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DAZN demands €500 from pirate users in Italy

DAZN is intensifying its fight against digital piracy in Italy by sending letters to around 2,200 individuals identified by the Italian Finance Police (Guardia di Finanza) as having watched football matches using illegal subscriptions. These users, who have already received administrative fines, are now being asked to pay a €500 “lump-sum compensation” to DAZN within […]

October 13, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Survey: Gen Alpha spends more time gaming than watching TV

Gen Alpha teens, dubbed by consumer insights platform Attest as the ‘Autonomous Generation’ for their independence, creativity and digital fluency, are spending more time gaming than they are watching TV or listening to music. As this consumer group nears adulthood – turning 16 in 2026 – data Attest reveals they’re rewriting the rules of media, […]

October 13, 2025

BBC Studios, Yle renew output deal

BBC Studios and Finnish public service broadcaster Yle have announced the renewal of their long-standing multi-genre output deal. This extension with Yle makes the partnership one of BBC Studios’ longest running in EMEA, with almost three decades of co-operation. Under the renewed agreement, Yle retains first look access to a range of content across BBC […]

October 13, 2025

Netflix, del Toro open stop-motion studio

Netflix, Gobelins Paris and Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro have partnered to launch a new stop-motion studio that aims to “shape the storytellers of tomorrow and propel the art form into the future”. Located within the renowned Gobelins Paris campus, the new studio is co-funded by del Toro and Netflix, and will serve as a […]

October 13, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Study: LEO craft beaming signals into Geostationary zones

Non-geostationary orbiting satellite networks are routinely beaming their signals in areas reserved for geostationary satellites, and into each other’s signals as well, according to Kratos. The spectrum-monitoring service provider monitors signal interference at seven out of the 10 official International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) monitoring stations. The interference, according to Space Intel Report (SIR), is real […]

October 13, 2025By Chris Forrester

International Love Island series coming to ITVX

On the heels of Love Island UK Season 9, a trio of international Love Island formats will debut on ITVX over the coming months. UK audiences will have a first opportunity to catch up on Season 7 of Love Island USA when it debuts on ITV2 and ITVX later this year.  The show dominated headlines and […]

October 13, 2025

WBITVP secures multiple new format commissions

On the opening day of MIPCOM, Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced a series of format deals across its unscripted catalogue, spanning reality, factual entertainment and dating. In India, Discovery Communications has commissioned FBoy Island, to be called FBoy Survival, for both Discovery Channel and the D+ platform. Produced by Fox6 Media, the […]

October 13, 2025

Forecast: 82% of MEA connections on 4G/5G networks by 2030

Nokia has published its Mobile Broadband Index Report 2025, which provides an analysis of the evolving mobile broadband ecosystem across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. This year’s report underscores the region’s accelerating shift towards 5G connectivity, with projections indicating that by 2030, 5G will account for a significant share of mobile subscriptions and […]

October 13, 2025

Starship Test #11 ready for launch

SpaceX’s massive Starship is set for its latest test flight today [October 13th], its eleventh, in the early evening Texas (CT) time. The mega-rocket is listed to launch at 7:15pm EDT (23.15 GMT) subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical considerations. Flight 11 will be the fifth Starship launch this year. SpaceX hopes to […]

October 13, 2025By Chris Forrester

wedotv partners with ZDF to launch Legacy FAST channel

wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has partnered with ZDF Studios to create and distribute a FAST channel featuring the popular South African drama series Legacy. ZDF Studios represents the series globally and the single IP channel – wedotv: Legacy — is created and distributed by wedotv. Legacy transports viewers into the high-stakes world of investment […]

October 13, 2025

Sky acquires A24’s Crystal Lake series

Sky has announced that Crystal Lake, a prequel to the popular Friday the 13th franchise, will be coming to Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland in 2026. Produced by A24 and distributed by Peacock in the US, the series marks the first new project connected to the franchise since the reboot […]

October 13, 2025
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