Gracenote, the content intelligence business unit of Nielsen, has examined how AI is changing the ways people find and watch entertainment content in a report titled TV Search and Discovery in the AI Era. As adoption of AI-powered entertainment experiences grows — especially among older Gen Alpha respondents (ages 13 and 14) — trust in […]
Netflix has announced the grand opening of Netflix Animation Studios (NAS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The studio was officially unveiled by Brenda Bailey, British Columbias Minister of Finance, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Netflix Chairman of Film Dan Lin; Netflix Head of Feature Animation and Family Film, Hannah Minghella; Honourable Anne Kang, British […]
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has announced that the Commission is to vote on an order to modernise its satellite spectrum-sharing rules—a change that could unlock more than $2 billion in economic benefits for the American people and up to seven-fold more capacity for space-based broadband services. SpaceX had lobbied for such a move, suggesting it […]
MotoAmerica, the North American motorcycle road racing championship, and V10 Entertainment have partnered to bring live Superbike racing to VICE TV for the 2026 season and in celebration of ’50 Years Of Superbike Racing’. Coverage starts on April 18th and 19th. The collaboration will deliver nine Superbike rounds to homes across the US, showcasing elite […]
Sir Ian Cheshire has been announced by the UK government as the preferred candidate to be appointed as Chair of Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator. Cheshire offers experience of senior leadership across the private and public sectors, with a track record in governance, consumer facing regulation and organisational change. Most recently, he was the Chair […]
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. […]
Euskaltel has announced the appointment of Jasone Altuna as its new CEO, with responsibility also extending to MasOrange operations in the Basque Country and Navarra. She will assume her new role on June 1st, succeeding Jon Ander de las Fuentes. Altuna will also join Euskaltel’s Board of Directors, marking a significant leadership transition for the […]
A study of 2,500 adults in the US and UK conducted by Atomik Research and commissioned by Idomoo in January 2026 reveals that 80 per cent of consumers want more video from brands, but nearly half (46 per cent) say they never receive any video communications at all. It’s a video gap that’s been documented […]
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is reportedly planning hundreds of lay-offs in the coming months as part of a major restructuring effort across its global operations. The move is expected to impact multiple divisions including film, television and corporate operations. The plan was outlined to employees in a memo from CEO Ravi Ahuja, reports Variety. Alongside […]
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 […]
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 […]