YouTube redistributes more than 50 per cent of its turnover to the beneficiaries and since 2021, it has redistributed $100 billion (€86.7bn), according to Justine Ryst, CEO of You Tube France and Southern Europe, speaking at Series Mania in Lille. “It is 20 billion more than Netflix’s investment in content. We don’t finance upstream, we […]
Disney continues to expand its content pacts with European free-to-air broadcasters having signed a deal with RTVE that will see a selection of the Spanish broadcaster’s titles made available on the Disney+ streaming platform the day after their linear debut. RTVE titles that will be available on Disney+ include thriller series Rojo sobre blanco, and […]
Anti‑piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down AnimePlay, one of the largest illicit anime streaming applications operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The application was run out of Riau, Indonesia. AnimePlay had amassed more than 5 million registered users, primarily in Indonesia, and was hosting over 60 terabytes of infringing […]
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has been appointed as the next co-chair of the Creative Industries Council. The council is a forum that brings industry and the government together to ensure the continued success of the UK’s creative economy. It aims to unite the sector and give them a clearer voice when advocating to the […]
A study from WARC has found that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could threaten $49.9 billion (€43.2bn) of global advertising growth this year, and $93.9 billion over the next two years. A milder crisis still risks $19 billion this year, with residual impacts lasting well into 2027. James McDonald, Director of Data, Intelligence […]
Virgin Media O2 is giving Virgin TV customers a special content boost this spring, offering a range of movies, live music performances and documentaries – all in Ultra HD and at no extra cost. Virgin TV customers can access Virgin TV Ultra HD channel (228 and 999) for free throughout the half-term break (from March […]
Richard Colebourn has been appointed the Regional Director for Europe for BBC News and the BBC World Service. As Regional Director, Colebourn will be BBC News’ most senior representative in Europe and Central Asia, responsible for both editorial and operational matters across the region. He will also oversee BBC News Russian, BBC News Ukrainian and […]
The Channel Store, part of the TVUP group, has partnered with Orange in Spain to launch a structured offering of local channels within the Orange TV ecosystem. The companies said the collaboration marks a significant step in the evolution of connected television in Spain, integrating regional content into a high-profile national platform. The alliance reinforces […]
Foxtel Business and beIN Sports have announced a new partnership that brings a range of football and tennis events to licensed venues across Australia. Under the agreement, Foxtel Business becomes the exclusive distributor of beIN Sports’ three linear channels in licensed venues, returning LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, EFL and the Carabao Cup, alongside ATP and […]
Satellite Connect Europe and Vodafone Ireland have completed Ireland’s first mobile video phone call, via an AST SpaceMobile satellite using a standard smartphone. The video call was made by Vodafone Ireland engineer Robert Ivers from an area of no mobile coverage on Clare Island, County Mayo, to Vodafone Ireland CEO Sabrina Casalta in Dublin. The […]
Elon Musk recently announced that Starlink had obtained its operating licence in the Central African Republic (CAR). That was the good news, but there was also bad news from Namibia which declined Starlink’s application to start offering broadband services. The CAR news means that Starlink is now available in 27 out of 54 African countries. […]
Satellite operator Globalstar has been up for sale informally for some time. Now it seemingly has two potential suitors. Apple uses Globalstar to connect its own emergency phone services on some iPhone models. Industry analyst Dr Tim Farrar, in a blog on recent events, said that the sale process started in October 2025 with Amazon […]
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 […]