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Survey: Sports content rules, but fragmentation causing frustration

Sports media continue to dominate the US streaming landscape in attracting and retaining viewers and subscribers, but as sports rights splinter across multiple platforms, fan frustration is growing. Presented at Cynopsis’s ScreenShift in New York, data from Hub Entertainment Research’s Evolution of Sports survey reveals that the fan experience is being strained by complexity, even […]

October 16, 2025

Warner Bros Discovery, CJ ENM sign K-content deal

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and CJ ENM have announced content production and distribution partnership, underpinned by a mutual commitment to bringing global audiences more K-entertainment.   The multi-year partnership includes exclusive premieres of original K-drama, hundreds of hours of CJ ENM’s and TVING’s series, and a branded TVING hub on HBO Max in 17 markets […]

October 16, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Questionnaire reveals “resounding support” for BBC

The BBC has published the results of what it calls its “biggest ever listening exercise” revealing “resounding support” for its ethos. The Our BBC, Our Future questionnaire, launched in March, received 872,701 responses, with people from across the UK sharing their views on the organisation and its future. The results will play a central part […]

October 16, 2025

CNN launching new subscription tier

Warner Bros Discovery’s news company, CNN, has announced that its new ‘All Access’ subscription tier will launch on October 28th in the US, providing audiences with one centralised destination for CNN’s journalism, including live and on-demand video programming to stream.   Available for $6.99 (€5.99) per month or $69.99 annually, the new tier will deliver […]

October 16, 2025

1st stage UK mmWave spectrum auction over

UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the outcome of the Principal stage of its auction to release more airwaves to improve 5G in the busiest places. A total of 5.4 GHz of spectrum was up for grabs – the most ever to be made available in an Ofcom auction. This spectrum, known as ‘mmWave’ because […]

October 16, 2025By Colin Mann

Research: 45% of US internet homes watch FAST services

Parks Associates reports that 89 per cent of US internet households subscribe to at least one streaming service and 45 per cent watch free ad-based services. Additionally, the firm reports that 59 per cent of subscriptions across the eight leading SAVoD (subscription ad-based video on demand) services are subscriptions to the basic tier with ads. […]

October 16, 2025

Report: Infotainment systems an opportunity for car manufacturers

A report by Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, highlights a significant opportunity for car manufacturers to provide consumers easy access to entertainment content across a range of services and types. By optimising the native in-car infotainment experiences people want, auto brands can gain the power to influence decision-making and drive more revenue. […]

October 16, 2025

SiriusXM Q2 revenue down but FCF up

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM has revealed that its overall Q2 2025 revenues have fallen 2 per cent y-o-y to $2.14 billion (€1.8bn), but free cashflow surged by 27 per cent reaching $242 million. Sirius XM’s performance in Q2 reflected a mixed but strategic approach to maintaining financial stability amidst market challenges. While total revenue saw a […]

October 16, 2025By Chris Forrester

Forecast: LatAm FAST households at 52m by 2029

The Latin American media and entertainment market is experiencing unprecedented transformation, with streaming adoption and ad-supported business models propelling the region toward $55 billion (€47.2bn) in revenues by 2025, according to Omdia research presented at MIPCOM. Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, revealed during a MIP Cancun preview panel that Latin […]

October 16, 2025

Canal+ “begins a transformational new era”

Canal+ has released its unaudited consolidated trading statement for the nine months to September 30th 2025. Total revenue of the combined Group stood at €4.68 billion – in line with expectations. Total Group revenue (excluding MultiChoice) was at €4.6 billion up 1.2 per cent organically. Taking into account discontinued contracts and activities (termination of Disney […]

October 16, 2025

EBU, WBD score 2026 Paralympic Winter Games deals

The exclusive media rights across continental Europe (excluding Italy and the UK) for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games have been awarded to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Additionally, WBD Sports Europe has strengthened its association with The Olympic Movement by securing rights to show daily highlights coverage of the Games on a pan-European […]

October 16, 2025By Nik Roseveare
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