🥇 Spain Leads Europe in FAST Services
According to Omdia, Spain has become the European leader in the FAST TV market — 35% of the adult population uses FAST services monthly. Spain surpasses the United Kingdom (26%), Germany (25%), and France (17%).
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🎬 European TV Production Slows Down
Growth in European television production is stagnating. The European Audiovisual Observatory reports a second consecutive annual decline based on 2024 results.
🛒 Netflix Enters the Fight for WBD
Following the deadline for second-round bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), new details have emerged about Netflix’s proposal.
▶️ Nordic Streaming Market on the Rise
According to a Mediavision study, the TV and streaming market in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland) is expected to reach €10.7 billion in 2025, showing a 2% increase compared to 2024.
👁 Viewers Pay Close Attention to 80% of Streaming Ads
A study by Amplified and VFC (the alliance of Australian streaming platforms) found that nearly 80% of advertising on streaming services (CTV) is watched attentively, while in other digital environments this figure is around 20%.
🛰 AI Data Centers in Space Called “a Terrible Idea”
A former NASA and Google engineer, a specialist in space electronics, called the idea of building space-based AI data centers (powered by GPUs/TPUs) “absolutely impractical”, arguing that AI-class electronics are fundamentally incompatible with the conditions of space.
🧠 Runway Pushes AI Video to a New Level
The text-to-video generation segment has reached a new milestone: Runway’s Gen-4.5 model now makes it possible to create highly realistic videos at minimal cost, challenging the industry’s long-standing leaders.
⚖️ Virgin Media Disconnected Vulnerable Customers
UK regulator Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £23.8 million for “serious systemic failures” during the 2022–2023 transition from PSTN to digital phone lines.
📺 TV Screen Sizes Keep Growing as China Slows Down
According to analyst Paul Gray, the average size of new TVs sold in Europe has now reached 65".
👨🦳 UGC Content Is Winning Over Older Audiences
A study by Ampere Analysis showed that influencer content has firmly entered the mainstream: 70% of internet users in the US and the UK watch such videos at least once a week.