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Forecast: Global TV and video market at $1tn by 2030

The combined online video and traditional TV markets, including revenue from subscriptions, on-demand transactions and advertising, are on track to reach $1 trillion (€0.86tn) in annual revenue by 2030. The findings come from two Omdia reports: Global Streaming: Key trends 2025–30 and Pay TV & Online Video: Global. With pay-TV flat, all of the growth […]

October 31, 2025

Disney channels go dark on YouTube TV in US

YouTube TV subscribers in the US have lost access to multiple channels owned by The Walt Disney Corporation – including the likes of ESPN, FX, Nat Geo and ABC – as the two companies remain engaged in a carriage dispute. YouTube TV, owned by Google, pulled every channel owned by Disney on October 30th after […]

October 31, 2025

Report: 2 in 3 Spanish homes using VoD

Traditional television continues to lose ground in Spain. According to a report from EAE Business School, two out of three Spanish households now subscribe to at least one streaming platform – a sign that on-demand entertainment has become the new norm. The shift isn’t just about technology – it’s about generations. Homes with children watch […]

October 31, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Fubo, Disney’s Hulu + Live TV complete business combination

FuboTV and The Walt Disney Company have closed the previously announced transaction to combine Fubo’s business with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV business. The newly combined Fubo and Hulu + Live TV business creates a virtual MVPD (vMVPD) and the sixth largest pay-TV company in the US according to the companies – with nearly 6 […]

October 29, 2025

France: Disney+ reaches 9.5m users

Two years after its launch in France, streaming platform Disney+ is now reaching 9.5 million users, with one subscriber in every two in the country now opting for its ad-supported tier. One of Disney+’s key elements is that co-viewing represents 66 per cent of its audience, according to the latest cross media measurement published by […]

October 28, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Disney+ drops Doctor Who

The Disney+ streaming service is ending its partnership with the BBC and dropping sci-fi drama Doctor Who after just two seasons. Lindsay Salt, the BBC’s director of drama, commented: “We’d like to thank Disney+ for being terrific global partners and collaborators over the past two seasons, and for the upcoming [Doctor Who spin-off] The War […]

October 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ confirms Only Murders in the Building Season 6 will be set in London

Disney+ announced that the original comedy series, Only Murders in the Building. starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has been renewed for a sixth season consisting of 10 episodes. The series will venture overseas for the first time, with the crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery. The series […]

October 28, 2025

Freakier Friday sets Disney+ streaming date

Disney’s Freakier Friday movie will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ from November 12th. The comedy sequel marks the next chapter for on-screen mother and daughter Jamie Lee Curtis (playing Tess Coleman) and Lindsay Lohan (playing Anna Coleman), as the Coleman family’s story moves into a new generation. Anna now has a daughter of her own […]

October 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Spain: RTVE, Disney content deal

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has reached a content agreement with Disney that will allow its children’s channel Clan to broadcast a selection of popular Disney Junior series from October 31st. The line-up will include well-known titles such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (La casa de Mickey Mouse), Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Spidey y su superequipo), […]

October 24, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Disney+ sets Fantastic Four: First Steps streaming premiere date

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps – starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s First Family – will be available to stream on Disney+ from November 5th. The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (Human Torch), and […]

October 24, 2025By Nik Roseveare