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Sky Europe is exiting the German-speaking pay-TV market with the sale of Sky Deutschland to RTL Group, marking a major shift in the European broadcasting landscape. The agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, includes Sky’s pay-TV operations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, along with customer relationships in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and South Tyrol.

he Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications have expanded their 2023 carriage agreement, introducing Hulu’s ad-supported tier to Spectrum TV customers and restoring eight Disney-owned cable channels that were previously dropped from the lineup. This new deal marks a significant shift in how the two media giants are approaching video distribution.

ESPN has signed a new agreement with UEFA to become the exclusive media rights holder for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 across Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. The deal also includes broadcast rights to UEFA’s men’s and women’s youth and futsal tournaments through 2028. Under this agreement, live and exclusive coverage of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 will be available across Mexico, Central America, and South America on ESPN and Disney+.

India’s streaming platform JioHotstar has reached a major milestone, reporting 300 million subscribers just four months after its launch. This brings the platform extremely close to Netflix’s last reported global subscriber count of 301.63 million, according to JioStar, the parent company of JioHotstar. The announcement was made during the APOS 2025 media summit currently being held in Bali, Indonesia.

Amazon is taking a two-platform approach to tap into India’s rapidly expanding and diverse streaming audience. By operating Prime Video and Amazon MX Player, the company is catering to both subscription-ready consumers and mobile-first users who prefer free, ad-supported content. At the APOS conference in Indonesia, Amazon executives discussed how these two services are positioned to address the varying entertainment needs across the country.

Paramount Global has quietly rebranded its top-tier streaming subscription plan, removing the “Showtime” name from the package. Starting June 23, 2025, the company informed subscribers that the plan previously known as Paramount+ With Showtime is now called Paramount+ Premium. The change affects only the name, not the content or pricing. Paramount+ Premium will continue to cost $12.99 per month or $119.99 per year.

Live sports continue to play a major role in keeping traditional television alive. New data from Nielsen shows that the NBA Playoffs, aired on TNT, were the main reason Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) saw a rise in TV usage in May 2025. According to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge, WBD accounted for 7% of all TV use in the United States in May. This is an increase from 6.7% in April.

When YouTube acquired the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket, it wasn’t just a move to bring football online. It marked a massive shift in how live sports are consumed, especially by younger viewers who are no longer tuning in through traditional cable or satellite TV. Instead, they’re watching through creators, clips, and commentary, and YouTube is meeting them right where they are.

Amazon Prime Video India is taking a significant step towards celebrating the country’s cinematic heritage by adding NFDC – Cinemas of India as a new add-on subscription, now available for just INR 199 per year. With this latest addition, Prime Video continues to position itself as India’s most loved entertainment destination, offering its subscribers easy access to some of the most iconic and award-winning Indian films ever made.

At the 2025 Cannes Lions Festival, YouTube made a huge announcement that could change how content is created, shared, and consumed. CEO Neal Mohan revealed that YouTube Shorts now attracts over 200 billion views every single day, nearly three times more than in 2024, when it was pulling in around 70 billion daily views. That staggering number confirms what many marketers and creators already suspected: YouTube is no longer just competing with TikTok, it’s leading the race in short-form video.