10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 08/13/2024

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 Tuesday, August 13th, 2024:

Tving Gaining On Netflix In Korea’s Premium Streaming Sector, Says Report (Deadline)
Tving led subscriber growth in the first half of 2024, although Netflix remains the streaming industry leader, according to an analyst’s report. Overall, the Korean SVOD market added 705,000 net new subscribers in H1 to total 20.8 million by end-June, according to AMPD, the digital measurement platform owned and operated by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

DAZN Picks Up Domestic Serie B Rights, Keeps Serie A Femminile With Rai (Sportcal)
From the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the end of the 2023-24 campaign, Serie B was broadcast by a mix of pay-TV operator Sky Italia, and now-defunct streaming service Helbiz. On August 7, Serie B held a meeting of its 20 constituent clubs, with the members unanimously deciding to re-tender the rights, asking for a lower price (reportedly around $14.2 million per year), a far cry from the reported $30 million per season it was receiving from DAZN and Sky in the final year of the previous deal.

Showmax’s Sci-Fi Feature ‘The Fix’ Set To Open MIP Africa (Deadline)
The latest original from African streamer Showmax, sci-fi drama The Fix, will open MIP Africa. This marks the third year in a row a Showmax original has opened the event, which is an offshoot of MIPCOM. Last year, Canal+ co-production Spinners took the slot. MIP Africa is part of FAME Week Africa, a Reed Exhibitions initiative focused on African creativity.

Data: Football Dominates Payments Sector (Advanced-Television)
Football continues to dominate the payments sector in 2024, with 140 deals totaling $371.6 million (€340.2m) annually. Mastercard’s $195 million sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League highlights the game’s commercial value. UEFA’s substantial annual expenditure, followed by FIFA and other major leagues, reinforces the sport’s global appeal.

Netflix Picks Up Thai Hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ For Southeast Asia, Sets Release Date (Deadline)
Netflix has landed the Southeast Asia streaming rights for Thai box office hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, set to premiere on September 12. The streamer added that the film will also be available in more countries later this year. Besides topping the domestic box office, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has become the highest-grossing Thai film to date in several countries, including Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar.

Israeli Government Spokesperson Accuses BBC Presenter Mishal Husain Of Pro-Palestine Bias (Arab News)
In a heated exchange during an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today program on Monday, Mencer criticized the broadcaster for its coverage of the war in Gaza, which began following the Oct. 7 attacks last year by Hamas on Israel. “So is this your impression of impartial news coverage, Mishal? Because I think you just warrant the pro-Palestinian reporter of the year award, and I congratulate you for that,” he said.

Canal+ Group Renews beIN Sports Distribution (Broadband TV News)
Canal+ Group has renewed its distribution agreement with beIN Sports, ensuring its subscribers have access to the week’s top or second pick from Ligue 1 each Saturday. The original agreement, which began in June 2020, includes the carriage of the beIN Sports channels in Canal’s packages, and makes the Vivendi unit the exclusive distributor of beIN Sports to all internet service providers in France.

Pakistan Falls In Netflix Speed Index (Advanced-Television)
Ninety per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed at their same speed this month with a few notable increases and decreases on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. 

Reformed Italian Film & TV Tax Credit Will Set $20M Cap For International Projects (Deadline)
Under the newly-reformed Italian film and TV tax credit, big American productions like The White Lotus may have thought twice before setting up in the European nation. The new credit will come with an €18M ($19.7M) cap on payouts for international shows and movies.

Zee Alwan, Zee Aflam Launch On Samsung TV Plus (World Screen)
The Arabic entertainment channels Zee Alwan and Zee Aflam are now available on Samsung TV Plus for viewers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The FAST channels will broadcast a curated selection of movies and series starring Bollywood superstars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Shabir Ahluwalia and Alia Bhatt and spanning diverse genres, including romance, comedy, thriller and action.