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AMTC NEWS
Thursday 3 September 2026 3 min 6 stories

AMTC News — 3 Sep 2026 (EN)

Today's briefing: YouTube overtakes television viewing in the United States · Eighty-five percent of sports fans want better viewing guidance · Disney Plus adds 1.1 million UK homes · JioHotstar expands into three international markets.

Presented by Amtecco
AMTC News — 3 Sep 2026 (EN)

In this briefing

viewing shift

YouTube overtakes television viewing in the United States

YouTube has overtaken live television for daily viewing in the United States, according to new consumer research from Attest.

sports discovery

Eighty-five percent of sports fans want better viewing guidance

Gracenote says eighty-five percent of sports fans want home screens to show upcoming events involving their favourite teams and where to watch.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
streaming growth

Disney Plus adds 1.1 million UK homes

Disney Plus added more than one point one million British homes in the second quarter, helped by inclusion in several Sky packages.

Source broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)
global streaming

JioHotstar expands into three international markets

JioHotstar has launched in Britain, Canada and Singapore, exporting an Indian streaming ecosystem with more than five hundred million active users.

media infrastructure

EVS quadruples software-defined media processing capacity

EVS says its new software-defined media platform delivers four times the previous capacity for high-density broadcast and live-production workflows.

Source tvbeurope.com (opens in a new tab)
sports video

BBC launches a women's football YouTube channel

Finally, the BBC is launching a dedicated women's football YouTube channel before the new Women's Super League season begins tomorrow.

Sources

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

Full transcript
Grayson Oates says 85% of sports fans want home screens to show upcoming events involving their favorite teams and where to watch.