ITV reports that its ITVX streaming platform has delivered its most successful seven-day performance in nearly two years, attracting 110 million streams between June 8th and 14th. This marks the platform’s best weekly total since July 2024, driven by England’s friendly against Costa Rica in Orlando, a strong start to the FIFA World Cup, and […]
Irish people continue to trust major news brands but are losing trust in news more generally according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland 2026 from Coimisiún na Meán. The Report shows that 42 per cent of Irish people say they can trust most news most of the time, down from 51 per cent last year. […]
Reuters Institute’s fifteenth Digital News Report is characterised by marked volatility in many of the indicators tracked for over a decade. Interest in news is down in many markets, and trust in news is at the lowest level since we started measuring it in 2015. The data points to a mix of anxiety, disengagement and […]
BBC News is reportedly preparing to announce a major round of job cuts designed to save some £500 million (€578.3m) across the corporation. The number of job cuts, which are likely to be announced this week, could be in the hundreds. The BBC News department currently employing around a quarter of the 21,500 workforce at […]
Consumers using pirate streaming services across Asia-Pacific are exposing themselves to serious cybersecurity, privacy and financial risks, according to a study released by the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), an initiative of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). The report, Consumer Harms and Fraud Pathways in Asia-Pacific’s Illicit Streaming Economy, was launched at CAP’s annual State […]
According to Mateusz Jędrocha, CPO at Adlook, Fox’s acquisition of Roku has been on the cards for years. “Fox was the only major broadcaster without a credible streaming distribution layer, while Roku was the leading CTV platform without a live content anchor. Together, both problems disappear. More broadly, it reflects a shift across the industry, […]
Vodafone Spain has reported a marked improvement in its financial and operational performance, reinforcing its position as negotiations over a potential merger with Telefónica continue. The telco, owned by investment fund Zegona since 2024, delivered its second full-year set of results under the new ownership, posting stronger earnings, lower debt and a return to revenue […]
HBO Max is now available in New Zealand and Vietnam, completing its rollout in key Southeast Asian and ANZ markets. Warner Bros Discovery’s SVoD’s service brings subscribers blockbusters movies, award-winning series, iconic hits and family favourites from popular entertainment brands such as HBO, Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Warner Bros, Cartoon Network and more. In […]
Spain’s opening World Cup game against Cape Verde in the FIFA World Cup 2026 on June 15th was the most watched TV content of the year so far with an average of 7,322,000 spectators – peaking at 8.85 million viewers – and a 60.4 per cent audience share. More than 11 million spectators (11,258,000) tuned […]
Ericsson has announces that Per Narvinger has been appointed President and CEO by the Board of Directors, replacing Börje Ekholm who has decided to step down as CEO of Ericsson. Narvinger joined Ericsson in 1997 and has experience from different areas of the telecoms and ICT industry, including research and standardisation, development, product management and […]
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into Apple over its compliance with the Digital Markets Act interoperability obligation that applies to Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. Pursuant to Article 6(7) of the DMA, Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud are granted free and effective interoperability with the iOS […]
The trading in SpaceX shares are as buoyant as ever. On June 15th its shares finished the day at $192.50 (€165.82), up 19.6 per cent during the day. The shares were offered to investors on June 12th at $135 per share. More than $80 billion of shares have changed hands since then. The company’s valuation […]
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, […]