Spain’s free-to-air television market was dramatically reshaped by the FIFA World Cup, with public broadcaster RTVE emerging as the clear winner after its La 1 channel recorded its strongest monthly audience performance in almost two decades. La 1 topped the national channel rankings with an 18.8 per cent audience share, its highest figure since December […]
Canal+ has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights for all UEFA men’s club football competitions across more than 40 Sub-Saharan African countries. The agreement covers the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. Canal+ will broadcast the top matches from these competitions in the region starting in mid-2027 through to the 2030/31 season. In […]
Using over 600,000 real-world tests, Ookla has released the RootMetrics State of the Mobile Union report for the UK, covering mobile performance across all four nations and 16 major cities in the first half of 2026. The analysis includes a deep dive by Lead Industry Analyst Luke Kehoe examining recent network developments and competitive dynamics […]
In reporting its Q2 numbers, Spotify revelaed that it has become the first audio streaming service to hit 300 million paying subscribers. In the second quarter of 2025, premium Subscribers grew 9 per cent YoY to hit the 300 million milestone, whilst monthly active users (MAUs) climbed 12 per cent to 777 million. Total Revenue […]
Samsung Electronics has announced that Prime Video will be the first streaming service to offer HDR10+ ADVANCED. Selected titles will support the standard and be available globally later this August, with the offering being first available on Samsung’s 2026 TV lineup. The next-generation High Dynamic Range (HDR) standard — designed to deliver brighter, more immersive […]
Research shows employees could be putting sensitive business data at risk by using work phones and devices to access illegal streaming services, with large numbers suffering malware infections and phishing attempts. A study by BeStreamWise, a cross-industry initiative which raises awareness of the dangers of illegal streaming, reveals that 68 per cent people who pirate […]
Baywatch is heading to Prime Video following a multi-territory international deal with Fremantle. Produced by Fremantle and Fox Entertainment, the revival series will premiere on Prime Video across Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Canada, Latin America and India in 2027. As part of the agreement, the complete back catalogue of the […]
Seven in 10 UK advertisers exceed production budgets at least sometimes, despite most believing they have good visibility into production costs, according to research from XR Extreme Reach. As advertising ecosystems become increasingly complex, many marketing teams are managing multiple partners, suppliers and workflows at once, making it harder to connect financial decisions with production […]
ITV Studios has appointed Fabian Tobias as the Managing Director of ITV Studios Germany. He will take the helm in Spring 2027, succeeding Christiane Ruff who will then retire after 13 years of leadership. ITV Studios Germany boasts a portfolio of some of the world’s biggest Entertainment Formats, such as Ich bin ein Star – […]
A Welsh language dub of the1977 space epic, Star Wars: A New Hope, has been produced by Lucasfilm and Disney in collaboration with S4C and the Welsh Government via Creative Wales. The film, Star Wars: Gobaith Newydd, will broadcast on S4C and across its platforms from Christmas Day 2026. The news comes ahead of the […]
TKO Group Holdings – owner of WWE, UFC, IMG and other sports properties – has announced financial results for Q2 2026. Consolidated revenue increased 18 per cent, or $238.7 million (€207.2m), to $1.54 billion. The increase primarily reflected an increase of $119.8 million at UFC, to $535.7 million, an increase of $64.7 million at WWE, […]
Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Long Beach and New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, talking about the position of his business and competing against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, stressed that Rocket Lab would not outspend the two but would out-innovate them. Beck said innovation has been the reason for Rocket lab’s […]
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 […]