Italian TV revenues rose from €8.02 billion to €8.93 billion between 2021 and 2025, according to the latest Communications Observatory report by the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM). Despite financial growth, overall viewer engagement on traditional screens dipped across both prime-time and full-day slots in early 2026, accelerating a multi-year shift toward digital and subscription platforms. […]

Hayu’s catalogue is now available to Sky subscribers at no extra cost. Eligible customers can access over 250 reality shows, including new seasons, and same-day US episodes – all included as part of their Sky TV subscription, with no additional apps or logins required. Viewers can watch every season of popular reality shows on Hayu, […]

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros Discovery. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Paramount. Paramount and Warner are both active in the production and distribution of theatrical and audiovisual entertainment content, such as films and […]

In the quarter from January to March (Q1 2026), complaints to Ofcom on fixed broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services decreased compared to the previous quarter (Q4 2025: October to December 2025). Complaints about fixed broadband and pay-monthly mobile decreased and complaints about landline and pay-TV stayed the same. Following the increase in complaints in […]

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has welcomed what it describes as a “landmark” judgment issued by the Cairo Economic Court against two operators of the illegal streaming service StreamEast, marking one of the most significant criminal piracy rulings in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The court […]

Joanne Elizabeth Hughes, the Licensee of the Rollers Arms in Wrexham, North East Wales, has been found guilty in her absence of three offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. Intellectual property protection body FACT brought the criminal prosecution against Hughes at Wrexham Maelor Magistrates’ Court. The proceedings determined that the […]

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has applauded its US government partners, led by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), for the success of ‘Operation Offsides’, where authorities seized over 1,000 websites and blocked 1,970 website domains that illegally streamed FIFA World Cup matches. Operation Offsides was a government-led […]

W-Sport has announced the launch of the W-Sport Player – the broadcaster’s new app dedicated exclusively to women’s sport – in multiple territories across Europe, Asia and Africa. Available on desktop, iOS and Android, W-Sport Player brings together live events, on-demand competitions, highlights, original programming and sports documentaries in one destination. Subscribers can access up […]

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has announced Telekom Srbija Group as its newest member, strengthening ACE’s content protection efforts in Southeast Europe and across the global digital media ecosystem. Telekom Srbija Group is a leading telecommunications and media group in Southeast Europe, providing connectivity, multimedia and digital services across the region. […]

EE has launched EE TV: The Ultimate Flex, a new multi-channel brand campaign showing how households can expand their EE TV package to include Netflix, as well as switch up their sports and entertainment packages monthly. The campaign, created by EE’s in-house creative agency, The Exchange, will run across out of home (OOH), radio, social and […]