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The Eurovision Song Contest is to launch its first-ever Asia edition, with Bangkok selected as the Host City for its inaugural edition.

A collection of broadcasters and technology suppliers has called on mobile operators to enable standardised, interoperable, quality on-demand (QoD) network application programming interfaces (APIs) for live 5G broadcasts.

UKTV has formally appointed Jonathan Newman as Chief Commercial Officer, and David Swetman as Director of Content Partnerships and Sales for the UK and Ireland at UKTV and BBC Studios.

Netflix has raised its prices for customers in the United States, with all subscription tiers rising by at least $1.

Sports streamer DAZN is set to launch DAZN Inflight, a service designed to give fans access to live sports on the go, whether travelling by plane or boat.

YouTube is expected to approach three billion users worldwide by 2027, while Netflix is forecast to reach over one billion monthly active users globally, according to data from research outfit Omdia.

Pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ has won a landmark piracy case in the French courts.

Global streaming subscription revenue surpassed $150bn for the first time in 2025, according to new research from Ampere Analysis.

Banijay Live Studio has revealed plans to launch The Black Mirror Experience, an immersive experience blending physical space with virtual reality (VR), in May 2026.

The European audiovisual sector generated around €142bn in revenues in 2024, according to research published in the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Key Trends 2026 report.