased approximately by 4,500, or 5 per cent, from February to May […]

May 29, 2025

Prime Video’s Champions League coverage sets viewing records

Over 13 million viewers have tuned-in to Prime Video’s debut season of UEFA Champions League (UCL) in the UK & Ireland across the 2024–25 season, setting a new record for the most watched season of sport on Prime Video in Europe. This season’s Knockout Phase also set new record audiences for individual live sporting events […]

May 28, 2025

Report: Brazil emerges as streaming powerhouse

Brazil is currently Netflix’s second largest market worldwide in terms of subscribers, and soon to be the second biggest international market for FAST services, according to Omdia. Brazil has established itself as a powerhouse in the global streaming landscape, with significant achievements in both subscription-based and free ad-supported streaming television sectors said Maria Rua Aguete, […]

May 28, 2025

OzTAM, Netflix measurement partnership

OzTAM, Australia’s official source of television audience measurement intelligence, has announced that Netflix has joined its audience measurement ecosystem, marking a major milestone in local media measurement transparency and collaboration. This partnership sees Netflix become the first global streaming platform to have its audience independently measured and reported by OzTAM. It also represents a significant […]

May 27, 2025

Disney+ nets Women’s Champions League deal

Disney+ will be the home of the UEFA Women’s Champions League across Europe from next season, allowing fans to watch every match live at no extra cost. The announcement follows a five-year deal in which The Walt Disney Company has secured live rights to the competition from 2025/26 to 2029/30. As the only place fans […]

May 23, 2025

Report: Fewer original series on streamers since end of peak TV

Digital i has released its latest Trend Report: Are You Still Watching? exploring the state of the post ‘peak TV’ content landscape, the metrics used to evaluate streaming shows, and how content delivery can impact show success. The report presents case studies examining shows that secured recommissions and those which were not renewed, shining light […]

May 22, 2025

France: LesVODays delivers TVoD sales surge

The French transactional VoD market saw a significant uplift in Electronic Sell-Through (EST) sales with the return of LesVODays, DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International’s flagship campaign in the region. Now in its fourth wave, the January 2025 campaign delivered a 325 per cent uplift in EST sales volume and a 143 per cent uplift […]

May 22, 2025