FilmRise, a Radial Entertainment company and US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has expanded its content offering to include short-form content curated from FilmRise’s library on Fire TV Channels, available via all Fire TV and Echo Show devices in the US. This launch marks the debut of FilmRise’s its library in short form. […]

With rising inflation and growing pressure on household budgets, US consumers are feeling the strain, especially when navigating an increasingly fragmented and costly TV subscription landscape. Since 2018, Hub Entertainment Research’s Monetizing Video has tracked how consumers prioritise spending across TV and streaming services, which services and features offer the best value. Key findings from […]

ITV has announced the six commissions which will form part of the 2025 Fresh Cuts series premiering on ITVX and YouTube later this year, commissioned as part of ITV’s £80 million Diversity Commissioning Spend. The line up will be produced by talent including acclaimed DJ, Ras Kwame, TV Collective Breakthrough leader Sebastian Whyte, the director […]

Goalhanger has signed a three-year deal with La Liga EA Sports, securing official rights to weekly clips from the top flight Spanish football league. Launching this season, The Rest Is Football: LALIGA is a new video first edition of the popular podcast, hosted by Gary Lineker and presenter Alex Aljoe. Available on Spotify and YouTube […]

Hidden Pigeon Company (HPC), the company co-founded by children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Stampede Ventures – has partnered with content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (part of All3Media), to expand its presence on YouTube. As part of the agreement, the Little Dot Studios […]

BBC Studios has announced the launch of four new Bluey short-form series, each inspired by core themes from the beloved show and reimagined in engaging new formats: Bluey Tunes, Bluey Puppets, Bluey Cookalongs, and Bluey Fancy Restaurant. Co-commissioned by BBC Studios and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), all four series will air on ABC iview in […]

Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, together with its research partner Kantar Media, has started to report TV-set viewing to YouTube channels. This initiative, first announced in February, makes Barb the first TV joint-industry measurement system to incorporate viewing to YouTube channels. Barb has chosen 200 of the most-watched YouTube channels to become […]

Moonbug Entertainment, part of Candle Media, has announced Be Like Blippi week, a nationwide, multi-platform celebration of curiosity. Be Like Blippi week will feature all-new content, original music, and immersive experiences across the US, rooted in the simple message that anyone can “Be Like Blippi”. At the heart of the celebration is Blippi’s brand-new YouTube […]

YouTube is leading the charge in the streaming takeover of TV sets, with the service now the first place younger viewers go as soon as they switch on, according to Ofcom’s annual report on the nation’s media habits. Overall, people spent an average of 4 hours 30 minutes per day watching TV and video content […]

Alphabet Q2 2025 made $96.4 billion (€81. 9bn) in revenue. Net income was $28.2 billion, up 19 per cent from the second quarter of 2024.5 YouTube’s ad revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 came in at $9.8 billion. In June, YouTube made up 12.8 per cent of all TV usage, according to Nielsen, […]