The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has closed its investigation of the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros and determined, based on the evidence received in its investigation, that the transaction is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers, including with respect to: (1) streaming video on demand (SVoD); […]
Around eight in 10 people support either banning under-16s from social media or forcing social media companies to remove features and content deemed inappropriate for children, according to polling for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) conducted by YouGov. While 44 per cent of the public prefer a ban and 39 per cent prefer tighter regulation, parents […]
The impact of the mobile industry on the EU’s economy increased by 14 per cent in 2025 to reach €1.15 trillion (€0.9tn), according to analysis from the GSMA. The Mobile Economy Europe 2026 report, launched in Dublin ahead of a crucial Irish term in the presidency of the European Union, found that Europe’s mobile sector now directly accounts […]
Rresearch from B2B agency Ledger Bennett, part of Havas Media Network, and AI advertising and orchestration platform StackAdapt reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the modern B2B RFP process, with 77 per cent of marketers saying AI-related questions are not being asked rigorously enough during vendor evaluations. The report, produced in partnership with B2B research specialist NewtonX and […]
Fred Media, part of Australia’s independent WTFN Group, is relaunching Life Down Under, its international FAST channel, with the introduction of hundreds of hours of content from strategic partner Seven Network. At launch, Life Down Under showcased lifestyle, documentary and factual content about Australia – all produced by Fred Media’s parent company WTFN. Featured series […]
BIScience, the company behind AdClarity, the AI-powered ad intelligence platform, has announced the expansion of its Connected TV (CTV) ad intelligence to 19 new countries, bringing total tracked CTV ad spend to $70 billion (€60.3bn) across 20 markets. To help organisations make more informed decisions with global media intelligence, BIScience has added CTV coverage in […]
Happydemics, the brand lift and ad measurement company, has partnered with urban mobility platform Citymapper to enhance the company’s advertising measurement capabilities. Through this global partnership, Happydemics will provide cross-channel brand measurement solutions for Citymapper’s advertising offering, which includes display and video ad formats within its platform. This will enable Citymapper to benefit from a unified […]
Ahead of the release of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 movie in cinemas nationwide on June 19th, The Walt Disney Company EMEA has unveiled a new short film, The Magic of Movies: Jessie Saves the Day. The film is the latest in the company’s The Magic of Movies campaign: a longstanding initiative which brings the power […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off on June 11th in Mexico City, opening the largest edition in the tournament’s history and the first hosted in North America in 32 years. For the North America TV market, the region’s MiniLED TV segment is expected to see significant volatility around it. According to Counterpoint Research’s Quarterly Global […]
Here is a question worth sitting with: what happens to a household’s leisure spending the moment another monthly streaming bill ticks upward? The rollout of Ligue1+ as a standalone home for French top-flight soccer has put that question front and center for sports fans on both sides of the Atlantic. When a marquee league pulls […]
When the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment secured a $9 million judgment against a major piracy operation, the message reverberated far beyond the courtroom. The guiding idea behind that win is deceptively simple: audiences will gravitate toward the experiences that feel safe, legitimate, and properly licensed — and the entire entertainment economy is now reorganising […]
An oversubscribed IPO and an opening day that saw the already healthy share price rocket by almost 30 per cent proves that the market remained hugely confident of Elon Musk’s business. SpaceX now has a value of some $2.1 trillion (€1.8tn). But rocket launches and Starlink broadband might not be enough to propel the business […]
In the latest issue of Euromedia we take the temperature of the FAST business. Guess what? It is running very hot. There are hundreds more channels streaming out thousands more hours and carrying tens of thousands of ads. And viewers? Of course there are viewers, but enough to go around? The major platforms, Prime Video, […]