AMTC News — 1 Oct 2026 (EN)
Today's briefing: BBC prepares for fewer linear channels · MPs propose new BBC revenue options · UK digital ad spending reaches £21.2bn · beIN commissions measurement across 24 MENA markets.
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In this briefing
BBC prepares for fewer linear channels
BBC director-general Matt Brittin has given his clearest signal that linear television channels could close as investment shifts toward BBC iPlayer.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)MPs propose new BBC revenue options
British MPs say the BBC should explore new revenue, use its property to support creators and spend more carefully when buying programmes.
UK digital ad spending reaches £21.2bn
Britain’s digital advertising market reached twenty-one-point-two billion pounds in the first half, rising thirteen percent from the previous year.
beIN commissions measurement across 24 MENA markets
BeIN Media Group has selected Fifty5Blue to build unified audience measurement across twenty-four Middle East and North African markets.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)Sky X becomes WOW in Austria
Sky Deutschland is rebranding Austria’s Sky X streaming service as WOW, aligning the product with the company’s established German streaming brand.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)UK podcast listening more than doubles
Ofcom says monthly podcast listening has more than doubled since twenty nineteen, rising from eighteen percent and broadening competition for audio attention.
Spain’s satellite broadband grows tenfold
Satellite broadband connections in Spain have grown almost tenfold in three years, driven by low Earth orbit services led by Starlink.
broadbandtvnews.com (opens in a new tab)Sources
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