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Ice hockey is shown in the UK on subscription service Premier Sports, but is getting a free-to-air home on ITV.

A fascinating bit of data from Jake Kantar at Deadline. He revealed that in the last quarter of 2025, YouTube beat the BBC’s monthly viewing figures, as measured by Barb. That’s every linear BBC channel. Combined.  T&C’s apply, of course. As Kantar noted: “Barb’s figures offer just one measure of reach. On others, the BBC

Oh, Anthony Joshua I’m thoroughly despondent about the upcoming Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul “fight”, to be broadcast on Netflix. AJ is pretty much my favourite boxer, but this event is symptomatic of the current media era. A YouTuber being paid by Netflix for a fight! Except, it’s also hugely dangerous. AJ is an actual

There is growing concern about the WSL TV viewing figures. Per Matt Hughes at The Guardian, meagre 55,900 tuned in to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea on Sky Sports Main Event on Saturday, 8th November. That’s fewer people than were actually in the Emirates Stadium. Viewership on Sky Sports Premier League took the total viewership, monitored

The MLS on Apple TV will no longer be behind an additional paywall, Paul Tenorio at The Athletic revealed last week. The company confirmed the decision on Thursday. The extra subscription will be scrapped next year. Instead, anyone who has the streaming service will be able to access all the games. The idea, of course,

BBC Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness announced their resignations from their positions on Sunday. It follows the latest controversy to take place under their watch – the revelation that a clip of a President Donald Trump speech was misleadingly edited in an episode of Panorama. New Statesman Political Editor Ailbhe Read

“Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out NOW, everywhere! In the book, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Spotify, Amazon Prime, Paramount+ and more. From Hollywood’s 2023 strikes to the race for sports rights, the growth of ad-supported tiers and the decline of traditional

CNN has, with much fanfare, launched its long-awaited new streaming service. No “Plus” here. Instead, it’s CNN “All Access”. Mark Thompson, CEO at the network and formerly head honcho at the BBC, told Brian Stelter that “it’s not CNN ‘extra’ or ‘plus,’ it’s CNN.” Given the short-lived disaster of CNN+, it’s no surprise that nobody