As expected, Comcast, Paramount Skydance and Netflix are understood to have lodged first round bids for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) following the November 20th deadline. No details on the bids have yet been revealed, but bids were submitted “with deal insiders predicting a winning offer that will likely fall far short of the $30 [€26.05] […]
South African animation studio Triggerfish has announced the appointment of Natalie Adams as Senior Vice President, Business Development. An industry specialist in animated children’s content development, production and global distribution, Adams joins Triggerfish as a consultant following the recent launch of the company’s new UK studio, with her vexpertise in business development set to help […]
According to Worldpanel by Numerator’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) report, women’s sport continued to garner attention with European audiences between July and September 2025. In Great Britain, England’s victories in the UEFA European Cup and Rugby World Cup meant that 60 per cent of sports viewers watched women’s games; in France, this was even higher […]
The likes of Comcast, Paramount/Skydance and even Netflix (which once declared it had no interest in acquiring legacy media networks) are reportedly among the suitors set to make a takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – although the Saudi PIF investment company has emerged as a late favourite. Non-binding bids must be submitted by […]
Social media personality Jake Paul has confirmed that he will fight former two-time unified world champion Anthony Joshua in Miami on December 19th. The bout, which will consist of eight three-minute rounds, will stream live globally on Netflix. Paul had been scheduled to face Gervonta Davis on November 14th, but the fight was cancelled after […]
WWE, in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), has announced that individual event tickets for WrestleMania 42, taking place April 18th and 19th 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, will go on sale on Black Friday. Those not in attendance can stream the event live on Netflix. From November 28th […]
Parks Associates has released its annual Top 10 List of US SVOD Services, based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2025 from the firm’s Streaming Video Tracker. The top two streaming leaders switched positions from 2024, with Netflix now above Prime Video (for the first time since 2021) and Hulu taking third position over […]
Samba TV has released its State of Streaming: UK Q4 2025 report. The data spotlights a maturing UK streaming market defined by genre loyalty and careful content curation, both from platforms and from budget-conscious households. Over half of UK households have fewer than three streaming subscriptions, according to the report. UK households demonstrate selective subscription behaviour, […]
Thanks to its live broadcast, its streaming service TF1+ and the upcoming distribution on Netflix in July 2026, TF1 says it will be soon able to reach 50 million French viewers each month. The group now plans on becoming a key CTV player in France, and the main competitor to YouTube. TF1 presented its TF1+ […]
Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.5 million UK homes (69.5 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q3 2025. This is a slight dip from 20.6 million UK homes in Q2 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 […]