A Rome court has ruled that increases imposed by Netflix on its Italian subscribers over the last seven years were “unlawful”, and has ordered the US streaming giant to reimburse them. Consumer group Movimento Consumatori said in a statement that the court had upheld its lawsuit against Netflix Italia and deemed unfair clauses that allowed […]
BBC Studios has unveiled a version of its BBC Player streaming platform specifically designed for the aviation industry. Developed with Panasonic Avionics for in-flight entertainment seatback systems, this service will launch later this year. BBC Player will bring passengers a constantly updated library of BBC Studios’ factual, entertainment, documentaries, lifestyle, drama, comedy, and children’s content. […]
Netflix has revealed a slate of future productions which will be made in Argentina, and has simultaneously opened new offices in the Villa Crespo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Netflix launched in Latin America in 2011, started producing local content in Argentina in 2018, and opened its first office there in 2021. This larger office expands […]
Greening of Streaming (GoS), the global member-led organisation working to reduce the environmental impact of streaming, has announced that it is entering a new phase of its development, marked by formalised governance, a restructured research model, and the emergence of one of the first cross-workflow measurement approaches to streaming energy use. After five years of […]
In the next few days European officials will decide – and approve – how the IRIS2 project’s structure is constructed and its various constituent parts and responsibilities allocated. The key elements of the project are under the umbrella of the SpaceRise consortium which comprises SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat, each of which has a designated responsibility. […]
The total fixed communication services revenue in India is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1 per cent from $14.9 billion (€12.8bn) in 2025 to $20.1 billion in 2030, mainly driven by the healthy growth in the fixed broadband segment, predicts GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s India Fixed Communication […]
Gravity Media, a specialist in live production and content, and media services and facilities, has announced the appointment of Rudy Dendleux to the position of Managing Director of Gravity Media France, effective immediately. In this new role, Dendleux will oversee the continued growth of the company’s French operations, focusing on its Specialist RF Capabilities, whilst […]
ESPN has gone live on Disney+ in Europe and select Asia-Pacific markets, making the offering available in 53 countries and territories across the regions. With this expansion, ESPN now reaches viewers via Disney+ in approximately 100 markets around the world. In Europe, the expansion builds upon a growing portfolio of sports content on Disney+. In […]
Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has dismissed a complaint filed by Vodafone Spain against Telefónica over the integration of Disney+ into its pay-TV platform, Movistar+. Vodafone had argued that the agreement amounted to a form of hidden exclusivity, potentially restricting competition. However, the regulator – chaired by Cani Fernández – found no […]
Pay-TV subscribers in South Africa have fallen 9.6 per cent in the year to September 2025 according to data from regulator Icasa. The fall, to well below 7 million, is the lowest for five years. The number of subscribers, says Icasa, was 6.7 million (7.4 million in the previous year) and which in 2021 stood […]
Netflix has rolled out its new Playground app – an expansion to its preschool and kids’ series, films and games lineup. “We’re building a world where kids can not only watch their favourite stories, they can step inside them and interact with their favorite characters,” explained John Derderian, Netflix Vice President of Animation Series + Kids […]
Quilty Space analysts have assembled their collected notes, interviews, panel sessions and all-important industry receptions and distilled the information into their main Top 5 takeaways from the Washington Satellite 2026 show which took place in late March. 1: The industry had a mood swing. “Out: the doom and gloom fatalism that defined the last few […]
The worst kept secret in broadcasting is out; Matt Brittin becomes BBC DG to wrestle with the myriad challenges facing the corporation. News focuses on his background as a senior European Google executive. He’s also a white, male, British, Oxbridge graduate in his late fifties. Don’t hold your breath for radical moves. He’s also a […]