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Coalition launches European Media Marketplace

A coalition of European media owners, data companies, telcos, retailers, marketplaces and advertising technology partners have announced the launch of the European Media Marketplace, a new initiative designed to transform how advertisers, agencies and publishers activate campaigns and connect across Europe’s premium open web. The first founding members, including T Advertising Solutions (part of Deutsche […]

July 7, 2026

Netflix signs multiple digital publisher content deals

Netflix has announced partnerships with a number of digital publishers to bring fan-favourite videos to members in the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Spanning food, travel, fashion, entertainment, design, wellness and more, the collection – launching on August 3rd – seeks to complement Netflix’s entertainment ecosystem that also includes live events, […]

July 7, 2026By Nik Roseveare

France: US streamers appeal diversity quota ruling

SVoD services Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video have filed an appeal in France with the Council of State to challenge the new decree on TV genres diversity investment quotas. From January 2026, there has been a requirement that 20 per cent of audiovisual financing obligations be allocated to animation programmes, documentaries and live shows, in […]

July 7, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

BBC: England v Mexico sets multiple audience records

England’s 3-2 World Cup triumph over Mexico in the early hours of July 6th sparked the biggest day ever recorded for BBC iPlayer, for the BBC Sport website and app and for BBC Sport’s social video views, as millions of fans turned to the BBC to follow a night of dramatic football. The Round of […]

July 7, 2026By Nik Roseveare

The Walking Dead Universe FAST channel now on ITVX

AMC Global Media – UK has announced that the dedicated The Walking Dead Universe FAST channel is now available on ITVX. The channel, making its FAST debut, offers a continuous stream of episodes from one of television’s most iconic and enduring franchises. Tom Keaveney, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, AMC Global Media – UK, […]

July 7, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Research: Poor streaming UX can erode loyalty

Research from CTAM, the entertainment and technology marketing organisation, and Hub Entertainment Research, the insights agency, tracking how people choose and consume content, reveals the streaming industry’s hidden retention challenge. Rather than price or content quality, the streaming user experience (UX) is cited by 36 per cent of viewers, and 43 per cent of viewers […]

July 7, 2026

Research: Brits say no to World Cup half-time show

Research from LoopMe reveals that UK broadcasters’ concerns around whether to air the live half-time entertainment show at this year’s FIFA World Cup Final (on July 19th), are well-placed. The show – which is set to feature Madonna, Shakira and BTS – has prompted debate about the direction of footballing media coverage, with some broadcasters […]

July 7, 2026

Titan OS brings 30 Radial FAST Channels to Europe

Titan OS, the independent European technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a content partnership with Radial Entertainment to bring 30 FST channels to all Titan OS-powered devices, including TVs from Philips, AOC, JVC, Vestel, and Sharp, across key European markets. The agreement expands Titan OS’ FAST channel lineup in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, […]

July 7, 2026

Poland: Canal+ scores exclusive LaLiga rights

LaLiga and Canal+ Polska have signed a new audiovisual rights agreement under which CANAL+ will become the exclusive broadcaster of LaLiga EA Sports top-flight football in Poland for the next five seasons through to 2030/31. Under the agreement, football fans in Poland will be able to watch all LaLiga matches live on Canal+ sports channels […]

July 7, 2026

SpaceX: Half-year launch records broken

SpaceX, in the January 1st to June 30th 2026 period, has had its best-ever half-year in terms of launch numbers. In 2025, for the complete 12 months, SpaceX launched 3,180 Starlink satellites, and 1,489 in the January-June half-year. In the first half of 2026 alone, the company launched 1,589 satellites — 100 more than the […]

July 7, 2026By Chris Forrester

Local journalism to benefit from new government funding

Local news outlets in the UK can now bid for a share of up to £12 million (€14m) in government funding over the next two years, which will ensure communities can continue to benefit from high-quality local journalism. Part of ‘Amplify: The Local Media Action Plan’, the Fund will provide £6 million in 2026/27 and […]

July 7, 2026
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Orbex bankruptcy details released

Would-be Scottish rocket launch company, Orbital Express Launch (Orbex), which went into bankruptcy administration in February, went bust with just £689,000 (€807k) in the bank out of the £138.5 million raised in grant and equity funding. The cash raised included securing £76 million of public money with the UK government putting in £26 million and […]

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Unpacking and bagging

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 […]

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