🇫🇷 French Youth Embrace the Merger of TV and Streaming
According to a Decrypt’Media study, the integration of TV channels into streaming platforms is progressing, but public awareness remains extremely low.
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💸 Paramount+ Raises Prices
The newly merged Paramount Skydance has released its first quarterly results and announced a price increase for its Paramount+ streaming service for U.S. users.
🛰 AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone to Build Satellite D2D Network
Operator AST SpaceMobile and telecom giant Vodafone have joined forces to establish a new European satellite constellation called SatCo, headquartered in Germany, according to Advanced Television.
👵 Older Audiences Are Watching Full-Length Films on YouTube
According to a study by Ampere Analysis, 85% of internet users visit YouTube every month. The platform is rapidly becoming a major hub for long-form content: 18% of users now watch full-length films and TV series there.
🧩 KinoPoisk Transforms into a Platform
The online cinema KinoPoisk is evolving into a full-fledged platform, introducing a cross-streaming recommendation feature that will include content from third-party services and TV channels.
▶️ Online Cinemas to Be Required to Share User Data with Mediascope
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development has proposed expanding the range of data that online cinemas and social networks must provide to Mediascope for measuring internet audiences.
🇵🇱 EBU Concerned About Funding for Polish Public Media
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has called on the Polish government to ensure “adequate and sustainable funding” for the country’s public service media (PSM).
🙈 Up to 30% of U.S. Local TV Viewing Goes Unmeasured
A study by CIMM and TVB found that existing audience measurement systems in the U.S. struggle to keep up with media fragmentation, according to Advanced Television.
🛰 Starlink Reaches 8 Million Subscribers
The satellite internet service Starlink has announced that its subscriber count has exceeded 8 million worldwide. Growth continues at a high pace, with an average of 14,250 new users connecting to the service daily (+17% compared to the previous figure).
🇪🇸 Prime Video Overtakes Netflix in Spain
According to data from Barlovento Comunicación (as of October 2025), Prime Video has become the leading streaming service in Spain with 17.5 million viewers, slightly surpassing Netflix (17.3 million).