News•Feb 25, 2026
F1 CEO Defends Apple Leap: ‘Bigger’ Reach With ‘Other People’
Formula One has shifted its U.S. broadcast rights from ESPN to Apple, securing a $140 million per‑year deal that eclipses ESPN’s $80‑90 million payments. CEO Stefano Domenicali argues the Apple partnership will ultimately reach a larger audience, especially among cord‑never viewers, by leveraging Apple’s integrated hardware and software ecosystem. While AppleTV+ currently serves over 45 million subscribers, its exact U.S. reach is unclear, and Nielsen shows Apple’s share of TV viewing is under 0.5%. Domenicali believes the move positions F1 for long‑term growth in a mature market.
By Front Office Sports
News•Feb 25, 2026
Less Tools, More Visibility: TAG Video Systems at NAB 2026
TAG Video Systems announced a suite of new capabilities for its IP‑native Realtime Media Platform at NAB 2026, aimed at consolidating broadcast monitoring tools into a single interface. The rollout includes the Lens visual‑service health analyzer, expanded QC Station colour and...
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 25, 2026
‘The Pitt’ Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Feb. 22
HBO Max’s medical drama “The Pitt” retained the #1 spot on Whip Media’s weekly streaming originals chart for U.S. viewers during the week ending Feb. 22. The series, starring Noah Wyle, is in its second season, which runs from Jan. 8 through...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Nexstar Lays Off Local TV Journalists Including KTLA's Glen Walker and Lu Parker
Nexstar Media Group announced layoffs of longtime KTLA anchors Glen Walker and Lu Parker, along with veteran meteorologist Mark Kriski, as part of a company‑wide cost‑reduction drive. The cuts extend to other major‑market stations such as Chicago’s WGN and New York’s WPIX, reflecting...
By Los Angeles Times – Entertainment & Arts
News•Feb 25, 2026
Samsung Taps Gracenote for AI-Powered Discovery
Samsung has partnered with Gracenote, Nielsen’s content‑data unit, to embed its extensive entertainment metadata into Samsung Smart TV’s AI stack. The collaboration will power large‑language‑model (LLM) driven search, enabling conversational queries that surface TV shows, movies and sports more intuitively....
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Fernando Szew on the Importance of Partnerships
Fernando Szew, president of FOX Entertainment Studios, highlighted the studio’s core strength: marrying creative ambition with disciplined business practices while leveraging FOX’s distribution network. He outlined a talent‑first strategy that includes first‑look deals with established stars and emerging digital creators,...
By World Screen
News•Feb 25, 2026
The Channel Store Integrates FAST Channels on Prime Video in Spain
The Channel Store has become the first technology provider to launch four free‑ad‑supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Prime Video in Spain. The channels—Anime Visión, Anime Visión Classics, Cines Verdi TV and Cine Feel Good Verdi TV—were technically integrated in...
By World Screen
News•Feb 25, 2026
Avid's New CPO Discusses AI, NAB Show and Newsroom Tech
Avid has appointed Kenna Hilburn as chief product officer and is rolling out Avid Content Core, a cloud‑native platform that links existing broadcast and digital tools for hybrid media teams. The company is embedding AI selectively to automate transcription, search...
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 25, 2026
HBO Renews ‘Industry’ for a Final Season
HBO has renewed the drama series Industry for a fifth and final season, concluding the show after five years. The fourth season wraps up on March 1, 2024, featuring Harper and Yasmin entangled in high‑stakes fintech intrigue in London. Showrunners Mickey...
By Cord Cutters News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Legendary Alum Deborah Kaufmann Joins Sipur
Deborah Kaufmann, a former senior vice president of literary affairs at Legendary, has been appointed chief of global content at Sipur Studios. The newly created role tasks her with steering worldwide content development and creative leadership. During her decade at...
By World Screen
News•Feb 25, 2026
Mark Ruffalo Drama That's "Poised to Break Hearts" With "Perfect" Cast Lands New UK Streaming Home
Hal & Harper, the Mark Ruffalo‑led drama that premiered on Australia’s Stan platform, is arriving in the UK on ITVX on 23 March. The series follows two siblings confronting childhood trauma while navigating adult life, and features Lili Reinhart, Cooper Raiff,...
By Digital Spy – TV
News•Feb 25, 2026
Stan Acquires Buzzy George Kay Thriller Series GONE for Australia
Australian streaming service Stan has acquired the exclusive rights to the six‑part psychological thriller *Gone* for the Australian market. The series, created by George Kay – known for *Hijack* and *Lupin* – follows elite headmaster Michael Polly, played by David...
By TV Blackbox
News•Feb 25, 2026
Orlando Magic Jump Into ST 2110 With New Production-Control Room at Kia Center
The Orlando Magic has completed a full‑scale conversion of its Kia Center control room from legacy baseband to SMPTE ST 2110 IP‑based infrastructure, finishing just before the 2025‑26 season opener. Systems integrator Alpha, along with Anthony James Partners and Unity Systems...
By Sports Video Group (SVG)
News•Feb 25, 2026
BCNEXXT Adds HLG-Based HDR To Vipe Platform
BCNEXXT has integrated live HLG‑based HDR playout into its cloud‑native Vipe platform, supporting UHD 2160p BT.2100 HLG ingest and output. The solution lets broadcasters run HDR and SDR streams side‑by‑side, especially for live sports, while minimizing cross‑conversion steps. Vipe’s architecture...
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Viewers Continue To 'Struggle' With Sports Program Discovery
A recent Reviews.org survey reveals that nearly half of U.S. sports fans struggle to locate the right channel or streaming service for a specific game, and 53% have missed games because of subscription gaps. The study, based on 882 active...
By MediaPost
News•Feb 25, 2026
Lionsgate’s ‘The Housemaid’ Remains Atop U.K. Weekly Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Feb. 25
Lionsgate’s thriller *The Housemaid* retained the No. 1 spot on the U.K. weekly home‑entertainment sales chart for a second consecutive week, underscoring its strong consumer appeal. Disney’s *Zootopia 2* held steady at No. 2 following its recent digital retail launch, while Signature’s *Dracula*...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios Bows Trailer For Action Thriller ‘Pretty Lethal’ Streaming on Prime Video March 23
Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the trailer for its new action thriller “Pretty Lethal,” set to debut on Prime Video on March 23, 2026. The film features an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman and includes five professional ballerinas—Maddie Ziegler, Lana...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Week of Feb. 9 Cable News Ratings: Total Viewers Grow
For the week of Feb 9 2026, Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN all recorded higher total viewership, with Fox News maintaining its lead in primetime and total‑day audiences. Fox News posted a 5% rise in primetime total viewers (2.768 million) and a 7%...
By Adweek Television/Media
News•Feb 25, 2026
Broadpeak Launches Multiview For Live Sports at 2026 NAB Show
Broadpeak announced the launch of its Multiview solution for live sports at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The technology lets broadcasters, streaming platforms and telecom operators deliver multiple simultaneous feeds on a single screen, offering viewers the ability to...
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Unfiltered Media Podcast
Barb CEO Justin Sampson appeared on the Unfiltered Media podcast on 25 February 2026 to examine mounting pressures on traditional media measurement currencies. He explained how fragmented consumption across streaming, social and gaming platforms is eroding legacy TV‑rating models. Sampson...
By BARB (UK TV ratings)
News•Feb 25, 2026
F1 CEO: Audience Reach on Apple Will Be ‘Even Bigger’ than ESPN
Formula One has signed a reported $150 million per‑year deal with Apple, ending its ESPN partnership that delivered a record 1.32 million U.S. viewers in its final season. Apple TV+ will stream every practice, qualifying, sprint and Grand Prix at no extra cost, while...
By SportsPro Media
News•Feb 25, 2026
ITV Studios Produces the Spanish Version of Parents’ Evening for Atresmedia
ITV Studios announced that its hit UK celebrity game show Parents’ Evening will be adapted for the Spanish market by Atresmedia, with production handled by ITV Studios Iberia. The format, created by Ranga Bee Productions and hosted by Romesh Ranganathan...
By TTVNews (Latin America)
News•Feb 25, 2026
TV Media Buyers Want Outcomes – So Nielsen Is Introducing More Advanced Audiences
Nielsen announced the addition of more than 200 advanced audience segments to its Nielsen ONE cross‑platform dashboard, drawing on Scarborough’s extensive U.S. consumer surveys. The new segments span demographics, purchase behavior and lifestyle categories, and are intended to improve TV...
By AdExchanger
News•Feb 25, 2026
Week of Feb. 9 Evening News Ratings: Nightly News Gets Olympic Boost
NBC Nightly News anchored from Milan posted week‑to‑week gains in both total viewers and the coveted Adults 25‑54 demo, buoyed by its Milano‑Cortina 2026 Olympic coverage. The broadcast recorded 7.797 million total viewers and 1.24 million demo viewers, up 8% and 13% respectively,...
By Adweek Television/Media
News•Feb 25, 2026
Dystopian Drama with "Gut-Wrenching Twists" Said to Be 'Unlike Anything on TV' Is Coming to Netflix
Amazon Prime’s acclaimed dystopian series The Man in the High Castle will debut on Netflix on March 11, nearly seven years after its original finale. Created by Frank Spotnitz and starring Rufus Sewell, the show reimagines a world where the Nazis...
By Digital Spy – TV
News•Feb 25, 2026
Banijay Entertainment and Talpa Studios Present New Format, The Bycicle Race
Banijay Entertainment and Talpa Studios have unveiled "The Bicycle Race," an eight‑episode adventure‑reality format created by EndemolShine Nederland and Talpa Studios for Dutch broadcaster SBS6. The series follows six celebrity duos as they bike across India, facing tactical challenges and...
By TTVNews (Latin America)
News•Feb 25, 2026
TelevisaUnivision Narrows Q4 Net Loss Even With US Ad Decline
TelevisaUnivision reported Q4 revenue of $1.323 billion, a 2% decline year‑over‑year, while operating expenses rose 4% to $926.4 million. The company narrowed its net loss dramatically to $234.7 million from $809.7 million a year earlier. US advertising revenue fell 9% (6% excluding political ads),...
By Radio Ink
News•Feb 25, 2026
AWS Introduces New AI Service for Vertical Video Viral Moments
Amazon Web Services launched Elemental Inference, a fully managed AI service that automatically converts live or on‑demand horizontal video into vertical formats in real time. The platform leverages multimodal AI to analyse both audio and video, delivering converted streams with...
By TVBEurope
News•Feb 25, 2026
Digest: UK VOD Services to Face New Ofcom Regulation; Canva Buys Animation and Marketing Startups; OOH Hit Record Revenue in...
The UK government is extending the Media Act 2024 to bring major video‑on‑demand services under Ofcom’s oversight, designating platforms with over 500,000 users as Tier 1 providers. New rules will enforce a broadcasting‑style code, introduce a complaints channel, and impose accessibility quotas...
By ExchangeWire
News•Feb 25, 2026
Paramount Welcomes WBD Talks, Details New Elements Of Sweetened $31-A-Share Offer
Paramount has sweetened its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, raising the cash offer to $31 per share and adding several protective clauses. The revised terms include an accelerated quarterly ticking fee, a $7 billion regulatory termination fee, and a commitment to...
By Deadline
News•Feb 25, 2026
Home & Away Nudges 1m Viewers, MAFS on Top.
Australian television ratings for Tuesday, 24 February 2026 show Nine’s reality hit Married at First Sight dominating the night with 1.86 million viewers. Home & Away nudged 975,000, climbing to second place in its timeslot, while Seven News led the news segment with 1.37 million. Other...
By TV Tonight (Australia)
News•Feb 25, 2026
‘Wicked: For Good’ Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts
Universal's "Wicked: For Good" topped the Circana VideoScan combined disc sales chart for the third consecutive week ending Feb 7, 2026. It also retained the #1 spot on both the dedicated Blu‑ray and 4K disc charts. The companion Wicked collection moved...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Frisco King: Taylor Sheridan To Write All Episodes Of Retitled Tulsa King Spin-Off
Paramount+ confirmed that acclaimed creator Taylor Sheridan will pen all eight episodes of the new spin‑off series "Frisco King," starring Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr. The show, originally titled "NOLA King," shifts its setting from New Orleans...
By TVLine
News•Feb 25, 2026
Men’s Gold Medal Hockey Game Averaged 18.9 Million Viewers Across NBC, Peacock
Team USA secured a 2‑1 overtime victory over Canada to claim its first men’s Olympic hockey gold since the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The game averaged 18.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, peaking at 26 million during Jack Hughes’ winning goal,...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Braves Embracing Solo Field
The Atlanta Braves announced BravesVision, a proprietary broadcast platform designed to replace third‑party distributors amid the decline of Main Street Sports. The move leverages the club’s expansive multi‑state television territory to capture more advertising and subscription revenue. MLB’s national media...
By Cablefax
News•Feb 25, 2026
FCC Takes a Swing at the State of Sports Broadcasting
The FCC’s Media Bureau issued a public notice seeking comment on the evolving live‑sports distribution landscape, highlighting concerns over consumer access and the ability of local broadcasters to fulfill public‑interest duties. The notice asks whether market fragmentation—driven by streaming platforms...
By Cablefax
News•Feb 24, 2026
Netflix: Tyra Banks’ ‘Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model’ Topped Weekly Streaming Through Feb. 22
Tyra Banks’ three‑part documentary "Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Model" topped Netflix’s weekly overall streaming chart with 14.2 million views through Feb. 22, becoming the platform’s most‑watched title. The series offers candid interviews with former contestants and judges, revisiting the controversial legacy...
By Media Play News
News•Feb 24, 2026
Casting News: Girls5eva Reunion On Cupertino, Aimee Lou Wood Is Jane Eyre, And More
Busy Philipps joins CBS’s upcoming legal drama "Cupertino" as Natalia, the ex‑wife of an AI billionaire seeking revenge. The series, created by Robert and Michelle King, pits two fired attorneys against Silicon Valley tech titans and received a series order...
By TVLine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Jim Broadbent Joins ‘The Wingfeather Saga’ Season 4 Cast
Angel Studios announced the Season 4 cast for the animated series *The Wingfeather Saga*, adding Academy‑Award winner Jim Broadbent as Bonifer Squoon. The show, now owned by Angel after a recent acquisition, will debut in Fall 2026 following a successful crowdfunding drive...
By Animation World Network (AWN)
News•Feb 24, 2026
ZDF Studios Brings Premium Drama & Factual to London
ZDF Studios showcased three flagship titles at MIP London, highlighting the detective drama Benidorm Is Murder, the true‑crime series Take the Money and Run, and the docuseries Mammals: Life before Dinosaurs. The company used the event to promote its premium...
By World Screen
News•Feb 24, 2026
Banijay Rights’ Cathy Payne Shares Shares View of the European Market
Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne says the European scripted market is grappling with a shrinking U.S. co‑production pipeline, forcing distributors to be more selective about financing risk. Buyers now demand projects anchored by recognizable on‑ and off‑screen talent and strong,...
By World Screen
News•Feb 24, 2026
Netflix Ad Revenue Set to Soar Past $8bn by 2030, Outpacing CTV Rivals: Warc
Netflix’s ad‑supported tier is on track to generate $8 billion in advertising revenue by 2030, far outpacing the broader connected‑TV (CTV) market. The company posted $1.5 billion in ad sales in 2025, more than 2.5 times its 2024 figure, and aims to double...
By IndianTelevision.com
News•Feb 24, 2026
Instagram’s TV App Is Launching on Google TV Devices
Instagram’s Instagram for TV app expands to Google TV devices in the United States, following its December launch on Amazon Fire TV. The TV version lets users watch Reels and browse their Instagram feed on a large screen, with auto‑playing...
By TechCrunch Media & Entertainment
News•Feb 24, 2026
Kantar Media Rebrands as Fifty5Blue Post-PE Carve-Out
Kantar Media has completed its private‑equity carve‑out and rebranded as Fifty5Blue, retaining its core products Ibope, TGI and TechEdge while keeping its 4,500‑person workforce in London. CEO Patrick Béhar positions the new name as a signal of transparency and independence...
By Adweek Television/Media
News•Feb 24, 2026
Cookbook Media, David Marshall and Todd Gallina Launch ‘Force 5’
Cookbook Media has been named the global agent for content distribution and consumer‑product licensing of the new CG animated series *Force 5*, created by veteran animators David Marshall and Todd Gallina. The series is in development as a 13‑episode, 22‑minute format...
By Animation World Network (AWN)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Study: Premium Video Ads Outperform YouTube
A new Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) study, conducted with TVision, finds premium video platforms on connected TV outperform YouTube in key engagement metrics. Across Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max and other services, premium platforms deliver 33% higher co‑viewing, 49% longer session...
By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Why Does BritBox Still Delay so Many Titles to Australia?
BritBox’s Australian catalogue continues to lag behind UK premieres, with Season 15 of Death in Paradise arriving two months after its BBC debut, a stark contrast to the 11‑day gap for the previous season. While the service fast‑tracks select titles—Call the...
By TV Tonight (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Production Begins on ‘The Saddle Club’ CG Animated Series
Frog Box and Red Monk Studio have launched production on a 26‑episode CG adaptation of Bonnie Bryant’s bestselling The Saddle Club series. The European co‑production, backed by France Télévisions, Rai and ZDF, will be split between France and Italy, with Superprod...
By Animation World Network (AWN)
News•Feb 24, 2026
CBS Sports Reaches Agreement for Paramount+ to Become Exclusive U.S. English-Language Home of All CONCACAF Women’s Competitions Through 2030
CBS Sports has secured exclusive English‑language U.S. rights to all CONCACAF women’s competitions through the 2029‑30 season, delivering more than 250 matches via Paramount+ and select broadcasts on CBS Sports Network and Golazo. The agreement covers the W Qualifiers and...
By Sports Video Group (SVG)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Stingray Launches FAST Channels on Whale TV+
Stingray has launched a suite of free ad‑supported streaming (FAST) channels on Whale TV+, the free streaming platform operated by Singapore‑based Whale TV. The new lineup includes eight video channels—covering nature, wellness, art and ambience—and four audio channels ranging from...
By Broadband TV News