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Report: SVoD Top 10s offer limited insight into audience behaviour

Prime Video has become the latest streaming platform to introduce weekly rankings of its most-watched content, joining Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and a growing number of SVoD services that use Top 10 charts to guide viewers through increasingly crowded content libraries. According to analysis from Spanish audience consultancy Barlovento Comunicación, while these rankings have become […]

June 11, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

France: Ligue1+ raising subscription fee

Ligue 1+, the OTT platform of the French professional football league (LFP), plans to raise its prices for the 2026/27 season, revealing the news as the LFP Media commercial arm has been left vacant following the departure of CEO Nicolas de Tavernost. Previously set at €14.99, the monthly subscription fee, with a one-year commitment will […]

June 12, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

ACE secures $9m judgment against streaming pirate

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]

June 12, 2026By Colin Mann

Forecast: 2026 US election cycle to hit $11.6bn in ad spend

AdImpact, the advertising intelligence company, projects that the 2026 US election cycle will reach $11.6 billion (€10bn) in spending, making it the most expensive on record. This year’s cycle will surpass the midterm record set in 2022 at $8.9 billion and the $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 US presidential cycle.  Broadcast television remains the […]

June 12, 2026

Netherlands: Disney+, NPO collaborate on Wolven series

Disney+ and NPO have announced a new collaboration that will bring the Dutch adaptation of the popular unscripted strategy-driven reality series, Wolven: het spel van list en bedrog, to the Netherlands. Marking a new way of working for the public broadcaster, the collaboration will see Wolven air from August 29th on BNNVARA on NPO 1 […]

June 12, 2026

Major broadband surges expected for late-night World Cup

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to keep Britain awake long after midnight, with millions preparing to sacrifice sleep, change working patterns and tune in from bed as fixtures kick off across North American time zones. Research from Virgin Media O2 reveals nearly a third of UK football fans (29 per cent) plan to […]

June 12, 2026

Italy: Pre-World Cup anti-piracy success

As part of their efforts to combat digital audiovisual piracy, also developed in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, financial officers from the Crotone Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), with the support of the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and the Special Unit for […]

June 12, 2026By Colin Mann

Stingray channels on Vesta Stream in US, Canada

Stingray, the connected streaming media company, has announced the launch of  suite of FAST channels on Vesta Stream, an OTT streaming platform featuring a content library from major studios. This partnership brings Stingray’s curated audio and video channels to Vesta Stream’s audience in the US and Canada. The launch introduces Stingray Music to the platform, […]

June 12, 2026

FIFA: “World Cup 2026 broadcast partnerships set new benchmark”

FIFA has confirmed the success of its media partnerships programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026, establishing what it describes as “the most expansive and innovative broadcast platform in the history of the competition”. With agreements now in place in over 220 territories worldwide, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach fans on an unprecedented […]

June 12, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Simba Sleep sponsors weekend programming on Channel 4

Channel 4 Sales has announced Simba Sleep as the inaugural sponsor of weekend programming on Channel 4. Simba, the sleep technology company, will sponsor content across Channel 4’s linear, streaming and digital platforms in a 19-month deal. The partnership will see idents run before the start of programmes and in between marketing promos and Channel […]

June 12, 2026

Royal Ascot 2026 reaches 30 networks across 180 territories

Royal Ascot, taking place from June 16th to June 20th, will be broadcast across 180 territories via 30 networks in its most comprehensive year of linear and digital coverage to date, delivered by HBA Media on behalf of Ascot Racecourse. Australia’s Channel 7 headlines the list of new broadcasters with the Enhanced World Feed available […]

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