10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 05/24/2024

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Friday, May 24th, 2024:

Fears Emerge Over Future Of British Film & High-End TV Inquiry Due To General Election (Deadline)
Fears over the future of the UK’s film and high-end TV inquiry have emerged due to the upcoming general election. Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC) chair Caroline Dinenage has written today to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer urging the CMSC’s “successor committee” to keep up its work exploring the issues impacting the industry.

Canal Plus Secures Long-Term Top 14 Rights Renewal (Sportcal)
French media group Canal Plus has retained the domestic broadcast rights for France’s top-tier Top 14 club rugby union competition and its second-tier Pro D2 in a long-term agreement with the nation’s Ligue National de Rugby (National Rugby League) governing body.

Sony To Launch Anime Academy As Audience For Japanese Animation Grows (Variety)
Sony is to launch an academy that will develop talent involved in the creation of anime, it was announced on Thursday. The initiative was revealed as part of Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Group Corporation’s annual corporate strategy presentation.

The French Open Debuts On Max In Europe (Digital TV Europe)
French Major tennis tournament The French Open also known as Roland-Garros, which kicked off on May 20, is streaming on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max in Europe. It comes following the recent roll-out of the new premium streamer across the continent earlier this week. The French Open men’s and women’s singles, doubles, juniors, wheelchair and legends matches are available to stream ad-free on Max for the first time in selected European markets and discovery+. 

Sony Pictures Networks India Boss NP Singh Stepping Down After 25 Years (Deadline)
NP Singh, the long-serving leader of Sony’s networks business in India, is stepping down from the C-suite. In an email seen by Deadline, he announced he is planning to step down as CEO and Managing Director of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) after 25 years with the company.

Surveillance, Capitalism And Cruelty: Human Nature Critiqued In Netflix's 'The 8 Show' (Korea Joongang Daily)
Netflix original series “The 8 Show” made a grand entrance to screens since its release earlier this month. The series' showrunner and lead actors held interviews about the show and its life lessons at a cafe on Wednesday and Thursday.

Sorisha Naidoo's Emotional Reunion Exit Sparks 'Major Shakeup' Talk On 'The Real Housewives of Durban' (IOL News)
When it comes to Jojo’s future on the show, one minute she says she’s not coming back and then she is but at least she gave viewers growth in her second season. Her and BooBear in their dream home are a pleasure to watch but let’s see if, in season five, she can beat the puppet master allegations.

DAZN Reveals Streamed Football Audiences (Broadband TV News)
Ahead of a busy weekend of football action, DAZN has given details of some of the audiences its country services have been enjoying. DAZN Germany has seen a 45% increase in the total number of viewers watching the FA Cup semi-finals from the 2022/23 season to the 2023/24 season. On DAZN Spain and DAZN Japan, the Manchester United vs. Liverpool (17 March) match attracted the highest viewership on DAZN’s platform, while the Manchester City vs. Chelsea (20 April) semi-final was the most popular match for DAZN Italy.

Tech Mahindra, Fuji TV Entertainment MoU (Advanced-Television)
Tech Mahindra, a provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, has announced a strategic partnership with Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. As part of the partnership, both organisations will co-develop and produce content across genres for the global entertainment industry.

Canal Plus Group Launches Streaming TV Service In France (The Desk)
Canal Plus Group has launched a new budget streaming TV service that brings its linear channels and on-demand content under a single platform. The service, called TV Plus, comes several weeks after competing streaming platforms by TF1 and M6 debuted in France.