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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In late 2024 Telenor Nordics, part of the Telenor Group, selected Scalstrm to deliver its next-generation streaming platform for live-TV and VoD across the Nordic region, leveraging the Scalstrm Origin platform to upgrade performance, efficiency, and scale. Telenor is replacing its legacy video streaming infrastructure in three countries with Scalstrm’s Origin and Packaging platform in the […]
More than half of UK households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases according to the latest EY Decoding the Digital Home Study. The survey of 2,000 UK consumers, which reviews attitudes towards technology, media and telecoms (TMT) found that most consumers believe streaming platform price hikes (65 per cent) are unfair […]
Channel 4 has reported that it “led the way” in converting youth audiences to streaming in 2025, while growth among adults outpaced the biggest streaming platforms in the UK. Channel 4’s 16-34 viewers streamed 53 per cent of their overall Channel 4 viewing across 2025 – the first time a major commercial broadcaster has passed […]
The number of illegal streams of sports event in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6 billion in the past three years according to a report from The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG). The CFG’s 2024-25 report also highlights that there is a symbiotic relationship between sports piracy and unlicensed gambling, with 89 per cent […]
Global content investment will reach $255 billion (€218.2bn) in 2026, rising 2 per cent year-on-year, according to forecasts from Ampere Analysis. Growth continues to be driven by sustained investment from global streaming platforms, which are further increasing their share of content spend. While overall growth remains modest, this continued shift is widening the gap with […]
Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released Asia-Pacific Video & Broadband 2026 (AVB 2026), its flagship annual assessment of the region’s video industry. The report finds that Asia-Pacific total screen revenues will continue to grow through 2030, but that growth is increasingly concentrated in streaming, social video and connected TV (CTV), while traditional television faces sustained structural […]
NFL fandom in the US has moved beyond the television. As streaming platforms reshape how games are delivered, a parallel experience now unfolds across mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, where live broadcasts are paired with real-time data, social discussion, betting activity, and digital commerce. Watching the NFL is no longer passive. Fans track statistics, react […]