10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 04/04/2024
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, April 4th, 2024:
Studiocanal Signs Netflix Europe Production Boss To Run TV Series (Deadline)
Studiocanal has signed the person responsible for setting up Netflix production hubs around Europe as its new TV boss. M-K Kennedy, who has spent the past few years as the streamer’s VP Production, Europe, has joined the Paris Has Fallen outfit as Executive Managing Director of TV Series.
TGL Strikes First International Deals, In Japan, South Korea, And Australia (Sportcal)
The competition’s organizers, TMRW Sports, have today unveiled tie-ups with pay-TV heavyweight Fox Sports (Australia), streaming service U-Next (Japan), and cable operator JTBC (South Korea). CAA Evolution, the sports-centric investment bank, acted in an advisory capacity to TGL during the negotiations around these deals.
Brazil To Roll Out New Digital TV Standard In 2025 (Advanced-Television)
Brazil is launching a new TV standard called TV 3.0 in 2025. This technology, according to the government, will revolutionise the way people watch TV by integrating it with the internet. Viewers will use apps to navigate channels, replacing the traditional number system on remote controls.
Actor Lee Min-ho Ranks First Among Overseas Fans For 11th Year (Korea JoonGang Daily)
Actor Lee Min-ho ranked as the most favored Korean actor for the 11th consecutive year, according to the 2024 Overseas Hallyu Survey report released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday. He starred in the Apple original series "Pachinko" (2022) and will reprise his role for the show's upcoming second season.
Mediawan To Bring South Korean Formats ‘Still Alive’ & ‘Battle In The Box’ To Spain (TBI Vision)
Mediawan’s Veranda label will produce the Spanish version of Still Alive, which sees ten contestants seeking clues and completing challenges in a mysterious mansion. They can only remain in the 24-hour game by ignoring some new forbidden rules presented every four hours.
KPN Teams With ESPN For VR Streaming Of PSV-AZ Match (Digital TV Europe)
Dutch telco KPN has teamed up with ESPN to stream this Saturday’s football match between Eredivisie sides PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar in virtual reality for the first time in the Netherlands.
Samar Akrouk To Replace Christina Wayne As Managing Director Of Saudi-Owned MBC Studios (Variety)
Akrouk, who has been with MBC for almost 30 years, is currently the group’s director of production. She will retain that role while expanding her purview from mainly non-scripted productions for the MBC TV channels and its Shahid streamer to also comprise oversight of MBC’s high-end drama and film productions in Saudi Arabia, which are part of an ongoing effort to help kickstart the kingdom’s nascent industry.
Amazon Partners With Miranda Tapsell For ‘Top End Wedding’ Sequel Series (TBI Vision)
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned romantic comedy series Top End Bub, a follow-up to the 2019 Australian feature film Top End Wedding. Produced by Goalpost Pictures, with support from Screen Australia, Screen Territory and the South Australian Film Corporation, the series will go into production with next month, while ZDF Studios will distribute internationally.
Watchdog Calls On Sudanese Authorities To Lift Suspension On Al Arabiya, Al Hadath, Sky News Arabia (Arab News)
Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in an internal conflict between the state army, largely supportive of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by former warlord Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.
Allente and NonStop Entertainment Launch Joint Film Streamer (Digital TV Europe)
The joint-venture byNonStop will will be available from Allente in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. It will provide a selection of “high-quality” films such as award-winning dramas, horror titles, documentaries, and classics, distributed by NonStop Entertainment.