More than half of global households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases and, crucially, the majority think streaming platform price hikes (58 per cent) are unfair and unreasonable. In such a sensitive environment, service providers should not take any measure of pricing power for granted. This is according to the EY […]
Barb, the UK TV measurement body, has launched the Barb Data Hub, a new cloud-based system for storing, processing and distributing Barb viewing data to the industry. The Barb Data Hub is an overhaul in the underlying infrastructure for storing, processing and distributing Barb data. All the calculations required to create Barb’s DB2 daily viewing […]
NTT Data, a specialist in AI, digital business and IT services, has released the 2026 Global AI Report: A playbook for AI leaders. The playbook is based on the company’s latest research and reveals how ‘AI leaders’ are separating from competitors through strategy and execution. The analysis is based on a survey of 2,567 senior […]
Applause, a provider of crowdtesting and UX research that works with the likes of Netflix and Paramount+ and sports broadcasters, to provide quality assurance for a wide range of platform features, has shared its industry predictions for 2026 through Adrian Garcia, the company’s Senior Solutions Consultant. Garcia’s three key predictions for the next 12 months […]
Italy’s Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI) and Medusa Film, both part of the Mediaset Group, have launched legal action against US-based generative AI company Perplexity AI. This lawsuit, filed with the Civil Court of Rome, marks the first legal challenge in Italy specifically targeting copyright infringement related to the unauthorised use of content for training AI […]
More than half of households globally (57 per cent) are worried about annual broadband price increases and, crucially, the majority think these increases are unfair, unreasonable (60 per cent) and difficult to understand (48 per cent), according to the latest EY decoding the digital home study. The survey examined the views of 20,500 consumers on […]
BT has announced the launch of a sovereign platform which will deliver a suite of new digital sovereignty services for the UK private and public sector. Assuring the control and management of operations, systems and data within a UK infrastructure platform – supported exclusively by UK-based staff where required – is key to providing digital […]
Redflag AI, an AI-powered content protection platform, and EZDRM, a specialist in cloud-based Digital Rights Management as a Service (DRMaaS), today announced a global partnership that enables media and entertainment organisations to secure their content from every angle, from business model enforcement to proactive piracy detection. The partnership brings together two complementary technologies for studios, […]
Market Research Society of India (MRSI) has announced the adoption of ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market, Opinion and Social Research and Data Analytics 2025. The ICC/ESOMAR International Code 2025 takes into consideration the increasing use of AI, synthetic and secondary data usage, and the need for high levels of trust in market research and insights. […]
Brightcove, the intelligent video engagement company, has released seven major new features designed to expand global reach, improve audience engagement, enhance live-streaming quality, and streamline video workflows. These updates build on the ambitious roadmap Brightcove unveiled in July 2025 and contribute to a broader set of twelve new tools Brightcove has introduced in recent months. […]