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France: YouTube claims lead over linear; SNPTV responds

YouTube has become a key destination for viewers in France, and is now the leading destination for video viewing in the country among users aged 15 to 49 years old. YouTube says it has also overtaken traditional linear channels, citing Médiamétrie’s figure of 42 million users each month. “YouTube is a unique video platform that […]

December 20, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

First WWE SmackDown of 2025 free on YouTube

WWE has announced that the January 3rd 2025 episode of SmackDown will be available to stream live for free on YouTube. This special airing serves as a prelude to the highly anticipated launch of WWE programming on Netflix. From January 6th, in the UK and Ireland and throughout Europe, Netflix will become the exclusive home […]

December 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

CosmoBlue Media acquires Caracol TV titles

CosmoBlue Media, a global content distributor, has announced an acquisition deal with Caracol TV, bringing a lineup of popular series to its portfolio. The deal includes worldwide, non-exclusive rights to a selection of Caracol’s titles, such as El Secretario, El Tesoro and La Bruja. This acquisition enhances CosmoBlue Media’s diverse library with a blend of […]

December 17, 2024

OneGate launches Crime Para Mí YouTube channel

OneGate Media has announced the launch of its Spanish Crime AVoD YouTube channel, Crime Para Mí. Expanding OneGate Media’s multichannel network which features over 50 AVOD channels, Crime Para Mí features a library of true crime series in Spanish, including the multi-season crime series Asesinato en el Norte. OneGate Media will continue to expand the […]

December 17, 2024

FOX News sees record month on YouTube

FOX News finished November as the top news brand on YouTube securing over 400 million video views during a historic election month, according to Shareablee. As Americans voted in an historical election, FOX News Digital marked its best month since November 2020 leading news brands with multiplatform views and minutes, according to Comscore. For the […]

December 17, 2024

ITV content partnership with YouTube

ITV and YouTube have announced a new distribution and commercial partnership which will see ITV joining YouTube’s partner programme enabling hundreds of hours of ITV content to be made available to viewers on the platform. ITV’s commercial team will sell the full range of advertising opportunities around ITV and ITV Studios channels on YouTube, including […]

December 13, 2024

AVIA: YouTube, TikTok dominate mobile engagement.

On December 4th-6th, the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) closed off 2024 with three days of meetings and conferences, covering Piracy, Policy, the annual OTT Summit alongside the advertising Upfront Showcases from leading streamers and publishers and the Annual General Meeting. The conferences brought together over 300 international and regional industry executives. Piracy Over The […]

December 13, 2024

GoKidGo, pocket.watch podcast collaboration

Pocket.watch, the kids and family creator content and IP company, has partnered with kids’ podcast company GoKidGo to deliver innovative audio entertainment for children. This collaboration brings imaginative storytelling to kids ages 3-11, launching with two podcasts from pocket.watch’s talent portfolio, which boasts over 50 creators with more than 1.2 billion YouTube subscribers, and 842 […]

December 13, 2024

YouTube tops 1bn daily TV hours

YouTube has revealed new insights about viewing in the living room. Total daily viewing via a TV set has reached 1 billion hours, the Google division said. The scale is consistent with Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report, where YouTube has consistently outranked Netflix and other streamers. Viewing time of sports content via TV sets rose 30 […]

December 11, 2024

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on YouTube in UK

WWE fans in the UK will be able to watch the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event for free. The show – the first Saturday Night’s Main Event in over 15 years – will air as an NBC Network special (ie not a Premium Live Event) in the US, and will thus not air on […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare