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The Muppets returning to Disney+ with special event

The Muppets are returning to Disney+ with a brand-new special event in 2026 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Music, comedy and a dose chaos will be on the cards when The Muppet Show once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre, along with their very special guest – global pop icon Sabrina Carpenter. […]

December 19, 2025By Nik Roseveare

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

FIFA video game returning on Netflix

This summer, as the world gathers to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026, fans can play a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game exclusively on Netflix Games. FIFA’s previous publisher, Electronic Arts, stopped using the name in 2023 after 30 years following a significant rise in the FIFA licence fee – prompting it instead to rebrand […]

December 18, 2025By Nik Roseveare

GCC: Shahid, Disney+, OSN+ launch streaming bundle

Shahid, Disney+, and OSN+ have announced a streaming bundle in the GCC region that brings together all three apps in one unified subscription plan. Available exclusively via Shahid, subscribers can gain access to three streaming  platforms for the price of two.  The bundle is available immediately. Natasha Matos-Hemingway, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Shahid, […]

December 18, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Data: US watched over 103bn minutes of TV on Thanksgiving

November 2025 delivered what Nielsen has described as “one of the most historic months to date” in its report of The Gauge, the monthly snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption in the US. The five-week reporting interval produced a 5.5 per cent monthly increase in television usage, with live sports driving broadcast to its […]

December 17, 2025

Forecast: US subscription TV revenue at $190.7bn in 2030

Parks Associates has announced the release of its Subscription Video Forecast: 2025–2030 report, offering an outlook on the future of the US TV and streaming video market. The report projects steady but moderate growth across subscription video services, with total TV and video subscriptions climbing from 719 million in 2025 to 765 million by 2030. […]

December 17, 2025

Research: Streaming market declines in Finland

Despite strong growth in ad-supported streaming, the Finnish streaming market declines in the autumn of 2025, reports Mediavision. Total paid subscriptions decline by 2 per cent year-over-year, driven mainly by a ten per cent drop in fully paid, ad-free subscriptions. Ad-supported subscriptions grew by 18 per cent over the same period, but this shift in […]

December 16, 2025

MGM+ orders The Magnificent Seven series

Streaming service MGM+ announced the greenlight of The Magnificent Seven, an eight-episode drama series based on the iconic MGM Western film. The series hails from acclaimed writer Tim Kring (Heroes, Touch), who will serve as writer and executive producer, alongside executive producer Donald De Line (Billy the Kid, Foster Dade). Lawrence Mirisch and Bruce Kaufman also serve […]

December 16, 2025

Prime Video gives early premiere to Fallout Season 2

Citing unprecedented “fan demand”, Prime Video has announced that the premiere episode of Fallout Season 2 will debut today [December 16th], one day earlier than previously scheduled. The announcement was revealed on the Exosphere of Sphere in Las Vegas, bringing an element of the season’s journey to New Vegas to life by turning Sphere into […]

December 16, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Research: Festive period accounts for a third of US SVoD sign-ups

Research from Ampere Analysis shows that nearly one-third of US streaming sign-ups occur between November and January, but long-term customer retention hinges on deal structure and perceived value, not promotions alone. Black Friday – the major shopping day after Thanksgiving in the US – is a significant driver of the festive spike, with eight of […]

December 15, 2025