A peak of 7.7 million viewers watched ITV’s coverage of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 across TV and streaming on June 11th, which saw tournament co-hosts Mexico secure a 2-0 win against South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Produced by ITV Sport Production, part of ITV Studios, the […]
Ligue 1+, the OTT platform of the French professional football league (LFP), plans to raise its prices for the 2026/27 season, revealing the news as the LFP Media commercial arm has been left vacant following the departure of CEO Nicolas de Tavernost. Previously set at €14.99, the monthly subscription fee, with a one-year commitment will […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]
Spain’s regulator CNMC, together with the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function and leading stakeholders from the audiovisual sector, has launched the signing process for a new co-regulatory agreement designed to enhance the protection of minors and improve audience information across audiovisual services. The agreement introduces a unified age-rating and content descriptor system that […]
AdImpact, the advertising intelligence company, projects that the 2026 US election cycle will reach $11.6 billion (€10bn) in spending, making it the most expensive on record. This year’s cycle will surpass the midterm record set in 2022 at $8.9 billion and the $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 US presidential cycle. Broadcast television remains the […]
Disney+ and NPO have announced a new collaboration that will bring the Dutch adaptation of the popular unscripted strategy-driven reality series, Wolven: het spel van list en bedrog, to the Netherlands. Marking a new way of working for the public broadcaster, the collaboration will see Wolven air from August 29th on BNNVARA on NPO 1 […]
Kevin Ponniah has been appointed as the Regional Director for the Americas for BBC News and BBC World Service. The appointment forms part of the rollout for the BBC’s previously announced international operating model which places greater emphasis on rooting editorial output and accountability in the BBC’s global hubs. As Regional Director for the Americas, […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to keep Britain awake long after midnight, with millions preparing to sacrifice sleep, change working patterns and tune in from bed as fixtures kick off across North American time zones. Research from Virgin Media O2 reveals nearly a third of UK football fans (29 per cent) plan to […]
As part of their efforts to combat digital audiovisual piracy, also developed in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, financial officers from the Crotone Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), with the support of the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and the Special Unit for […]
Stingray, the connected streaming media company, has announced the launch of suite of FAST channels on Vesta Stream, an OTT streaming platform featuring a content library from major studios. This partnership brings Stingray’s curated audio and video channels to Vesta Stream’s audience in the US and Canada. The launch introduces Stingray Music to the platform, […]
FIFA has confirmed the success of its media partnerships programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026, establishing what it describes as “the most expansive and innovative broadcast platform in the history of the competition”. With agreements now in place in over 220 territories worldwide, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach fans on an unprecedented […]
Eutelsat shares (listed in Paris and London) have been volatile of late. One month ago, they were trading at €4.55, but then they started a steady decline as profit taking prompted a reduction in value. By June 10th this meant that Eutelsat shares had fallen to about €2.79. But June 11th saw a recovery, finishing […]
In the latest issue of Euromedia we take the temperature of the FAST business. Guess what? It is running very hot. There are hundreds more channels streaming out thousands more hours and carrying tens of thousands of ads. And viewers? Of course there are viewers, but enough to go around? The major platforms, Prime Video, […]