10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 03/21/2024
Here are the stories that should be on your radar
Here are the global TV and streaming TV stories that should be on your radar for Thursday, March 21st, 2024:
Former ITV & Channel 5 Bosses To Examine Future Funding At The BBC (Deadline)
Former ITV and Channel 5 bosses will examine the future funding model of the BBC. The UK government has just set out the panel that will advise on the future of the license fee, which could be culled in 2027 after more than 100 years.
Forecast: E Europe To Add 9m Digital Pay-TV Subs (Advanced-Television)
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8 million from 81 million in the peak year of 2018 to 74 million in 2029 according to the Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research.
Max to Launch in First Nine European Countries in May Ahead of Olympics; Unveils Basic Ad Plan and Sports Add-On (Variety)
The standalone streaming service, which will bring together content from HBO Max, Discovery and Eurosport, will begin its European roll-out in the Nordics, Iberia and Central and Eastern Europe. Perrette did not give a specific launch date for France, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium but said it will “follow closely” and will happen prior to the Olympic Games which kick off on July 26.
Netflix And Showmax Will Dominate Sub-Saharan Africa’s SVOD Market For The Next 5 Years (Business Insider Africa)
According to a recent study, Netflix will remain the SVOD market leader, with 6.9 million subscribers by 2029. Showmax will be the second largest platform with 3.7 million paying subscribers, and Disney+ will only have 905,000 subscriptions by 2029 due to its roll-out being limited to South Africa.
France’s TF1 Launching Streaming Service Internationally (Deadline)
French commercial broadcast giant TF1 is taking its streaming service international. CEO Rodolphe Belmer told Series Mania on Thursday that TF1+ will start rolling out in the middle of this year before a wider series of launches in 2025.
TNT Sports Renews Deal With Premiership Rugby (Broadband TV News)
A new agreement between TNT Sports and Premiership Rugby means the broadcaster will screen every game of the competition from the 2024-25 season.
Spain: Linear FTA TV Dominates (Advanced-Television)
The majority of Spaniards (78.4 per cent) prefer to watch linear FTA TV over pay-TV or streaming. A report made by Dos30′ using Kantar Media and Comscore data further reveals that the country’s traditional linear TV operators -Atresmedia, Mediaset, RTVE, Regional channels – provide the most-watched TV channels.
Netflix France Campaign for ‘Sex Education’ Season 4 Wins Series Mania Best Marketing Initiative Prize (Variety)
Netflix France’s campaign for Season 4 of the popular UK series, “Sex Education” was announced winner of Series Mania’s Best Marketing Initiative Award. Launched last year, the prize recognizes a company’s promotional efforts to consumers (B2C) as well as initiatives by producers and distributors to raise awareness of a show among commissioners and buyers (B2B).
France Televisions Boss Delphine Ernotte-Cunci Says Axing Of French Networks Streamer Salto Was “Strategic Mistake” (Deadline)
Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, the CEO of France Télévisions, has called the collapse of the French broadcaster-backed streamer Salto “a strategic mistake.” Salto — a subscription streaming venture between France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 — dissolved last year after failing to attract subscribers amid fierce competition in France.
Sky & Banijay’s Groenlandia Team For Italian Drama From Sydney Sibilia (TBI Vision)
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Someone Killed Spiderman – Accidentally Famous (working title), the first TV project from Italian film director Sydney Sibilia. Co-produced by Sky Studios and Banijay label Groenlandia, and distributed by Banijay Rights, the series is set in the late 1980s in the small Italian town of Pavia.