10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 07/09/2024

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, July 9th, 2024:

Warner Bros Discovery Reshapes International Kids Team (Deadline)
Warner Bros Discovery’s international kids content unit has reshaped, with several execs taking on expanded roles and APAC chief Christopher Ho exiting. Kids content chief Vanessa Brookman was promoted to GM of Kids, Global Streaming and International Networks in December last year.

EBU And IBU Extend Long-Term Media Rights Partnership Until 2030 (Sportcal)
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service broadcasters across Europe, and the International Biathlon Union (IBU) governing body have announced an extension to their exclusive media rights partnership for four more seasons until 2030.

Brazil’s Globoplay Renews ‘Dissident Archangel’ As Streamer Hits A Franchise Bonanza Making Crime Action Thrillers (Variety)
Globoplay, the freemium streaming service of Brazilian media giant Globo, has renewed flagship series “Dissident Archangel” for a fourth season as Latin America’s biggest local streamer is hitting pay dust forging franchises of its own making, led by stylish crime action thrillers which question their own brutality.

Bollywood’s Harsh Reality: Emraan Hashmi Talks Social Media and ‘Showtime’ Premiere (Newzdaddy)
Hashmi acknowledged the reality of trolling, stating, “Trolling is a reality. It’s usually people who like to criticize, who might have some personal issues, and their negative experiences reflect in what they say about actors. We become easy targets. I check comments occasionally, but I’m not constantly monitoring social media. You must take trolling with a grain of salt and not let it affect you too seriously.”

Lionsgate Television Teaming With Yes & Gil Formats On Debut Israeli Drama Series About Hunt For Doctor Josef Mengele (Deadline)
Lionsgate Television has landed its first Israeli drama series. The U.S. major is teaming with Israel’s Yes and Gil Formats on a spy drama based on the hunt for Doctor Josef Mengele starring Dark’s Oliver Masucci.

Paramount Africa's Queendom On BET Shut Down With Cast And Crew Unpaid (TeeVeeTee)
With the casts and crews who went unpaid for months, filming has abruptly ended on Paramount Africa's Queendom produced by Clive Morris Productions which is out of money for it, with MultiChoice that has now also taken away Empini done for its Showmax streamer from the same production company over the same issues.

‘Deadloch,’ Amazon’s Australian Crime-Comedy Series, Heads For Second Season (Variety)
The first season saw two very different female detectives thrown together to solve the murder of a man and was set in Tasmania. While the second season sees the return of Kate Box and Madeleine Sami as detectives Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe, it shifts the action to tropical northern Queensland, known locally as the ‘Top End.’

Akash Digital TV Launches New DTH HD Platform & Akash Go Companion App With Hotstar Special Contents (The Business Standard)
Akash Digital TV, Bangladesh's only DTH Pay TV operator, owned by Beximco Communications Limited, announced the launch of a new DTH HD platform together with a pioneering Akash Go Companion App along with My Akash Self Care App that will shape the future for world class Media and Entertainment and transform the TV viewing and user experiences and access to premium content in Bangladesh. 

Milkshake! Slates New & Returning Live-Action Shows (World Screen)
Channel 5’s Milkshake! has ordered a host of fresh live-action content, including a second season of Reu & Harper’s Wonder World and two brand-new series. A new JB Gill-fronted cookery show, Cooking with the Gills, is set to launch in early 2025.