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Shift in the streaming media landscape: From Competition to Collaboration 16 SEP 2025

Trends

Shift in the streaming media landscape: From Competition to Collaboration

Netflix has emerged as a frontrunner in this collaborative approach, followed by Disney+, which has embraced this partnership model across Europe.
Channel 4 named Geoff Cooper as Chair to lead digital‑first streaming strategy 11 SEP 2025

Corporate Moves

Channel 4 named Geoff Cooper as Chair to lead digital‑first streaming strategy

Former Travis Perkins CEO Geoff Cooper will assume the Channel 4 board chair role in October, charged with steering the broadcaster’s shift to a “digital‑first public service streamer” by 2030 and helping select a new CEO amid accelerating decline in linear TV, according to Channel 4 statements.
Talpa Studios, Kinetic Content, and Signal.Stream to launch “Watch Your Back” on NPO Start 11 SEP 2025

Streaming

Talpa Studios, Kinetic Content, and Signal.Stream to launch “Watch Your Back” on NPO Start

The strategic psychological reality series “Watch Your Back” becomes the first title from Talpa and Kinetic’s global creative alliance, debuting on NPO Start in early 2026 as a streaming-first game of deception and shifting identities.
USA: Paramount’s $7.7 billion UFC deal propels streaming into Top-10 sports arena 8 SEP 2025

Markets

USA: Paramount’s $7.7 billion UFC deal propels streaming into Top-10 sports arena

Under a seven-year agreement worth $1.1 billion annually, UFC rises to become the tied-eighth most valuable sports franchise in the U.S., with rights now included at no extra cost on Paramount+, marking a dramatic shift from pay-per-view distribution.
Canada: moviegoing habits shift amid industry challenges 5 SEP 2025

Trends

Canada: moviegoing habits shift amid industry challenges

A new study by Telefilm Canada and the Movie Theatre Association of Canada reveals changing audience behaviors, declining ticket sales, and signs of recovery for 2025 in the country’s theatrical market.