BBC podcast outpaces Lineker's Netflix show in World Cup digital battle
Early figures suggest the BBC's Football Daily is drawing bigger audio and video numbers than Gary Lineker's Netflix-backed daily tournament show.
Marcus Bell 4 min read
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Fox to swallow Roku in $22bn deal as Murdochs bet big on connected TV
The Lachlan Murdoch-led broadcaster is buying the streaming hardware and ad platform it once sold its stake in, aiming to fuse Tubi with Roku's 100 million-plus households.
Marcus Whitfield 8 min read
Netflix expands iHeartMedia podcast pact, adding Martha Stewart and the Hudsons
The streamer is bolting three more star-driven titles onto its exclusive video podcast deal with iHeartMedia, deepening a push to make podcasts mainstream streaming content.
Marcus Holloway 7 min read
'Emily in Paris' to take its final bow with a globe-trotting sixth season
Netflix has confirmed the hit romantic comedy will end with Season 6, with Lily Collins promising a finale shot across Greece, Monaco and Paris that closes Emily's story 'in the most chic way'.
Hannah Vossberg 7 min read
Netflix walks away from Warner Bros. as Paramount's $111bn bid wins Hollywood's biggest prize
After a months-long bidding war, Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's escalated offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, ceding HBO, the studios and CNN — and turning to a $25bn share buyback instead.
Eleanor Voss 7 min read
Netflix orders second series of Steven Knight's House of Guinness
The Peaky Blinders creator's Dublin-set period saga has been recommissioned after a strong debut run, with the writer signalling ambitions to take the dynasty all the way to the 1960s.
Eleanor Hargreaves 7 min read
Netflix calls time on two cult favourites, ordering final seasons of 'Good Girl's Guide' and 'Devil May Cry'
Within days of each other, the streamer renewed its hit teen mystery and its acclaimed video-game anime for third and final seasons, completing two stories built as trilogies from the start.
Daniel Okafor 7 min read
Channel 4 claims it is outgrowing every major streamer in 2026
The public-service broadcaster says its digital viewing minutes are rising faster than rivals from the BBC to Netflix, as it positions younger audiences at the heart of its strategy.
Daniel Forsythe 7 min read
Fox lands Sky and a wave of global buyers for Doc Martin remake Best Medicine
The US reimagining of the ITV comedy favourite has been picked up across more than a dozen territories, with Sky and NOW taking UK rights as the format proves its international pull.
Priya Banerjee 7 min read
Spotify to hold concert tickets for superfans in new Live Nation tie-up
A multi-year partnership will reserve a pair of tickets for an artist's most dedicated Premium listeners before general sale, using streaming data to identify genuine fans rather than touts and bots.
Daniel Okafor 7 min read
Amazon doubles down on data-driven ads with Prime Video's Dynamic TV Creative
At its upfront, the retail giant unveiled tools that automatically tailor ad messaging to what viewers are watching, sharpening its assault on the traditional TV advertising market.
Marcus Whitfield 7 min read
Apple leans into live sport as Apple TV+ price rise beds in
Following a steep subscription increase, Apple is stacking its streaming service with Formula 1, Major League Soccer and baseball as it seeks to justify the higher tariff to viewers.
Eleanor Hargreaves 7 min read
BBC and RTÉ commission two series of dark comedy Tall Tales & Murder
Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan and Veep director Chris Addison team up on a crime drama starring Aidan Gillen and Ella Lily Hyland, with a rare two-season order from the outset.
Niamh Gallagher 7 min read
Netflix renews Devil May Cry for third and final season
Showrunner Adi Shankar confirms the anime adaptation will close out its planned trilogy, capping a streaming success that repeatedly cracked the platform's global top 10.
Priya Banerjee 6 min read
Warner Bros. Discovery splits into two as streaming and cable part ways
The media group is separating its HBO Max and studios business from its cable and news networks, a structural overhaul that reshapes the global content landscape.
Marcus Whitfield 8 min read
ABC files early FCC licence renewals 'under protest' in free-speech clash
Disney's broadcast arm has reluctantly complied with an accelerated regulatory review it says is unconstitutional, in a dispute with political roots that is rattling the US TV business.
Daniel Forsythe 8 min read
Spotify and Universal strike landmark deal to let fans build licensed AI covers
The streaming giant will let paying subscribers create AI covers and remixes of opted-in songs, with Universal artists sharing in a new revenue stream built on consent, credit and compensation.
Rebecca Sandford 8 min read