ITV has reported that a peak audience of 18 million viewers watched its coverage of England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final victory against Norway on July 11th, the biggest peak audience for the broadcaster since the Euro 2024 Final on July 14th 2024. The audience is the highest on any channel or streamer this year, […]
Media thought leader Evan Shapiro, delivering a keynote address at commercial PSB France Télévisions’ 2026/27 season ‘streaming first’ preview screening, has said that “when you get down to the youngest members of the French society, TikTok gets more attention than any other platform in this region,” adding that it was not just more, but more […]
Netflix is considering significant changes to its streaming platorm, including the introduction of live channels that would continuously stream films and shows by genre, according to a report in the WSJ. The new proposals reportedly emanate from internal concerns about potential declines in subscriber engagement. Despite being the world’s largest SVoD platform in terms of […]
Fubo, the US OTT streamer, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed veteran media executive Alisa Bowen as chief executive officer of the Company, effective immediately. She succeeds David Gandler. Bowen is a seasoned media executive having held leadership positions at The Walt Disney Company for nearly 10 years, most recently serving as […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on July 13th as part of its enquiry into the BBC Royal Charter Review, where Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will be questioned. The committee has heard from a range of witnesses over the past couple of months […]
MediaForEurope (MFE) has revealed plans to launch a single streaming platform across its European markets by combining technologies developed by its Italian and German businesses as the broadcaster steps up efforts to compete with the US streaming giants.. MFE, which runs established broadcast operations in Italy and Spain, took control of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 in […]
Eurovision Sport is introducing multilingual AI-generated commentary at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy (July 16th-19th). Working in partnership with European Athletics and technology partner CAMB.AI, Eurovision Sport will offer AI-generated translated commentary from its French-language remote commentary feed, enabling audiences to follow the action in multiple languages through the EBU’s free streaming […]
Four men have been arrested by Merseyside Police in the northwest of England after six search warrants were executed as part of a two-day operation targeting the suspected supply of illegal streaming services to thousands of customers. Three men were arrested on June 25th: a 47-year-old from Birkenhead and two men, aged 41 and 56, […]
Big Tech will be held accountable for tackling scam ads on their platforms, under proposed new fraud-fighting rules announced by Ofcom. The proposals on tackling paid-for scam adverts further implement the Online Safety Act and will apply to some of the UK’s most widely used sites and apps- including social media and search platforms – […]
London-based satellite operator Avanti Communications says it is seeing growing demand for its enterprise, cellular backhaul and rural connectivity in South Africa. While Starlink is stymied and seemingly unable to launch services in the country, Avanti is enjoying growth given that it is already licensed to operate in South Africa. Avanti CEO Kyle Whitehill, speaking […]
Globalstar had asked the International Telecommunications Union’s Radio Communications Board (ITU/RCB) for an extension to its launch obligations. Globalstar, now with Amazon as a major buyer/investor, is required to launch a French-licensed fleet called HIBLEO-X/HIBLEO-4 which serves mobile satellite services. Globalstar HIBLEO-X Satellites are under construction and being built under a strict timeline by the […]
Arianespace says that from 2029 it will make available ‘rideshare’ launch opportunities for smaller satellite companies, universities and other research operations. The space would initially be for the launch of geostationary satellites, although low Earth orbit (LEO) launches are possible. Arianespace has now signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French in-orbit servicing company Infinite Orbits […]
Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]