According to Futuresource Consulting, the global entertainment market has emerged from a period of disruption, as cinema and digital viewing now complement rather than compete with each other, mutually driving audience engagement.
The French Audiovisual Sector Association (LaFA) has warned that, starting in 2026, public and private broadcasters may face a sharp increase in DTT (TNT) carriage costs, according to Broadband TV News.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has been fined $191.4 million in the U.S. for infringing two patents owned by the Irish company Pictiva Display, according to reports.
In Q3 2025, ad-supported streaming subscriptions in the UK reached 23 million, sharply narrowing the gap with ad-free tiers (29 million), according to Worldpanel.
According to Parks Associates, the U.S. has reached a decisive turning point in video consumption.
According to TrendForce, global TV shipments in Q3 2025 fell below 50 million units for the first time — totaling 49.75 million, down 4.9% year-over-year. The decline was driven by longer replacement cycles and reduced subsidies in China.
The Australian government has unveiled new regulations requiring major international streaming platforms (with over 1 million subscribers) to invest in local content production — either 10% of their total Australian expenditure or 7.5% of their total national revenue.
Japan’s trade association CODA (which includes Studio Ghibli) has sent an official request to OpenAI, demanding that the company stop using their copyrighted content to train AI models (such as Sora and ChatGPT) without permission.
A historic shift has taken place in the UK: 52.7% of public service broadcaster content (BBC, ITV, Channel 4) is now watched via streaming apps rather than traditional over-the-air broadcasts, according to TiVo.
The trade association European VOD Coalition (an alliance of VoD services) has submitted its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the Digital Fairness Act, calling for caution and restraint against excessive regulation.
