The RTL Group has welcomed confirmation by the European Commission (EC) that it has unconditionally approved the planned acquisition of Sky Deutschland (DACH). RTL Group and Sky Group/Comcast will now finalise the transaction, which is expected to close on June 1st. Thomas Rabe, CEO of RTL Group, commented: “We welcome the European Commission’s approval of […]
Spain’s booming sports streaming market is facing a stark warning after a report found that many OTT platforms are failing to comply with key audiovisual regulations — exposing operators to fines of up to €750,000. The study, carried out by AVC Audiovisual Compliance, reviewed 65 sports streaming services based in Spain and concluded that full […]
France Télévisions has become the latest public service broadcaster to forge a strategic partnership with an OTT platform, linking up with YouTube in France. The basis of the new agreement, which will become operative before summer 2026, is to broaden access to public service information across all screens and for all audiences and work against […]
Parks Associates’ US household research from the Streaming Video Tracker shows the connected TV platform market remains concentrated among a small group of leading operating systems, with Roku OS (28 per cent) and Samsung’s Tizen OS (23 per cent) accounting for the largest share of usage in US broadband households. The firm’s data shows Amazon […]
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has announced a strategic shift with YouTube. The partnership will see S4C work with the streaming portal to inform its digital strategy, focusing on audience growth and improving the discoverability of its content. The collaboration seeks to provide greater insight into platform trends and audience behaviour, supporting S4C’s ambition to reach more […]
Research from EE TV has laid bare the epidemic of Doombrowsing: as the average viewer now burns through a total of 28 hours a year browsing through their TV and movie options. In effort to combat this, EE TV has launched the Smart Search feature, designed to work the way that viewers actually think and help […]
Atresmedia, the Spanish broadcaster, has reported a net profit of €23.8 million for the first quarter of 2026, down 16.6 per cent from €28.6 million in the same period last year, as softer revenues weighed on earnings. According to results filed with CNMV, the broadcaster generated revenues of €237.3 million between January 1st and March […]
Fifty5Blue has been selected by TAM Ireland as its new provider of audience measurement services for the Irish television and video market. Subject to the completion of final contract negotiations, Fifty5Blue will be responsible for delivering a modern audience measurement solution designed to meet the needs of broadcasters, advertisers and agencies. Fifty5Blue will establish a […]
Racing TV has announced the launch of Racing TV Play, a new FAST channel available on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Ireland. Clive Cottrell, Director of Marketing at Racing TV, commented: “Racing TV Play makes top-class horse racing moments available to millions of people at the touch of a button. The combination of […]
Amazon Ads and Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced a programmatic integration which gives advertisers using Amazon DSP access to some of the UK’s biggest commercial audio brands including Heart, Capital, and Smooth. The programmatic partnership integrates Amazon DSP directly with DAX, Global’s digital ad exchange, which offers programmatic and data capabilities. It […]
GSA has published its latest State of the Market report. Drawing together insights from across GSA’s range of industry data, all validated by GSA’s experienced research team, the report presents a comprehensive overview of the global status of 5G networks, devices, spectrum and services. Joe Barrett, President of Global mobile Suppliers Association, commented: “The global […]
SpaceX filed a complaint to the FCC on April 20th with a list of complaints, starting by saying “Amazon simply refuses to take ‘yes’ for an answer. Amazon consistently rejects any offer to resolve its self-inflicted inability to meet the FCC’s deployment requirements, insisting instead on inflicting maximum harm on the millions of Americans that […]
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 […]