As streaming TV continues reshaping the global media landscape, research from DoubleVerify (DV), the software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, shows marketers are increasing investment across the world’s largest streaming platforms, with YouTube leading the way. The findings are part of DV’s 2026 Global Insights report titled Must-CTV: […]
Illegal live TV streaming in Germany continues to rise. In 2025, it caused total economic losses of approximately €2.4 billion in the country. Compared to the previous study in 2022, this represents a 33 per cent increase – despite technical safeguards, legal proceedings and public awareness campaigns. As a result, the government loses approximately €542 […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched Teledeporte Play, a new sports-focused portal within its streaming platform RTVE Play, aimed at expanding its digital sports offering ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The revamped service introduces new live channels, simultaneous broadcasts, an updated design and a broader catalogue of on-demand content, consolidating the Teledeporte brand […]
CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, accusing the AI search engine company of copying and distributing its copyrighted content. A lawsuit was filed by CNN on May 28th in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which the news network alleged that Perplexity copied its stories, videos and […]
The UK has emerged as Europe’s leading microdrama market, reaching 8.2 million monthly active users (MAUs) in 2025, according to analysis presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, at Conecta event in Mallorca. Microdramas are rapidly expanding beyond China and becoming one of the fastest-growing segments of the global media […]
A Blue Origin rocket, named New Glenn #4, was lost during a static test firing of its engines while standing at Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs the Blue Origin projects. The explosion happened at about 9pm Florida time (01.00 UTC) on May 28th. The loss of the […]
Webedia-Elephant Group, the French media and audiovisual production company, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud and YouTube. This new agreement marks a decisive shift for Webedia-Elephant as it drives what it describes as “a comprehensive AI-driven transformation”, with a focus on productivity, creativity, and rapid adoption of the technology. Building on […]
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Member broadcasters have reported significant audiences for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) Final 2026, following the first season under the EBU’s five-year agreement with UC3 – the joint venture uniting European football’s governing body UEFA and the European Football Clubs. For the first time ever, 22 EBU Members broadcast the […]
California-based satellite operator Viasat – which also owns Inmarsat – has released its Q4 and full year results. The company announced record new contract awards and backlog, along with modest growth in revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA, both of which were also at record levels. Highlight include: · Cash generation of nearly $600 million in free […]
Amazon MGM Studios and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced the GenAI Creators’ Fund and its first greenlit projects. A joint initiative that gives creators access to professional-grade AI tools and funding, the GenAI Creators’ Fund brings together filmmakers, digital creators, and technology startups to produce cinematic entertainment. At the AI on the Lot conference […]
Some TV shows were always going to end up as games. The fanbases were big, the characters recognisable, the worlds easy to build around. It happened with video games first, then board games, and now there are TV-themed slot games everywhere as well. Some adaptations managed to keep the same energy as the shows they […]
The battle between SpaceX, with its very well-established portfolio of orbiting satellites and rival AST SpaceMobile is heating up. Both want to establish their cellular connectivity credentials before Amazon Leo’s satellites enter the competition. But while Starlink has only a very basic cellular connectivity solution (although it will improve over the next year or so), […]
The world is getting very anxious about AI, and who can blame them? What can AI really do, what will it be able to do, can we trust those in charge of it, can we stop them, can we stop it? Not surprising then that politicians seem to circle the problem and then put it […]