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Global media spending on sports rights is set to surpass $78bn by 2030 – an increase of 20% from 2025 – according to an Ampere Analysis study.

Paramount has won the rights to broadcast the majority of the Champions League matches in the UK for four years from 2027.

IBC has announced the call for challenges for the 2026 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme.

Bitmovin has announced that its Observability for video playback (formerly Bitmovin’s Analytics) is now available on Akamai Cloud for the Akamai Adaptive Media Player 2 (AMP2). This integration enables improved streaming efficiency, real-time visibility, and deeper integration with Akamai’s services, the company said.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announces the general availability of AWS Elemental MediaConnect router, a new capability that it says enables broadcasters and content providers to dynamically route live video between sources and destinations in the AWS network.

3 Screen Solutions (3SS) said Canadian telco Telus has launched its Telus TV+ entertainment platform on Samsung and LG smart TVs, following on from the April 2025 rollout of Fire TV devices.

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, said its 2025 State of Play report concludes that video platforms relying on engagement to drive their businesses face major risks by not delivering user experiences that help viewers navigate massive amounts of available content.

AI live captioning specialist AI-Media has appointed Audio Visual Events (AVE) as its exclusive rental partner for the live events market in Australia.

Video streaming technology provider Bitmovin has launched the Bitmovin Agentic AI Hub that it says brings together Bitmovin’s products to offer agentic AI services for workflow automation.

Cloud playout solution provider Veset has launched a new self-service subscription portal that it says provides broadcasters, content owners and service providers with immediate access to cloud playout platform, Veset Nimbus.