10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 01/28/2025

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, January 28th, 2025:

UK Government Has “No Plans” For Streamer Levy Amid Scripted Funding Crisis (Deadline)
The British government has effectively ruled out the idea of imposing a levy on U.S. streamers like Netflix amid a funding crisis for domestic scripted series. Sir Chris Bryant, the creative industries minister, told lawmakers on Tuesday that “we haven’t got any plans” to follow other European countries in introducing a so-called streamer levy.

Forecast: LatAm FAST Revenues At $569m By 2029 (Advanced-Television)
Latin America’s media and entertainment industry is projected to grow by 9.4 per cent in 2025, reaching $55 billion (€52.7bn), significantly outpacing the global average of 6 per cent growth and exceeding the 3.3 per cent growth expected in the US.

BFI Raises Alarm Over Trump’s “Protectionist Language Around Hollywood” (The Hollywood Reporter)
British Film Institute Chair Jay Hunt spoke at a U.K. parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday about the "protectionist language around Hollywood" since Trump reclaimed the White House.

NPACT Teams With Critical Content To Offer Unscripted Producers International Formats Pipeline (Deadline)
U.S. unscripted producers are set to get a direct line to formats from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. NPACT has teamed with Jenny Daly’s internationally-minded Critical Content to create a pipeline for the nonfiction producers trade association’s members.

Sky News Considers Move To Premium To Face Off Linear Decline (Broadband TV News)
Sky News has revealed plans for a major revamp of both its programming and newsroom. In a speech to staff, David Rhodes, Executive Chairman, Sky News Group, said the broadcaster would reshape its digital-focused service over the next five years to attract new audiences willing to pay for news.

BBC Drama Boss Blames “Perfect Storm” For Funding Crisis As First “Stuck In Limbo” Project Emerges (Deadline)
The adaptation of Booker Prize-winner Shuggie Bain has emerged as one of the BBC's “stuck in limbo” projects as drama boss Lindsay Salt blames a “perfect storm” for the funding crisis but says “we are as creatively ambitious as ever.”

Viaplay Netherlands Introduces Subscription With Ads (Broadband TV News)
Viaplay is to introduce four new subscription tiers for audiences in the Netherlands including a new entry-level tier with advertising. The changes will take place on February 3 for new subscribers, while existing subscribers will be transferred a month later.

Miso Film Sweden To Adapt Norwegian Bestseller ‘The Cold Song’ For TV, Promotes Christian Rank To Managing Director and Producer (Variety)
Miso Film Sweden is bringing Linn Ullmann’s acclaimed novel “The Cold Song” to the small screen in a six-episode series for SVT and Film i Väst. Directed by Mikael Marcimain, known for his work on “Blackwater” and “The Hunt for a Killer,” the series promises to be a gripping exploration of family dynamics and hidden secrets.

Eurosport UK To Merge Into TNT Sports (Advanced-Television)
TNT Sports has announced the addition of the full line-up of Eurosport live and non-live content to its channels and platforms in the UK and Ireland effective February 28th – ending Eurosport’s 35 year presence on UK screens. The move will create a single destination for a line-up of live sport that includes Australian Open and Roland-Garros tennis, Grand Tour cycling, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup event, British and World Superbikes, snooker and the Olympic Games 2026-2032 alongside the Premier League, UEFA European club football, Premiership men’s and women’s rugby, MotoGP, international cricket, UFC and boxing – all available on TNT Sports and its streaming home, discovery+.

‘Culpa Tuya’ Crowned Prime Video’s Biggest Ever International Original Launch As Amazon Unveils Its Top Non-English Productions Of 2024 (Deadline)
Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara have set a record for Prime Video after Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) became its biggest international original launch ever. The Spanish-language YA movie follows a romance between Noah (Wallace) and Nick (Guevara) and bowed on Prime in December.