10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 07/08/2024
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 Monday, July 8th, 2024:
Viaplay Subscription Channel On Prime Video UK (Advanced-Television)
Viaplay Content Distribution will launch the Viaplay channel as an add-on subscription on Prime Video via Prime Video Channels in the UK on July 9th. Viaplay’s UK content offering will focus on Nordic series and films. Subscribers will have immediate access to thousands of hours of Nordic and European content.
‘The Tourist’ Adaptation Confirmed For Banijay Asia And All3Media (Deadline)
Banijay Asia has signed a deal with distributor All3Media International to create the Indian adaptation of popular drama series, The Tourist. Banijay Asia has produced several scripted adaptations including The Night Manager, The Trial and Call My Agent Bollywood, alongside originals like Aarya, Dahan, Matsya Kaand, Bombay Begums and Trial By Fire.
Munro named BBC News Global Director (Advanced-Television)
The BBC has announced that Jonathan Munro will take up the post of BBC News Global Director from September. In this new role, spanning international services, he will be Director of the BBC World Service, oversee BBC Monitoring and remain Deputy CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs.
BBC Studios Plots Entertainment/Fact Ent Megamerger (Broadcast Now)
BBC Studios is to merge its entertainment, music, factual entertainment and events production divisions to create a major new UK unscripted business. Around 10 roles will be lost as a result of the restructure, most likely in senior positions towards the top of the four labels.
DAZN And WBD Make Offers For French Football Rights (Broadband TV News)
With just weeks to go before the start of the new season, the LFP has finally received two bids for the domestic rights to Ligue 1 football. The LFP has been working for months on a new broadcaster and now has until August 16 to find a solution. The current deal with Amazon – one mired in controversy – expired at the end of last season.
Action Director Park Hoon-jung's 'The Tyrant' To Be Released On Disney+ In August (Korea Joongang Daily)
Streaming platform Disney+ will release a new Korean original series, “The Tyrant,” on Aug. 14, the Walt Disney Company Korea said Monday. Action series “The Tyrant” follows the battle to possess a bioweapon sample that was lost during a handover between the Korean government and U.S. intelligence agencies.
Enos Olik: From Music’s Beat To TV’s Screen (Kenyan Vibe)
His ambition and talent steered him towards TV directing, culminating in his role as the director of Showmax’s music drama series “Famous” in 2021. In 2024, Olik returned with another ambitious project, “Jiji,” a Showmax Original youth drama series set in Nairobi’s vibrant neighborhood of Jericho. The series follows four high school girls as they struggle to escape the clutches of a local kingpin.
Eurosport Premium Offer To Be Discontinued (Broadband TV News)
Eurosport is to close its Premium offer and direct subscribers to its Discovery+ and Max streaming services. The Warner Bros Discovery sports network has written to subscribers advising them of new arrangements when the Premium service ends on 22 July 2024 in all countries and regions.
A+E Networks EMEA Bolsters Short-Form Slate (World Screen)
A+E Networks EMEA has commissioned a raft of new and returning short-form titles across the true-crime genre. All series will be available as a collection on Crime+Investigation Play and on-demand video from all major cable and satellite providers, with weekly releases on social media platforms.
Argentina, Japan, Uruguay Rise On Netflix ISP Speed Index (Advanced-Television)
Eighty-eight per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed at their same speed in June 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.