The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly WGA) have filed a suit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery on the grounds that it violates federal antitrust law and would cause specific harm to writers. “With fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would […]
Xsolla, the video game commerce company, has released the latest edition of The Xsolla Report, analysing the accelerating global shift toward direct-to-consumer (D2C) commerce and strategies across mobile and PC game distribution. Drawing on data from publishers, platform policy changes, and global market expansion trends, the report shows how D2C has moved from an experimental […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Group is launching SAT.2, a new linear channel in Germany, in Q1 2027. The new entertainment brand will be geared toward women and will be available on linear TV, Joyn, and third-party platforms. As part of the team led by ProSiebenSat.1 Chief Content Officer Henrik Pabst, Ellen Koch is developing the new programming lineup. […]
The World Cup semi-final between France and Spain on July 14th attracted 20.24 million viewers for M6 in France. According to ratings body Médiamétrie, 73.1 per cent of the French audience over 4 years-old and 86.3 per cent of women under 50 saw the match. The game reached a level not attained in the two […]
Italy’s media sector experienced a 0.6 per cent decline in total revenues to over €12 billion, according to the annual report from the country’s Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom). The negative performance was primarily due to a 2.9 per cent drop in advertising revenue affecting most traditional media. Television remains the dominant sector, capturing 74.1 per […]
Anti-piracy organisation FACT and Sky have delivered legal warnings to 10 suspected illegal IPTV resellers across Ireland in the latest phase of their campaign against content piracy. Illegal IPTV resellers sell subscriptions directly to members of the public, giving them unauthorised access to premium television, films and live sport. The latest enforcement action targeted individuals […]
BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international charity, and BBC Research & Development (BBC R&D) have worked with Ukrainian national broadcaster Suspilne Ukraine (Public) to launch a new ‘nutrition label’ for its content, ensuring audiences receive information they can trust in wartime. The Content Credentials standard introduced by C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authentication) is […]
Channel 4 has partnered with North Sails on Force of Nature, a three-part branded entertainment series. Produced by Finite Films & TV, the series marks the first social branded entertainment commission to air exclusively across Channel 4 Sport’s digital channels. Force of Nature sees three pro North Action athletes battle against each other in a […]
Ahead of England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final win over Norway, fans flocked online to watch the iconic anthems Three Lions, Wonderwall and Hey Jude – making July 11th the most-watched day for these respective music videos so far. Music video network Vevo analysed UK viewing habits and saw the following surges compared to daily […]
Ahead of what’s traditionally one of the busiest months for European city breaks, new research has named London the best city in Europe for a casino visit, putting the UK capital ahead of Paris, Vienna and eight other major tourist destinations. The findings, based on Google Reviews data compiled by Gambling.com, looked at the ten […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) has announced the launch of a new cross-industry Kids & Family Media Measurement Taskforce in the US, alongside the release of a new report, When Metrics Fall Short: The Case for Children’s Media Measurement, highlighting the growing disconnect between how children consume media and how the industry measures […]
The FCC has given its approval to launch giant space mirrors into orbit. These large spacecraft can reflect sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more. The company behind the project wants to launch 50,000 of these space mirrors. Reflect Orbital, a California startup that markets itself as The Sunlight Company and […]
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 […]