10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 10/28/2024

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV and streaming television stories that should be on your radar for Monday, October 28th, 2024:

Data: TV Audiences Continue To Drop In Italy (Advanced-Television)
TV viewership in Italy remained relatively stable in H1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. While overall daily viewership remained slightly above 8.55 million, prime-time audiences increased marginally by 0.5 per cent to 20.12 million, according to Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority. However, compared to 2020, both daily and prime-time viewership declined significantly.

'SNL Korea' Draws Backlash For Sexual Parody Of 'Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born' (Korea Joongang Daily)
In the latest episode released on Oct. 26, "SNL Korea Season 6" parodied the teenage character from the TV series "Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born" in a sexually suggestive manner.

SkyShowtime Launches Half Price For Life Promo (Broadband TV News)
SkyShowtime has launched a Half Price for Life promotion to mark the launch of its new Premium plan. Running from October 29th to December 9th, this offer allows customers to indulge all the benefits of SkyShowtime’s Premium plan at 50 per cent off, for life.

Forecast: Brazil To Take third Place In FAST Revenue (Advanced-Television)
At MIPCOM 2024, Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, highlighted Brazil’s rapid rise in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) market. Brazil is projected to triple its FAST revenue from $119 million (€110m) in 2024 to $303 million by 2029, and the country is set to become the third-largest FAST market.

EBU Secures 2026, 2030 FIFA World Cup Rights In Five Nations (Sportcal)
The European Broadcast Union (EBU), the umbrella body of free-to-air broadcasters, has secured TV and radio broadcast rights to the 2026 and 2030 editions of soccer’s iconic FIFA World Cup in five territories.

Jio Hotstar Domain: Website Acquired By New Owners; It's Not Reliance (Business Standard)
The battle over the Jio Hotstar domain has taken an unexpected turn, with the website now acquired by two Dubai-based siblings, Jainam and Jivika, days after its original owner—a Delhi-based anonymous software developer—sought Rs 1 crore from Reliance for the domain.

Indonesia: Telco, Pay-TV Revenue To Increase At 4.5% CAGR (Advanced-Television)
The growing adoption of 4G/5G services and steady growth in fibre broadband subscriptions will drive the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Indonesia at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5 per cent from $15.1 billion (€13.9bn) in 2023 to $18.8 billion in 2028, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company.

Reliance-Disney Merger To Result In Sale Of Hungama, Super Hungama TV Channels (Animenewsnetwork)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) published the 48-page detailed order approving the merger of Reliance Industries Limited and The Walt Disney Company's media assets. The Economic Times reported on Tuesday that the order lays down various conditions such as the divestment of seven television channels that include Disney-owned Hungama and Super Hungama.

DAZN, WBSC Sign 8 Year Deal (Advanced-Television)
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the international governing body for Baseball, Softball and Baseball5, have announced a partnership that will see DAZN become the global distributor of WBSC content for the next eight years.

Nelonen Picks Up Rights In Finland To NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off (Sportcal)
Nelonen, the Finnish commercial broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights to the new 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey tournament organised by the NHL and its players association. The competition, featuring NHL stars from Finland, Sweden, Canada and the United States, will be shown exclusively on Nelose and Ruudu in Finland.