To find out how users feel about commercials on streaming services, All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 US users, asking whether they pay for ad-free accounts, what they do when ads come on, and more. Key findings include: The majority of Netflix subscribers pay for ad-free accounts (52 per cent) in the US, the only major […]
Parks Associates’ latest streaming video research highlights that Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) would extend the combined company’s reach to 57 per cent of all US internet households. This deal would put it on par with the four streaming giants (Netflix, Google, Prime Video and Disney) which each reach nearly 60 per cent […]
Prima TV, a company owned by Tarak Ben Ammar and Naguib Sawiris, has sold its DTT multiplex (Mux) in Italy to Syes (System Engineering Solutions) for approximately €2.5 million. This transaction was approved by Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom). The sale comes after Prima TV’s Mux business unit, called 3DFree, was initially transferred to a new […]
Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that KPop Demon Hunters was the most popular movie on subscription streaming platforms in 2025, and the most watched film of all time on Netflix, surpassing 1 billion viewing hours. The streamer has delivered cultural phenomena before, but as a family-friendly movie, KPop Demon Hunters is one of the first […]
Vodafone Group has reached an agreement for the buyout of CK Hutchison Group Telecom from the VodafoneThree joint venture for £4.3 billion (€4.9 billion) via a cancellation of shares. Following completion of the Transaction, Vodafone will become the sole owner of VodafoneThree, the UK’s largest mobile operator. “Since the merger of Vodafone UK and Three […]
Canal+, media and entertainment company, and Sharp Consumer Electronics have announced a new strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to enhance the user experience on Sharp Smart TVs running the TiVo operating system by bringing the Canal+ App to the platform and providing access to Canal+’s content offering, including premium sports, movies and series. In all […]
The EBU and the Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana (AIL), have formed a content-sharing agreement that they say “opens a new chapter in global news collaboration between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean”. The agreement connects the EBU’s Eurovision News Exchange (EVN) with AIL’s network of 21 broadcasters, enabling reciprocal access to diverse news content. For the […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2026 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. “Using all the enforcement tools we have to address unfair trade practices is a top priority,” said Ambassador Jamieson Greer. “We have […]
MPG Media Services, part of MPG Media Group, has announced a partnership with Rakuten TV Enterprise, Rakuten TV’s B2B division. “The partnership with Rakuten TV Enterprise is one of mutual-value creation whereby our two companies will work synergistically to identify and work with an even broader array of clients across the streaming media space,” commented […]
US space agency NASA has objected to the FCC over Blue Origin’s ‘Project Sunrise’ application to deploy approximately 51,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 500 km and 1,800 km. While supporting commercial innovation, NASA emphasises that the constellation’s scale raises significant safety and sustainability concerns for its human spaceflight and science […]
Some 12 months ago there were a few airlines making tentative steps into improving their In Flight Communications by installing Starlink kit onto their aircraft. Those first steps have now become a stampede. The latest data suggests that 37 airlines have either installed or committed to installing Starlink equipment. Indeed, a recent announcement from broadband […]
Failed Scottish aerospace business Orbital Express Launch (Orbex) owed more than £73 million when it entered UK bankruptcy administration. The would-be rocket builder had received more than £130 million of grant and equity funding. It focused on sustainable, eco-friendly rocket launches using bio-LPG, establishing a rocket factory in Forres, Scotland. Orbex ceased operations and entered […]
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 […]