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Dr Seuss Enterprises, Moonbug partner for YouTube crossover events

The whimsical world of preschool content is about to experience a big twist. Dr Seuss Enterprises and Moonbug Entertainment are teaming up on a series of digital episodes that bring together Blippi and the iconic D. Seuss Characters, The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. The collaboration will feature four unique episodes, with the […]

December 19, 2025

France: Paid VoD market nears €3bn

The paid video market in France continued to grow in 2025, driven by SVoD platforms – while physical video kept declining. According to figures from by funding body CNC, the market has tripled to €2.9 billion compared to 2016 (€961 million), reaching an annual growth of 7.4 per cent. Some 86 per cent of the […]

December 18, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

YouTube snags The Oscars

YouTube has won the rights to host the Academy Awards starting in 2029. The Google-owned service outbid other offers, including from the longtime US home Disney’s ABC – which has been hosting the event since 1976. YouTube’s first show will be the 101st Oscars ceremony, and its deal will run through 2033, the Academy of […]

December 18, 2025

5 extends Piers Morgan Uncensored deal

5 has confirmed a contract extension for presenter Piers Morgan into 2026, following the strong performance of Piers Morgan Uncensored on the channel. Airing on 5 since September 2025, the announcement marks the continued collaboration between the YouTube news channel and the linear broadcaster. The expanded relationship will see a run of new weekly episodes […]

December 18, 2025

S4C awards Digital Content Tender to Slam, Darlun

S4C has announced that Slam and Darlun production companies have been awarded a contract to deliver a new package of digital content designed to reflect the heart, humour and soul of Wales. Darlun, based in North Wales and Slam, based in the South, successfully pitched for the competitive tender and will collaborate to produce content […]

December 18, 2025

Crunchyroll hosting Trigun Stampede Watch Party on YouTube

It has been two and a half years since the Lost JuLai tragedy and the hunt for Vash the Stampede with a $$60,000,000,000 bounty rages on. Before the final journey to find the Human Typhoon in Trigun Stargaze, Crunchyroll will be hosting a global Trigun Stampede Watch Party. On Tuesday, 6th January at 18:00 GMT […]

December 18, 2025

Forecast: YouTube TV largest pay-TV operator in US by 2027

At the NEM Zagreb conference, María Rúa Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, unveiled insights that signal a historic transformation in the US pay-TV market. According to Omdia’s latest forecasts, YouTube TV is on track to surpass Charter and Comcast to become the largest pay-TV operator in the US by 2027. Presenting on […]

December 11, 2025

Getty Images, Little Dot Studios partner on YouTube Original

Getty Images, the visual content creator and marketplace, and Little Dot Studios, a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network, have partnered to bring two original science documentaries to YouTube made entirely from Getty Images’ archival and stock collections. Produced by Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, the documentary draws exclusively from […]

December 11, 2025

Ofcom: Half of UK online time spent on Alphabet, Meta services

Ofcom’s latest Online Nation report explores how adults and children in the UK experience life online; from the sites and apps used every day, to how people feel about what they do and what they encounter online. Adults now spend an average of four and a half hours online a day – up by 10 […]

December 10, 2025

France: Creator economy market worth €6.9bn

A study of France’s creator economy has been carried out, revealing a total market worth of €6.99 billion in 2025, up 19 per cent over one year. According to figures released by Coherent Market Insights for the first time at the Paris Creator Week, it could climb up to €33.14 billion in 2032. The study […]

December 10, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris