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Germany: YouTube, VoD dominate kids’ media habits

Precisify, the cross-platform media intelligence specialist, has released its Precisify Insights: Kids Germany report. Following the success of its kids insights reports in the US, UK and Australia, Precisify is now expanding the Insights: Kids series into Germany as part of its broader European growth strategy. “These data findings give us the clearest picture yet […]

January 29, 2026

Barb launches Barb Ads Hub

Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has launched Barb Ads Hub, a new analytics system designed for full-cycle ad campaign planning and reporting. At launch, Barb Ads Hub includes post-campaign analysis through CFlight, the joint-industry accountability tool for linear and VOD services. Pre-campaign planning functionality will follow in Q1. Built by RSMB for Barb in direct […]

January 27, 2026

Telenor Group implements Scalstrm Origin

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 […]

January 27, 2026

France: Les VODays returns for 2026

DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International and the Syndicat de l’Edition Vidéo Numérique (SEVN) have announced the return of Les VODays for 2026, a week-long campaign to drive growth and engagement across the French digital transactional market. From January 26th to February 1st, the campaign will offer French film fans a selection of the latest […]

January 26, 2026

5 ventures into vodcasts with new commissions

5 has announced it will launch two new vodcast series – Catching Up with the Royals and A Night In with Sally Lindsay (w/t) – marking a first for the channel in this space. Produced by Spirit Studios, the series will be available on all podcast outlets, YouTube and on 5 streaming and linear TV […]

January 22, 2026

Research: 88% agree anime requires appropriate age-ratings

Research commissioned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has found nearly nine in 10 (88 per cent) people agree there is a potential child protection risk if anime content is not age-rated appropriately and consistently, with parents who are unfamiliar with anime frequently assuming it is inherently “child-friendly”. The mixed-methods study combined ten […]

December 9, 2025

NextTrip’s JOURNY launches on Apple TV, Roku, iOS, Android

NextTrip, a technology-forward travel and media company defining the intersection of Media and Travel, has announced the completion and launch of JOURNY’s new apps for Apple iOS, Roku, and Android, making JOURNY’s expanding library of licensed and original travel content accessible across major connected devices and mobile platforms. This milestone follows JOURNY’s recent VoD platform […]

December 4, 2025

Ofcom updates on Media Act implementation

Ofcom is publishing two updates as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act. The Media Act imposes new standards requirements on streaming services (known as on-demand programme services, or ODPS) which people in the UK watch across a range of platforms and devices. Well-known ODPS services include Disney+, Prime Video, BBC iPlayer […]

November 27, 2025By Colin Mann

Pact: UK TV exports break £2bn barrier

Exports of British-owned TV programmes such as Doctor Who, Ludwig, Nightsleeper and All Creatures Great and Small, returned to growth after several unsettling years in global markets, breaking the £2 billion (€2.2bn) barrier for first time (£2.02 billion in 2024/25 compared with £1.82 billion in 2023/24). Pact’s annual UK TV Exports report, compiled by 3Vision, found that while conditions […]

November 19, 2025

Survey: 38% view TV with the speaker sound off

TVB, the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry, has released findings from its 2025 Video Media Devices and Usage Study, a 5,000+ respondent survey conducted by GfK/NIQ. The study attempts to better understand media device usage as it relates to video content, with the hope that its findings will help inform and […]

November 14, 2025