10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 05/22/204

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV stories and streaming video stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024:

Infront Agrees ‘Landmark’ International LFP Media Rights Deal (Sportcal)
Sports and entertainment agency Infront has secured a “landmark” multi-year media rights partnership with the LFP, the French soccer league organizing body. Through the deal, Infront will now exclusively manage the international media rights to France’s top-tier Ligue 1 and second-tier Ligue 2 competitions in several global markets across Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

Denmark’s YouSee Takes Max And Eight New WBD Channels (Digital TV Europe)
Nuuday-owned Danish service provider brand YouSee has expanded its distribution deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to incorporate streamer Max – just launched in the Nordics – and eight of the company’s linear TV channels. The deal expands an existing agreement that covered carriage of HBO Nordic and then HBO Max to combine distribution of Max – WBD’s combined streamer encompassing HBO Max, discovery+ and Eurosport – with eight additional linear channels.

France: Canal+ Launches TV+ Streaming Offer (Advanced-Television)
Canal+ Group has announced the launch of a €2 per month streaming offering in France called TV+. Coming just a few weeks after the arrival of the TF1+ and M6+ streaming platforms in the country, the French pay-TV broadcaster is bringing all its live TV and replay offering into a single destination.

Disney+ Hotstar Unveils A Revamped Platform To Tap Advertisement Money (Economic Times)
Disney+ Hotstar has launched a new version of its self-serve platform ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The upgraded platform offers seamless ad experiences in five languages. The platform offers end-to-end automation and a campaign setup process of less than three hours.

Maria Sanchez: “There Is Still An Appetite And Need For Good Content And We Have It (SenalNews)
During the presentation, María Sánchez, SVP, TV Licensing, Latin America, Paramount Global Content Distribution, talked about the challenges and potential for the regional entertainment industry.

ORF Launches New Streaming Service ORF ON (Broadband TV News)
Austrian public service broadcaster ORF is launching its new streaming platform ORF ON. ORF ON offers all ORF TV channels as live-streams as well as on-demand content, which is now also available for more than seven days after broadcast. Most programmes are accessible for six months, documentaries and children’s programmes for an unlimited time.

Garmendia Named President Of Mediaset Spain (Advanced-Television)
Spanish TV group Mediaset, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other TV channels, has appointed Cristina Garmendia as the new president of the company, replacing Borja Prado. Former minister of Science and Innovation (2008-2011), Garmendia, aged 62, is PhD in Molecular Biology, entrepreneur and president of the COTEC Foundation, a private non-profit organisation.

Telecinco Cooks Up Spanish Version Of Culinary Competition ‘Next Level Chef’ (TBI Vision)
Mediaset España has commissioned a local version of Fox culinary format Next Level Chef for its free-to-air channel Telecinco. Produced in collaboration with Shine Iberia (Banijay Iberia), the competition sees three different types of chefs compete in three kitchens operating at the same time, arranged on a large set with three levels, a mobile platform and 30 TV cameras.

Streaming Services In India Received 489 Grievances In April 2024 (Medianama)
Of all the major platforms, JioCinema was the one that received the most number of grievances: 420. It was followed by Netflix which received 53 grievances during the month, Sony Liv which received 15, and Disney+Hotstar which only received 1 grievance.

'Dogs Are Wonderful' Episode Canceled In Light Of Kang Hyung-wook Controversy (Korea Joongang Daily)
This week's episode of KBS2 entertainment program "Dogs Are Wonderful” was canceled after dog training expert Kang Hyung-wook, host of the show, was accused of allegedly abusing employees in his business, Bodeum Company.