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Starlink trims US fees

Starlink has lowered its introductory broadband pricing for the first three months of service. Specifically, the 100 Mb/s tier now costs $29 (€24.70) per month (down from $50), the 200 Mb/s tier $59 per month (down from $80) and Residential Max $99 per month (down from $120). This is not the first time that Starlink […]

May 8, 2026By Chris Forrester

Survey: Just 24% pay attention to streaming ads

To find out how users feel about commercials on streaming services, All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 US users, asking whether they pay for ad-free accounts, what they do when ads come on, and more. Key findings include: The majority of Netflix subscribers pay for ad-free accounts (52 per cent) in the US, the only major […]

May 5, 2026

Locality makes key VP hires

Locality, the US local TV advertising platform connecting brands to local audiences across broadcast and streaming, has announced the appointment of Steve Fish and Adam Quinn as vice presidents of sales to support the continued expansion of its national go-to-market strategy for Collective, Locality’s data‑driven broadcast solution that enables national advertisers to plan and activate local television inventory at scale.   […]

May 4, 2026

Data: Football viewership growing across the US

US viewers spent nearly 80 billion minutes watching football matches in 2025, according to a report from Nielsen. Heading into the FIFA World Cup 2026, Nielsen’s report shows the rise in popularity of the world’s most popular sport in the US. The report, Get Ready with Media Intelligence: 2026 FIFA World Cup Edition, delves into […]

May 1, 2026

World Rugby, IMG sign media rights deal

World Rugby and sports marketing agency IMG have agreed to a long-term media rights partnership designed to further accelerate rugby’s growth in the US and globally ahead of the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033. Under the agreement, IMG will help World Rugby shape a media and market strategy designed to […]

May 1, 2026

Triple B Media launches Bowling TV

Triple B Media, a specialist in TV network operations and content distribution, has launched Bowling TV, a 24/7 FAST channel dedicated to all things bowling. The channel is available in the US on Prime Video, LG Channels, Xumo Play, DISH TV, Bonusview, Sling Freestream, Plex and Free Live Sports, in addition to Triple B’s owned-and-operated […]

May 1, 2026

Report: Piracy networks operating as organised crime syndicates

IP House and the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) have released research exposing the growing convergence between global piracy networks and organised crime. The report, Organised. Piracy. Crime.: How Global Piracy Networks Became Organized Crime Syndicates – And What Needs to be Done About It, provides comprehensive analysis of how large-scale digital piracy has evolved into […]

April 30, 2026

FUEL TV on Prime Video US

FUEL TV has announced its FAST Channel has launched on Prime Video in the US, bringing its action sports programming to many more customers nationwide. “Launching on Prime Video represents another major step in our US growth strategy,” commented Fernando Figueiredo, President & CEO of FUEL TV. “This expansion allows us to connect with a […]

April 30, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Eutelsat “US demand is resiliant”

Eutelsat CEO Jean-Francois Fallacher, responsing to comments made by SpaceX that US users, in particular government and military, should only use US satellite operators, says that demand for non-US suppliers of capacity remains “resiliant”. SpaceX, on April 16th, urged the FCC in a formal letter to to limit market access to non-US operators. SpaceX pointed […]

April 29, 2026By Chris Forrester

US spectrum shuffle could earn SES billions

SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh met with FCC chairman Brendan Carr and senior staffers earlier this April to discuss and hear more of the FCC’s plan to reallocate certain C-band frequencies for the benefit of US cellular operators. The amounts involved are considerable. The first time the FCC reallocated C-band spectrum saw SES and Intelsat (which […]

April 29, 2026