🏴☠️ 43% of fans in Spain watch football illegally
Daniel Domenjó, CEO of Movistar Plus+, raised the alarm over sports piracy, stating that 43% of football fans in Spain consume content illegally.
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🚀 Vodafone and Nokia cut latency by 94%
Vodafone and Nokia conducted a successful trial of a new internet technology on a commercial fiber-optic network in Turkey, which could radically improve the online experience for users.
📐 Perception of "traditional values" will be assessed
The Russian Ministry of Culture has sent the Ministry of Digital Development a list of criteria to assess how viewers perceive traditional values in video content that was created with state support.
🤺 Elon Musk attacks Netflix
Elon Musk has called for people to cancel Netflix for the sake of “their children’s health”. The reason cited was the animated show “Dead End: Paranormal Park” (canceled in 2023), which he claims promotes a non-traditional agenda.
〽️ Satellite TV revenue is declining
Alexey Volin, CEO of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), announced at the Satcomrus 2025 conference an impending drop in revenue for satellite operators from video signal transmission.
⌛️ Replacement deadlines for "Ekspress" satellites Under Threat
Alexey Volin, CEO of the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), announced that the launch of the new “Ekspress AT3” and “Ekspress AT4” spacecraft is scheduled for 2030, with production set to begin in 2026.
🇺🇸 Share of US Content is Falling
According to research by Digital i, the share of viewing time for US content on the largest streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video) has dropped by 7% over the last five years across 19 countries outside the US.
👀 Americans are watching more video and returning to cable
A TiVo (Xperi) report on video trends in the US and Canada for Q2 2025 shows that viewers are using more services and spending more money, despite rising prices.
🏴☠️ Consumers of pirate IPTV in Sweden face fines
The Swedish government is preparing a bill that will, for the first time, make the use of illegal IPTV services by private individuals a criminal offense. Previously, the law was primarily focused on distributors.
⚖️ Bollywood takes action against Google
Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have gone to court to prohibit the creation and demand the removal of existing AI-generated videos on YouTube that infringe on their intellectual property rights.