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Research: Streaming revenue surpasses $150bn in 2025

Streaming subscription revenue surpassed $150 billion (€130.4bn) for the first time in 2025, according to research from Ampere Analysis. While international expansion remains an important driver of the market, platforms are increasingly focusing on monetisation through price increases and the rollout of ad-supported tiers, particularly in mature markets. As ad-free subscriber numbers stabilise, hybrid subscription […]

March 30, 2026

Canal+ welcomes Paris Court anti-piracy DNS ruling

On March 27th, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Canal+ for the blocking of illegal streaming services by alternative DNS providers Google, Cloudflare and Cisco. “This first-of-its-kind decision in France marks a decisive turning point in the protection of the content of the global media and entertainment group, and confirms CANAL+’s pioneering […]

March 30, 2026

SpaceX: 3,180 satellites in orbit

SpaceX had launched into orbit 865 satellites this year (as of March 27th). This represents 27 per cent of the overall 3,180 satellites launched in 2025, and completes three record-breaking months of this year. If this cadence continues, then SpaceX is on track to launch more than 3,600 satellites during 2026. But the record-breaking is […]

March 30, 2026By Chris Forrester

Blackett joins Sky’s Diversity Advisory Council

Sky has announced that Karen Blackett CBE has joined its Diversity Advisory Council (DAC). Blackett brings executive leadership experience across the creative, media and advertising industries. Her most recent executive roles include serving as President of WPP UK, where she led a workforce of 13,000 people and oversaw a $2 billion P&L. During this period, […]

March 30, 2026

Magic Light Pictures launches Stirling Animation Studio

Magic Light Pictures has announced the launch of Stirling Animation Studio (SAS), its new, wholly owned studio where the company will complete production of its preschool series, Zog, for the BBC. Following Wild Child Animation entering Administration, with the potential loss of all jobs and its impact on the series, Magic Light said it “acted […]

March 30, 2026

Sidemen select FotMob for 2026 charity match on YouTube

FotMob – the matchday companion app usedby over 22 million football fans globally – has renewed its collaboration with the Sidemen as the Official Live Score Partner for the YouTube collective’s charity match at Wembley Stadium on April 18th. The event – which pits the Sidemen FC against a team of YouTube Allstars in a […]

March 30, 2026

Sela, Whisper deliver Fury vs Makhmudov production on Netflix

The Whisper Group, a global production company, specialising in sports, documentaries, branded content, unscripted entertainment, events and esports, has announced that Sela, the experiences, events, and marketing powerhouse across recreational sectors, has appointed Whisper as their full-service production partner for the biggest fight night of the year to date. Whisper will be responsible for delivering full-service […]

March 30, 2026

From Clicks to Communities: Transforming Users into Loyal Players

Ask any veteran in the casino industry what keeps them up at night, and they won’t say “finding new players.” They’ll say “keeping them.” While sparking interest in a new platform is a matter of marketing spend, building true loyalty is a psychological marathon. Since the cost of acquiring a single player continues to climb, […]

March 29, 2026

YouTube claims higher content investment than Netflix

YouTube redistributes more than 50 per cent of its turnover to the beneficiaries and since 2021, it has redistributed $100 billion (€86.7bn), according to Justine Ryst, CEO of You Tube France and Southern Europe, speaking at Series Mania in Lille. “It is 20 billion more than Netflix’s investment in content. We don’t finance upstream, we […]

March 27, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Disney+ signs RTVE content deal

Disney continues to expand its content pacts with European free-to-air broadcasters having signed a deal with RTVE that will see a selection of the Spanish broadcaster’s titles made available on the Disney+ streaming platform the day after their linear debut. RTVE titles that will be available on Disney+ include thriller series Rojo sobre blanco, and […]

March 27, 2026

ACE dismantles AnimePlay

Anti‑piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down AnimePlay, one of the largest illicit anime streaming applications operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The application was run out of Riau, Indonesia. AnimePlay had amassed more than 5 million registered users, primarily in Indonesia, and was hosting over 60 terabytes of infringing […]

March 27, 2026By Colin Mann
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Shotwell makes TIME front cover

Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s President & COO, is TIME magazine’s April 2026 front cover personality, and has delivered some valuable insights into SpaceX’s plans and expectations for Starlink and the company’s other divisions. However, she politely declined to say anything about the SpaceX Initial Public Offering (IPO). Some of her comments within the magazine were perhaps […]

March 30, 2026 Chris Forrester
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New Brittin, new BBC?

The worst kept secret in broadcasting is out; Matt Brittin becomes BBC DG to wrestle with the myriad challenges facing the corporation. News focuses on his background as a senior European Google executive. He’s also a white, male, British, Oxbridge graduate in his late fifties. Don’t hold your breath for radical moves. He’s also a […]

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