Market & Commercial Dynamics

• RTL Deutschland's "Company Day One" Surfaces Open Questions on Three-Brand Streaming Strategy

  RTL Deutschland's "Company Day One" Surfaces Open Questions on Three-Brand Streaming Strategy On Company Day One with Sky Deutschland, RTL Deutschland CEO Stephan Schmitter confirmed the merged compan…

• RTL Deutschland Posts Strongest H1 in RTL+ History as Sky Integration Begins

  RTL Deutschland Posts Strongest H1 in RTL+ History as Sky Integration Begins RTL Deutschland's first-half 2026 results show RTL+ VOD usage up 6.5% year-on-year to 356.32 million hours and streaming re…

• S4C Streaming Hours Rise 22% Under Digital-First Strategy

  S4C Streaming Hours Rise 22% Under Digital-First Strategy Welsh public broadcaster S4C said monthly viewing hours across YouTube, S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer rose 22% year-on-year to a record high, with …

• TF1+ Sets Streaming Record as Netflix Partnership Hits 18-Month Targets in Three Weeks

  TF1+ Sets Streaming Record as Netflix Partnership Hits 18-Month Targets in Three Weeks TF1 said its distribution deal with Netflix, launched June 19, hit targets set for its first 18 months in under t…

• Disney+ Reportedly Considering a Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Tier

  Disney+ Reportedly Considering a Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Tier Disney product and technology chief Adam Smith discussed a free streaming tier internally at a July 9 town hall, according to a July …

• MFE-MediaForEurope to Merge Infinity and Joyn Into Single Pan-European Platform

  MFE-MediaForEurope to Merge Infinity and Joyn Into Single Pan-European Platform MFE-MediaForEurope CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi confirmed plans to combine Italy's Infinity front end with ProSiebenSat.1'…