The Nordic market now exceeds 27 million paid streaming subscriptions, up by approximately 3.5 million compared to spring 2025. The vast majority of this growth comes from hybrid subscription models (HVoD), combining lower prices with advertising. “Ad-supported streaming is no longer a niche offering – it has become the primary growth engine of the Nordic […]
Paramount Skydance’s pre-tax earnings rose in Q1 2026 as streamlined operations and improved results in its streaming and studios businesses helped offset declines in television. The results are the first since the media giant agreed a $110 billion (€94bn) deal to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Q1 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a study titled Film and TV content in TVoD, SVoD and FoD catalogues – 2025 edition, authored by analyst Christian Grece, and using data from JustWatch. The report highlights a stark contrast between the diversity of individual titles available and their actual presence across streaming and VoD catalogues in […]
SF Studios has announced that Katarina Werner has been appointed EVP & General Manager SF Anytime, effective June. With more than 15 years of experience scaling digital, subscription, and content-driven businesses across media and streaming, she will lead the continued development and growth of SF Anytime. I am very pleased that Katarina will join SF […]
Mediaset España has introduced new restrictions preventing viewers from fast-forwarding through its programmes on major pay-TV platforms, in a move that effectively forces audiences to watch content — and its accompanying advertisements — in a more traditional, linear format. The measure, reported by El País, affects subscribers of operators such as Movistar Plus, Orange TV […]
Inverto, a developer of broadcast and broadband transmission and reception technologies, has announced a strategic collaboration with SES, a leading space solutions company, to accelerate the development and commercial rollout of Q-stream, Inverto’s state-of-the-art, end-to-end content delivery solution based on the DVB-NIP (Native IP) standard. Q-stream leverages DVB-NIP to support seamless distribution of IP-based video […]
Barb, the UK audience measurement specialist, has added pre-campaign planning functionality to Barb Ads Hub, its new analytics system for full-cycle ad campaign planning and reporting. The inclusion of pre-campaign planning means Barb Ads Hub is now the single port of call for all UK advertising buyers and sellers’ pre- and post-campaign planning needs. Users […]
The migration of television distribution from traditional terrestrial and satellite broadcast to Internet Protocol (IP) delivery is the most significant change in media infrastructure in decades. While Video on Demand (VoD) services have successfully established a reputation for stability and high fidelity, live streaming continues to wrestle with the “glass-to-glass” latency gap. For broadcasters and […]
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 […]
FAST channel Western Bound, which blends drama, action and timeless Western storytelling, has launched Western Bound Español on the Plex streaming platform. Spanish-speaking fans of the genre can now experience original stories of frontier justice through Plex’s free, ad-supported streaming experience. Western Bound’s Western and Americana content features originals from US cable network INSP, such as Wild […]