TV and film streaming have become a staple part of household entertainment, with many households paying for multiple subscriptions to access their desired content. Around 60 per cent spend £21 or more a month on paid streaming subscriptions, including 7 per cent who spend more than £60. However, rising costs are driving many to question […]
SES will receive $5.6 billion (€4.9bn) in compensation for freeing up its ‘Upper tier’ C-band frequencies for auction by the FCC, and Eutelsat will receive $504 million for repurposing its frequencies. The US Federal Communications Commission approval of its Upper C-band Report & Order which makes 160 MHz of the Upper C-band available in the […]
Kyle Thomas, the wildlife creator who has amassed more than 34-million followers on TikTok, is launching a new YouTube channel, Kyle’s Wildlife Heroes, in partnership with production company Waddell Media. The launch also marks Waddell Media’s first dedicated YouTube channel and the next step in the company’s digital strategy, expanding its reach with original long-form content […]
UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus has unveiled Britain’s TikTok Murder for Prime Video in the UK & Ireland. The true crime series, produced by Phoenix Television and Born This Way Media in association with TPC, will premiere later this year. This new acquisition forms part of a multiple true crime programming deal with Prime Video UK […]
Prime members with a Fire TV in the US and UK can now play Luna games inside the Prime Video app at no additional cost. Prime members can find games the same way they discover content on Prime Video. Users can locate the new ‘Games’ tab and start playing right away via their TV, using […]
Comcast, the US media giant, has reported results for the quarter ended June 30th 2026. Revenue of $29.9 billion (€26.2bn), down 1.2 per cent year over year. Connectivity & Platforms revenue declined 3 per cent in the quarter to $19.7 billion and Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5.7 per cent, reflecting lower domestic broadband and video revenue […]
Prime Video will exclusively premiere a docuseries that offers behind-the-scenes access to the Spanish National Team’s historic triumph at the FIFA World Cup 2026 — the feat that gave Spain its second star after defeating Argentina in the final on July 19th. Featuring never-before-seen footage and testimonies from those involved, audiences will have access to […]
Virgin Media O2 has reported that Q2 revenue fell 7.9 per cent year-on-year on an adjusted basis to £2.4 billion (€2.8bn), while total service revenue was down 3.9 per cent to £2.04 billion. Consumer revenue was down 5 per cent, with consumer fixed service revenue falling 6.2 per cent and consumer mobile service revenue down […]
Disney+ subscribers in Türkiye will, from July 29th, be able to watch live sporting events, studio shows, original programming and more via the S Sport and S Sport2 channels on ESPN. Following the launch of the NOW channel in Türkiye earlier this year, this marks a further expansion of Disney+’s live content offering in the […]
Amazon Ads and Octave have announced a programmatic integration making News UK’s digital audio brands including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Talk, Times Radio, and podcast titles available to advertisers through Amazon DSP. The new integration, which is available to advertisers now, expands Amazon DSP’s audio supply with the addition of Octave, News UK’s audio-visual advertising […]
Charter, the US telco, lost 172,000 Internet customers in Q2 2026, compared with 117,000 Internet subscribers shed during the year-earlier period amid stiff competition from fixed wireless and fibre connection services. Charter narrowed its loss of TV customers to 21,000, against 80,000 TV customers dropped in the same period of 2025, as subscribers did more […]
Elon Musk has given a long-form video interview with The Economist by its editor in chief Zanny Minton-Beddoes. His predictions, especially those on the growth of AI and its impact, are fascinating. His predictions include: · In five years, AI compute will exceed the sum of all human intelligence. · In ten years, we will have […]
Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]