US media company Comcast, owner of Sky, is in talks to acquire ITV’s broadcasting business. Reports late on November 6th suggested that Comcast, which also owns assets including Universal Studios, was in talks to buy ITV’s broadcasting arm, which includes its TV channels and streaming service ITVX, but not ITV Studios. Morgan Stanley and bankers […]
Prime Video is the leading streaming service in Spain with 17.5 million viewers, just ahead of Netfliux with 17.3 million viewers. According to the 10th edition of the OTT Barometer by Barlovento Comunicación, covering October 2025, a total of 35.8 million Spaniards accessed digital content over the past month – a figure that confirms the […]
The 2025 TV Key Facts by RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, centres on the value of trusted media and local market specificities. While digital platforms account for around 76 per cent of advertising spend, framing the market solely by advertising channels can be misleading. A more insightful approach, highlighted by the […]
British Airways (BA) has announced its customers will soon benefit from free Starlink connectivity on all BA mainline and Euroflyer flights. The airline will commence its Starlink rollout in 2026. Once fully fitted, all customers, whichever cabin they’re travelling in, will receive complementary access to the service for streaming, working and keeping in touch. Sean […]
A Cox Mobile survey, Connecting the Digital Dots: Online Habits and Safety Concerns Across Three Generations, reveals that US adults aged 65 and older are growing increasingly assured in their ability to navigate the digital world. Nearly all respondents consider themselves to be somewhat to extremely digitally literate, using their connected devices for activities such […]
ScreenHits TV has announced a partnership with Caracol Televisión, the Latin American broadcaster, to launch Caracol Mix – Caracol’s first FAST channel offering a line-up of Caracol’s most popular dramas, entertainment programmes and lifestyle shows. Available internationally (excluding Colombia), Caracol Mix will be accessible through ScreenHits TV’s global streaming and in-car entertainment platform, as well […]
After a period of stagnation, the European TV market is experiencing a robust recovery, driven by a profound digital transformation. A report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting indicates an overall market growth of 3.7 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year. Even when factoring in inflation, real growth remains positive – the first time […]
Netflix has introduced a new metric to measure its ad reach in terms of viewers instead of accounts. “After speaking to our [advertising] partners, we know that what they want most is an accurate, clear, and transparent representation of who their ads are reaching. Our previous measurement (which was based on account profiles) didn’t represent […]
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2025, with total Q3 revenues down 6 per cent at $9 billion (€7.8bn). In a letter to shareholders, WBD said: “We continue to deliver on our operational and strategic priorities, making great progress during the third quarter in returning our Studios […]
BT and Starlink have announced what they describe as a “landmark agreement” which will bring Starlink’s satellite connectivity to BT and EE consumer broadband customers, complementing BT Group’s fibre and mobile networks to ensure no community is left behind in the digital age. The collaboration – a first in the UK and one of the […]
SES has included Intelsat’s revenues for the first quarter (and the combined company’s third-quarter) which have been consolidated since July 17th, in reporting the results for the three and nine month periods to September 30th. Its revenue of €1.74 billion (+19.8 per cent y-o-y) and Adjusted EBITDA of €849 million (+11 per cent y-o-y). Its […]
Amazon’s broadband-by-satellite service, Project Kuiper, started launching its satellites in April. But a study by Analysys Mason says that even though only 153 Kuipers have been launched (out of a planned total of 3,232) the embryonic system is already topping Eutelsat’s OneWeb and has surpassed the 3.6 terabits/second that Eutelsat’s LEO system offers. Project Kuiper […]
To no one’s surprise it has come to this: Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) isn’t working out and something must be done. To no one’s further surprise, no one knows what to do for the best. We have enjoyed reminiscing here before about the worst deal in history that was the takeover of Time Warner by […]