Covers streaming. Bylines at hollywoodreporter.com. Desk record: 5 signals cited since August 2026, 5 published, first to report 1. Updated November 3, 2026.
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The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough reports that MIPCOM, the world’s largest television trade fair running October twelve through fifteen, opens with buyers hunting spy thrillers, royal romances and unscripted formats even as vertical dramas, AI production and YouTube reshape the business.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough reports that YouTube VP Pedro Pina and RTL Deutschland CEO Stephan Schmitter told Mipcom that YouTube wants to work with legacy broadcasters, not replace them.
Oct 12The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough reports that Rakuten TV is taking its free ad-supported streaming business outside Europe, launching exclusive owned channels in the U.S. via TCLtv+, plus rollouts in the Middle East and Japan.
Oct 12The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough reports that Sky-ITV, RTL-Sky Deutschland, and MFE’s cross-border rollup mark a consolidation wave as linear viewing craters and production costs rise. Scale is now the only defense against Netflix, YouTube and Amazon’s global reach and balance sheets.
Aug 16The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Roxborough reports that RTL’s streaming revenue jumped 27.2% as traditional TV ads and Fremantle production fell. The Sky Deutschland merger makes RTL+ Germany’s third-largest streamer, part of a wider European broadcast consolidation wave.
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