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Report: 58% of UK homes have fewer than 3 streaming subs

Samba TV has released its State of Streaming: UK Q4 2025 report. The data spotlights a maturing UK streaming market defined by genre loyalty and careful content curation, both from platforms and from budget-conscious households. Over half of UK households have fewer than three streaming subscriptions, according to the report. UK households demonstrate selective subscription behaviour, […]

November 13, 2025

Report: Record-breaking global audiences for sports

Glance, a specialist in TV and video market intelligence, has shared its annual sports report, Yearly Sport Key Facts 2025, revealing record-breaking audiences and significant shifts in sports viewership patterns across global markets. The report analyses television sports consumption from September 2024 to August 2025 in 45 markets globally. The initial wave of 15 markets […]

November 13, 2025

Report: 22.4m Brits hit by broadband outages in last 12 months

Against a backdrop of repeated major provider outages this year, a Uswitch broadband outage report reveals the scale of the UK’s connection challenge, with 22.4 million (41 per cent) users across the UK left disconnected at least once in the last 12 months. Internet outages totalled 238.7 million hours in the past year, costing the […]

November 13, 2025

Sky Sports launches Halo TikTok channel for female sports fans

Sky Sports has launched Sky Sports Halo, a new TikTok channel aiming to engage and entertain female sports fans. The channel provides a dedicated platform for women to enjoy and explore content from all sports, while amplifying female voices and perspectives. Sky Sports Halo seeks to build a welcoming community for female sports fans through […]

November 13, 2025By Nik Roseveare

ISDs seized in Johannesburg raid

Police in Lenasia, Johannesburg, have confiscated hundreds of illegal streaming devices valued at some R546,000 (€25,600). The seizure included Android TV boxes that were preloaded with pirated content from MultiChoice and other streaming services, as well as remotes, cables, USB sticks, a laptop, and a cellphone. The raid was carried out by the Hawks, a […]

November 13, 2025By Colin Mann

Eutelsat, Paratus sign LEO deal

Eutelsat and Paratus, the Sub-Saharan African network services provider, have signed a new multi-million, multi-year agreement to expand the delivery of Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services across Southern Africa. This new multi-year agreement expands the existing partnership between Eutelsat and its long-standing partner, Paratus, to deliver an extended range of LEO services […]

November 13, 2025

ITV launches Live Addressable +; TikTok partnership

ITV has announced the launch of its new addressable advertising product – Live Addressable +. Launched on stage at the ITV Palooza, ITV’s flagship commercial event, this development brings addressable targeting options to ITV’s live linear broadcast channels for the first time. Exclusively bookable via Planet V,  Live Addressable + will apply ITVs full suite […]

November 12, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Stingray acquires TuneIn

Stingray Group, a specialist in music and video content distribution, business services and advertising solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TuneIn Holdings, a player in live audio streaming and ad monetisation. The transaction is valued at up to $175 million (€151.1m), based on TuneIn’s forecasted sales of $110 million and adjusted EBITDA […]

November 12, 2025

MPs to question BBC editorial guidelines

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session with members of the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee – BBC Chair Samir Shah and BBC board members Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson. The hearing is likely to take place in the next few weeks, with […]

November 12, 2025By Colin Mann

Study: 40% illegal streamers hit by financial fraud

Consumers are risking thousands of pounds by accessing content illegally online while saving as little as £13 (€14.77) a month, new research reveals. The study, by BeStreamWise, a cross-industry initiative which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal streaming, reveals the false economy of watching pirated material through unofficial sources such as illegal […]

November 12, 2025By Colin Mann

OpenVault report: DOCSIS 3.1 drives 3X increase in median usage

DOCSIS 3.1 and higher services are driving significant across-the-board increases in speed and consumption, most notably a 3X rise in median usage, according to a study in the Q3 2025 edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Median monthly usage for DOCSIS 3.1 subscribers in the third quarter of 2025 was 530.54 GB, 207.7 […]

November 12, 2025
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