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Roku FY revenue up 15%

Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported that Full Year 2025 total net revenue stood at $4.73 billion (€3.99bn), up 15 per cent on the previous year. Platform revenue was $4.14 billion, up 18 per cent, and gross profit was $2.07 billion, up 15 per cent. Streaming hours reached 145.6 billion, up 15 per cent YoY, […]

February 13, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Channel 4 “outgrowing market on streaming and linear audiences”

Channel 4 reports it is outgrowing the biggest streaming platforms in the UK and increasing its linear commercial share ahead of the pack, driven by a slate of original British programming and live coverage of the African Cup of Nations tournament. Across January, Channel 4 streaming viewer minutes (individuals) increased by 25 per cent year […]

February 11, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Research: Cost, not content, driving US streaming churn

Parks Associates has published findings from Streaming Competition and Profitability: Pricing Models & Retention Strategies report revealing that affordability has overtaken content availability as the dominant reason consumers cancel video services. In 2025, 30 per cent of US consumers cite cutting household expenses as the top reason for canceling a streaming service, up from 26 […]

February 10, 2026

Air Cambodia selects AirFi for IFE

Air Cambodia has selected AirFi to deliver wireless streaming inflight entertainment (IFE) across its fleet. Under the partnership, AirFi’s streaming IFE platform will be deployed across Air Cambodia’s fleet of Airbus A320 and ATR 72-series aircraft, including the ATR 72-600, enabling passengers to access entertainment directly on their own devices. The service, live now, forms […]

February 10, 2026

Sweden: Streaming spend up 25% YoY

In Q4 2025, the average Swedish household spent SEK 510 (€47.97) per month on video content, representing an increase of over 5 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year reports Mediavision. This marks a new record level. The main driver behind the increase is spending on streaming services, which has risen […]

February 9, 2026

India: Goldmines Play on Prime Video

Prime Video has India has onboarded Goldmines Play as an add-on subscription. Goldmines Play, the streaming service from Goldmines Telefilms, the Indian content aggregator and television broadcaster, offers Prime Video customers across India a library of curated South Indian films dubbed in Hindi, along with evergreen Hindi classics. Customers in India can now subscribe to […]

February 5, 2026

Manchester: PIPCU shuts down illegal streaming operation

Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police have executed warrants in Manchester, making four arrests and seizing ten servers and associated equipment. Each item was valued at approximately £75,000, with total seizures exceeding £750,000. The investigation began after Sky reported suspicious activity linked to a large scale illicit […]

February 2, 2026

Hapless arrives on ChaiFLicks

Fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm can now get their fix of dry humour, mixed with a bit of British flavour, as ChaiFlicks, a global streaming platform showcasing films and series centered on Jewish stories and culture from around the world, adds the British sitcom Hapless to its mix. After a limited run on Peacock in […]

January 29, 2026

LINX sees record internet traffic driven by UEFA, AFCON

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) recorded a new global maximum peak traffic of 12.069 Tbps across their Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in UK, US, Africa and the Middle East, fuelled by the recent UEFA Champions League, European League and Conference League games matches and AFCON finals. The milestone highlights the growing role of live sports […]

January 27, 2026

Manhattan TV launching Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely

Manhattan TV, the British TV device specialist, has announced that the Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely – the free streaming platform backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 – will launch in February. Users can connect Aero to their broadband network over Wi-Fi, with no aerial or satellite dish required, to gain […]

January 27, 2026By Nik Roseveare