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AMTC NEWS
Wednesday 26 August 2026 2 min 6 stories

AMTC News — 26 Aug 2026 (EN)

Today's briefing: Sports fragmentation forces a measurement rethink · Ad-supported TV holds 71.5 percent of US viewing · Streamers close on European television · Paramount disputes California leak claim.

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AMTC News — 26 Aug 2026 (EN)

In this briefing

sports measurement

Sports fragmentation forces a measurement rethink

Sports audiences now move across broadcast, streaming and digital platforms, making measurement systems critical infrastructure rather than passive scorekeepers.

advertising economics

Ad-supported TV holds 71.5 percent of US viewing

Ad-supported television captured seventy-one point five percent of total US viewing during the second quarter, according to Nielsen's latest gauge.

streaming economics

Streamers close on European television

Global streaming platforms are eroding traditional broadcasters' European dominance and could overtake linear television within years, according to new research.

media policy

Paramount disputes California leak claim

Paramount denies leaking confidential settlement discussions after California attorney general Rob Bonta cancelled a meeting connected to the Warner dispute.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
connected television

Fawesome redesigns its CTV experience

Free streaming service Fawesome has redesigned its connected television interface, putting content discovery at the centre of the viewing journey.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
live sports

Disney Plus streams Max versus 100

Disney Plus will stream Max Verstappen racing one hundred drivers at Silverstone, turning a motorsport stunt into a global live event.

Sources

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

Full transcript
Paramount denies leaking confidential settlement discussions after California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting connected to the Warner dispute.