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CNC: €135.2m US streamer investment in French-funded TV

The integration of global SVoDs into the French audiovisual support fund since 2021 has reset the traditional order, according to French funding public body CNC which unveiled its 2025 French TV production annual round-up at the Cannes Film Festival. Independent online services, not belonging to public or private broadcasters, commissioned 231 hours of content in 2025 […]

May 13, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

RTL streaming business sees first profitable quarter

RTL Group has published its quarterly statement for the first three months of 2026. Group revenue was stable at €1.29 billion, as lower TV advertising revenue was compensated mainly by higher streaming revenue. Group revenue was up 2.5 per cent organically. RTL Group’s digital advertising revenue was up 14.6 per cent to €118 million, compensating […]

May 13, 2026

Spain: Movistar Plus+ launches €4.99 streaming plan 

Movistar Plus+ has unveiled a new low-cost subscription tier in Spain aimed at viewers more interested in films and television than live sport. The new package, branded Plan Libre Cine y Series, is priced at €4.99 per month and includes access to the platform’s full catalogue of films, series, documentaries and more than 70 television […]

May 13, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

US TV giants form cross-publisher initiative with OpenAP

A+E Global Media, AMC Global Media, Fox, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Scripps Networks, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), in partnership with OpenAP, have announced an industry initiative that aims to help advertisers and agencies move beyond fragmented, manual audience buying by introducing a single, standardised way to connect first-party outcome data to campaign exposure […]

May 13, 2026

FilmBox rebranding portfolio

FilmBox, a key brand in SPI International’s portfolio, will undergo a rebrand on June 10th, unveiling a new strategy across both its linear channels and streaming service. The rebrand introduces a new value proposition, distinct positioning for each channel and service, and a new content strategy, alongside new names, logos, and audiovisual identities that have […]

May 13, 2026

ProSiebenSat.1 Q1 revenue down €80m in Q1

ProSiebenSat.1 Group generated Group revenues of €775 million in the first quarter of 2026. This represents a decline of 9 per cent or €80 million, which the Germany broadcasting group attributed to “a volatile macroeconomic environment”. On an organic basis – that is, adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes – revenues declined by 3 […]

May 13, 2026

Eutelsat Q3: LEO revenues grow 65%

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat reported its Q3 2026 and 9-month trading results after the market closed on May 12th. Its headline results were: • Q3 Operating Verticals revenues of €283.7 million, up 0.9 per cent YoY • Sustained double digit growth in Connectivity, driven by LEO-enabled solutions, up 65 per cent YoY • Successful conclusion […]

May 13, 2026By Chris Forrester

Ofcom: Gigabit broadband available to 89% of UK homes

Ofcom research has revealed that 89 per cent of UK households can now get gigabit-capable broadband. The media watchdog’s Connected Nations Spring Update reveals that, as of January 2026, gigabit broadband – which delivers speeds of at least 1000 Mbit per second – is available to 27.1 million homes, up from 26.4 million (87 per […]

May 13, 2026

Forecast: Social media ad revenue at $640bn by 2030

Social media advertising revenue is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent over the next five years, reaching $640 billion by the end of 2030, according to Omdia’s Social Media Advertising Market Landscape 2026 report, its first-ever research focusing exclusively on social media advertising. During the same period, […]

May 13, 2026

FCC approves EchoStar’s spectrum sale to SpaceX/AT&T

The proposed $40 billion (€34.1bn) sale of spectrum by Echostar to SpaceX and telco AT&T has been approved by the FCC. In September 2025, EchoStar agreed to sell off 65Mhz of its spectrum to SpaceX for its direct-to-cell service, while AT&T acquired up 50Mhz of its spectrum to add to its 5G network coverage. Now […]

May 13, 2026By Chris Forrester

Research: Finland lags Nordic streaming growth

In Finland, online video viewing exceeded 85 minutes per person per day during spring 2026, representing a yearly increase of 10 per cent reports Mediavision. Much of the growth was driven by social video consumption on platforms such as Instagram, Tiktok and Snapchat. Viewing time on social video increased by 32 per cent compared to […]

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