Category: Media & Entertainment

  • ‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast

    Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new party chair sits down with Kiran Stacey to talk about her fears for British society, the climate crisis, what Burnham is…

  • DAZN renews Serie A rights for the UK&I

    DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, has renewed its Serie A rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the 2026-27 season. The partnership ensures DAZN’s UK&I subscribers will continue to enjoy comprehensive coverage of Italy’s top football competition throughout the new season. During each round of fixtures, seven matches will be available exclusively on DAZN.…

  • Analysis: TV football fans risk overspend

    Millions of football fans could be caught in a costly ‘bundle blindspot’, overpaying by more than £373 (€435) a year on their broadband and TV bundle because they wrongly believe they need to stick with their current provider to watch live sport, reveals new research by Uswitch.com. With a new football season about to kick…

  • Data: UK 3rd-ranked for mobile streaming performance

    According to nPerf data, the UK achieved a mobile streaming performance of 80.5 per cent between January and July 2026. This ranking, established among countries with a GDP per capita between $32,001 and $60,000, highlights the networks’ ability to ensure smooth high-definition video playback. The UK’s position is based on streaming performance, an index measuring…

  • Research: Entertainment subscription providers worst-rated for payment experience

    Entertainment subscription providers have been ranked the UK’s worst for payment experience, with customers rating them an average score of just 1.27 stars out of five. The findings come from Access PaySuite’s Payment Experience Report 2026, which analysed payment-related customer reviews on Trustpilot across 16 sectors to identify those that have benefited the most from…

  • JWX launches JWX Content Hub

    JWX, the technology company connecting premium content, engaged consumers, and the advertisers who reach them, has launched JWX Content Hub, suggesting it is the industry’s first unified platform built exclusively for publisher video. JWX Content Hub provides publishers with the tools they need to transform content into the formats each channel demands, distribute automatically across…

  • Sky launches ‘Your Multiview’

    Sports fans no longer have to choose between the biggest live events as Sky launches ‘Your Multiview’, allowing customers to watch up to four live Sky Sports events simultaneously on one screen. Launching for the return of the Premier League on 21 August, ‘Your Multiview’ is available only on Sky. On busy sporting weekends, ‘Your…

  • Nielsen enhances data measurement

    Audience measurement specialist Nielsen has shared a number of key enhancements to its currency methodology before the new broadcast TV season. It says that together, these updates make Big Data + Panel currency measurement more accurate than ever before. As with all of the recent Nielsen measurement innovations, the goal is for more accurate ratings…

  • DAZN, LiveMode expand Portugal football rights deals

    Sports streaming service DAZN and YouTube-based broadcaster LiveMode TV have partnered to broaden the Portuguese audience for both the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. LiveMode TV will stream one match per matchday from each competition for free on its YouTube channel. These fixtures will simultaneously remain available on DAZN, which continues to…

  • Report reveals marketers’ AI trust issues

    StackAdapt, the AI advertising and orchestration platform, has released The AI Delegation Gap, a global report examining how marketers are redefining the role of artificial intelligence in advertising. While AI adoption has become mainstream, the findings suggest a gap between ambition and readiness. Advertisers are open to AI recommendations, with 59 per cent acting on…