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Spain: Pressures mount on Atresmedia and Mediaset

Spain’s two major private television groups, Atresmedia and Mediaset, are facing mounting pressure as public broadcaster TVE and pay-TV platforms continue to erode their audience share and, increasingly, their revenue. After four years of declining viewership, the financial impact – previously contained – has now begun to transpire, signalling what many analysts fear could become […]

December 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

SkyShowtime launches on United Group platforms

United Group has announced the launch of SkyShowtime on Vivacom in Bulgaria and on Telemach in Croatia and Slovenia. This new partnership brings SkyShowtime’s entertainment portfolio directly to United Group customers across the region, offering blockbuster movies, global hit series, and exclusive original programming. SkyShowtime is available immediately as an add-on with flexible subscription options […]

December 1, 2025

Report: Older audiences regularly watching influencer content

Influencer videos are no longer just for younger internet users. Research from Ampere Analysis shows that half of 55-to-64-year-olds now watch influencer content every week. Overall, 70 per cent of internet users in the UK and the US watch influencer videos at least once a week, with total viewing up 18 per cent since Q1 […]

December 1, 2025

The Celebrity Traitors Final attracts 15m viewers

The debut season of The Celebrity Traitors concluded its run with 15 million viewers and has become the biggest title of 2025 across the UK at seven days so far this year (including both scripted, unscripted and events). The Celebrity Traitors has seen the biggest on-demand audience of any series across the market at seven […]

December 1, 2025

Channel 4 appoints Nash as Director of Brand & Content Marketing

Channel 4 has appointed Lisa Nash as Director of Brand & Content Marketing. Currently Global Brand Director at Deliveroo, Nash joins in the New Year to lead the development and delivery of brand strategy and content marketing across Channel 4, working in partnership with the Director of Media & Effectiveness. Nash will oversee all brand […]

December 1, 2025

Karlén named EVP and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden

Viaplay Group has appointed Jonas Karlén as Executive Vice President and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden. Johan Johansson and Christian Albeck, who have previously shared responsibility for Viaplay Group’s Swedish operations as Co CEOs, will now focus fully on their respective roles, Johansson as EVP and Group CFO and Albeck as EVP Content Acquisition. Karlén’s previous […]

December 1, 2025

Telefónica, DAZN score La Liga rights

Spain’s top-flight football league La Liga has confirmed the allocation of its domestic broadcasting rights to Telefónica and DAZN for a combined €5.25 billion, securing coverage of Spain’s top-tier football competition from the 2027/28 season through to 2031/32. The agreement, equivalent to €1.05 billion per campaign, was formalised November 28th during a tender process overseen […]

November 28, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Ofcom: “BBC should play to its strengths”

Ofcom has published its annual report on the BBC, assessing the corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners during the period April 2024 to March 2025. The report also includes the findings of Ofcom’s second ‘Periodic Review’ of the BBC. Drawing on extensive audience research, industry data and stakeholder information, the report […]

November 28, 2025By Colin Mann

Australia: Content quota for streamers becomes law

Australia’s federal parliament has passed legislation that will enforce content quotas for major SVoD platforms such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video. The national government announced it would roll out such quotas earlier this November, which require streaming services with over 1 million domestic subscribers to spend 10 per cent of their total Australian expenditure […]

November 28, 2025

Brazil: Anti-piracy action takes down 535 websites

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has carried out the eighth phase of Operação 404 (Operation 404), an action aimed at combating crimes against intellectual property on the Internet. This is the largest international mobilisation in the country, with the participation of Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and the UK. Mexico and the US […]

November 28, 2025By Colin Mann

Paramount+ partners with Arsenal

Paramount+ has become an Official Partner of Premier League football club Arsenal. The global partnership will see Arsenal players, club legends and supporters come together to celebrate some of Paramount+’s most popular series such as Yellowstone, Landman and MobLand. Arsenal will also work with Paramount+ on a series of social media campaigns, and supporters will […]

November 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare
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