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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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.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)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.
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.
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.
tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)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.
tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)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.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)Sources
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