10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 06/19/2024
Here are the stories that should be on your radar
Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, June 19th, 2024:
‘Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly’ To Cross 100-Episode Milestone For Paramount Network Channel 5 After Double Season Order (Deadline)
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is cementing itself as one of Paramount network Channel 5’s longest-running stalwarts after receiving a hefty double season order that will see it cross the 100-episode mark.
David Caiña Depicts ‘Shameful, Tragic, Gruesome’ Adolescence During The Basque Conflict In ‘Makarras’ (Variety)
It’s 1996 in Bilbao, and adolescent strife reaches a crescendo in David Caiña’s series concept, “Outcasts” (“Makarras”), attending Spain’s Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Market to pitch to industry leaders as part of the SGAE Foundation selections slated for presentation.
Poll: 30% Brits Plan To Skip Work For England vs Denmark (Advanced-Television)
Nearly one in three (30 per cent) or Brits are planning to call in sick or make an excuse on June 20th, to watch the England vs Denmark Euro 2024 Groupmatch, according to a nationwide poll from Amazon Fire TV.
Canal+ Group Names Studiocanal Original Boss Dominique Jubin Head Of French Drama At Ciné+ OCS (Deadline)
Studiocanal exec Dominique Jubin has been named Head of French Drama at the French content house’s Canal+ Group cousin, Ciné+ OCS. Jubin will exit her post as Managing Director of Studiocanal Original, Studiocanal’s French TV series production unit, to take up her new role on July 1.
London Productions To Receive £9.5bn Investment Boost (Advanced-Television)
New figures estimate that £9.5 billion (€11.2bn) of investment in London is expected to be generated over the next five years as a result of Film London support for film, TV and animation production. This in turn would add over £1 billion in additional GVA for London over the same five-year period to 2028-29.
Fiona Harvey’s Attorney Seizes On Report Claiming Netflix Pushed Richard Gadd Into Branding ‘Baby Reindeer’ A True Story: “This Is Far Worse Than Negligence” (Deadline)
The lawyer suing Netflix over Baby Reindeer has seized on a report in the UK alleging that the streaming giant pushed Richard Gadd into branding the series a true story. The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that Netflix requested the opening line “this is a true story,” despite some misgivings from Gadd, who wrote and starred in the series.
WBD UK Announces 50 Hours Of New Content (Advanced-Television)
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has commissioned 50 hours of new and returning shows for its linear channels and discovery+. A new 8×60 series, James May & The Dull Men’s Club (w/t) will see the British television presenter and award-winning journalist solve essential conundrums.
Ventre Studio Mines The Ever Hotter Brazil-Portugal TV Axis, Unveils ‘Coligay’ About Brazil’s Legendary Gay Soccer Supporters Club (Variety)
Brazil’s Ventre Studio is readying a powerful slate of scripted series mining the rapidly growing Portugal-Brazil co-production axis, which Ventre itself has helped forge with “Godless John,” produced by Ventre Studio and Canal Brasil as well as Coral Europa and TVI in Portugal.
BBC Orders Two Simon Reeve Series (World Screen)
BBC has commissioned more Wilderness with Simon Reeve and the brand-new Scandinavia with Simon Reeve (w.t.) for broadcast on BBC Two and iPlayer.
TF1’s Histoire TV Boards ZDF, AMC & Big Media Science Series ‘Scanning History’ (Deadline)
TF1 Group’s Histoire TV network has boarded European science co-production Scanning History. Under terms of the agreement with New York- and Paris-based producer-distributor Big Media, the channel lands exclusive TV rights in France and French-speaking Africa.