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AMTC NEWS
Tuesday 18 August 2026 2 min 6 stories

AMTC News — 18 Aug 2026 (EN)

Today's briefing: Western European streaming heads toward $75 billion · Short-drama app downloads surge 95.5% · Spain's DTT retains 71% of linear viewing · TVU puts pop-up playout in one box.

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AMTC News — 18 Aug 2026 (EN)

In this briefing

streaming

Western European streaming heads toward $75 billion

Western European streaming revenue is forecast to rise from fifty-three billion dollars this year to nearly seventy-five billion by twenty thirty-one.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
mobile video

Short-drama app downloads surge 95.5%

Short-drama app downloads jumped ninety-five point five percent as global non-gaming app downloads reached forty-seven point five billion.

distribution

Spain's DTT retains 71% of linear viewing

Digital terrestrial television still accounts for roughly seventy-one percent of Spain's linear viewing despite the rapid expansion of streaming platforms.

playout

TVU puts pop-up playout in one box

TVU Networks has introduced an on-premise playout appliance for temporary, seasonal and event-driven linear or free streaming channels.

Source tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)
production technology

Proton stabilises a miniature sports body camera

Proton's miniature body camera delivers stabilised ten-bit, ten-eighty-p footage at sixty frames per second for sports broadcasters.

Source tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)
FAST

BBC Earth FAST joins Joyn in Germany

The British broadcaster is adding its Earth channel to Joyn's German free-streaming lineup, joining its recently launched Lifestyle service.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Every story in this briefing links back to the original reporting.

Full transcript
Western European streaming revenue is forecast to rise from $53 billion this year to nearly $75 billion by 2031.