This Trends to Watch report highlights some key themes in TV and video content in 2026, including the rise of the creator economy, partnerships between broadcasters and streamers, sports rights trends, and microdramas.
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2026 Trends to Watch: Digital Content & Channels Intelligence Service
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Tim Westcott
Follow AnalystPractice Lead, Digital Content & Channels
Tim leads Omdia’s research on TV and video programming and channel distribution. The core datasets in the Digital Content and Channels Intelligence service track investments in programming by channels and online video platforms, availability of linear channels and on-demand services, and sports and movie rights. The service also tracks the offerings of on-demand providers in the US and six key international markets.
Tim joined Omdia’s predecessor company Screen Digest in 2004, where his areas of focus included TV production, animation, sports rights, and public broadcasting. He has also edited more than 100 editions of the monthly Media and Technology Digest (formerly Screen Digest). Before that, Tim worked at the European Audiovisual Observatory in Strasbourg, France, and in a variety of journalism roles, including the Financial Times Group, EMAP (now Ascential), and Television Business International. Tim holds a Master of Arts (Hons.) degree in English literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. He holds dual UK and French nationality and is based in London.
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Matthew Evenson
Follow AnalystSenior Analyst, Media and Entertainment
Matthew tracks the content strategies of TV and streaming groups across the world, analyzes trends in individual title viewing on streaming platforms such as Netflix, and contributes to Omdia’s wider coverage in the Digital Content & Channels Intelligence service. He also leads much of Omdia’s coverage on Netflix and the French pay-TV and streaming market as part of Omdia’s TV & Online Video Intelligence service.
Prior to joining Omdia, Matthew worked as an analyst for Broadcast Intelligence and previously worked on scripted television productions in the UK. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in cell biology from Durham University and a master’s degree in forensic science from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).
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