AMTC News — 15 Jul 2026 (EN)
Today's briefing: WGA sues to stop the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger · Spain v France World Cup semi sets M6 record ratings · Vevo: England's World Cup run sparks Wonderwall and Three Lions surge · Telekom Srbija joins ACE anti-piracy coalition.
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WGA sues to stop the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger
Our lead: the Writers Guild of America has sued to block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger, calling it a breach of federal antitrust law.
Spain v France World Cup semi sets M6 record ratings
Spain's victory over France in the World Cup semi-final pulled twenty point two four million viewers to M6, the broadcaster's largest football audience in years.
Vevo: England's World Cup run sparks Wonderwall and Three Lions surge
Ahead of England's World Cup quarter-final win over Norway, Vevo says Three Lions, Wonderwall and Hey Jude all hit their most-watched day of the year.
Telekom Srbija joins ACE anti-piracy coalition
Telekom Srbija has joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, extending the anti-piracy coalition's reach across fifteen markets in Southeast Europe.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)AIMS expands its IPMX product ecosystem
Standards group AIMS is expanding its IPMX product ecosystem, running a new testing and certification event to validate capabilities and speed industry adoption.
Channel 4 Sport signs its first social branded entertainment deal
Channel Four has partnered with North Sails on Force of Nature, a three part branded series marking its first social branded entertainment commission for sport.
Philippa Childs stands down as Bectu head
Philippa Childs is stepping down as head of media union Bectu, after a tenure defined by advocacy for freelance and sector workers.
tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)IBC2026 sets its conference agenda
IBC has set its twenty twenty six conference programme, spotlighting artificial intelligence, live sport, the creator economy and trust in content.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)BCNEXXT updates its playout capabilities
Playout vendor BCNEXXT is breaking the one channel to one server model, adding HDR support, single interface regional opt outs, and better processor optimisation.
Italy media revenues dip as TV keeps its dominance
Italy's media revenues fell zero point six percent past twelve billion euros, regulator AgCom reports, driven by a two point nine percent advertising decline.
BBC and Ukraine's Suspilne launch a content nutrition label
The BBC's charity and research arms helped Ukraine's Suspilne launch a content nutrition label, using provenance credentials so wartime audiences can trust their sources.
US cable providers lost 280,000 broadband subscribers in Q1
Parks Associates data shows the biggest US cable providers lost roughly two hundred eighty thousand broadband subscribers combined last quarter, though losses keep slowing.
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