Aferian plc was today [March 6th] suspended from the London AIM index as it announced that it intended to appoint administrators. It has now sold its operating subsidiaries – 24i and Amino – both to Sapphire Technology. The UK-based company said it had filed a notice of intention to appoint David Hudson and Philip Armstrong […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and technology platform for the video advertising industry, has released findings from its Voice of the Viewer study. The research reveals that viewers across Europe have bought into streaming TV, with many now using it as their primary TV format. More than eight in 10 (83 per cent) say they are satisfied […]
Digital entertainment and retail association ERA has published the 26th edition of its annual yearbook detailing the progress of the music, video and games sectors in the UK in 2025. It builds on interim figures released in January which showed the sector achieved revenues of £13.3 billion (€15.2bn) in 2025, up 7.1 per cent, meaning […]
Paramount Skydance has confirmed plans to combine the HBO Max and Paramount+ SVoD platforms into one service. Paramount CEO David Ellison made the – perhaps somewhat unsurprising – announcement during a call with investors on March 2nd, just days after the company said it would acquire Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of HBO. Should […]
More than a quarter of Brits (28 per cent) think streaming services should introduce rewards for binge-watching, such as unlocking discounts after streaming a set number of hours or completing a season. The finding comes from the newly released The future of bundling waits for no one report from Bango, which surveyed 1,500 UK consumers. […]
The English Premier League has confirmed it will launch its own streaming service in Singapore ahead of the 2026/27 season – and is exploring how it could be eventually rolled out globally if it proves successful. The app, which will be branded Premier League Plus, will allow users to watch all 380 matches of the […]
The French professional football league’s (LFP) broadcasting platform Ligue 1+ has claimed 1.1 million subscribers, with 80 per cent of them having a paid commitment. The platform is “right on track” with objectives outlined when it launched in summer 2025, according to outgoing LFP Media CEO Nicolas de Tavernost in a media briefing in Paris. […]
Older Brits are risking thousands of pounds by streaming illegal content online, as research reveals that they are far less likely to be aware of the dangers of getting hacked than the national average. Data from BeStreamWise, a cross-industry initiative which aims to help consumers stay safe while watching content they love, shows that two […]
Streaming companies experience fast business expansion, but their stock values display extreme volatility. The combination of advertising cycles, increasing sports rights expenses, and subscriber loss results in unpredictable earning patterns, which investors find difficult to forecast. Media portfolios that focus on specific content face larger financial impacts from sudden market disruptions than investment benchmarks that […]
Streaming platforms in Spain have surpassed traditional television operators in revenue for the first time, according to to the Entertainment and Media Outlook 2025–2029 report by Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC), cited by Dircom. Advertising has played a pivotal role in driving the shift In 2025, streaming services such as Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix generated […]