10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 06/25/2024

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, June 25th, 2024:

German TV Drama Biz Deals With The Aftershocks Of U.S. Players Exiting Scripted In One Of Europe’s Key Markets (Deadline)
When Comcast-owned Sky Deutschland cancelled its usual drama event at the Munich Film Festival at short notice last summer, it came as a surprise. That surprise quickly turned to shock and bitter disappointment when the pay-TV giant revealed it wasn't simply nixing a networking bash, it was exiting the original drama business full stop. 

Netflix Orders Second Season Of German Series 'Crooks,' Shelves 'The Grimm Reality' (AllYourScreens)
At the same time, it appears the streamer has pulled the plug on The Grimm Reality, a series from Dark producer Wiedemann and Berg and The Gryphon co-producer Dog Haus Films. The series was apparently based in part on the Brothers Grimm fairytales of the 18th and 19th centuries and was described as a "fairy tale urban fantasy thriller."

‘Babylon Berlin’ Gets Green Light For Fifth And Final Season (Variety)
During its run, “Babylon Berlin” sold to more than 140 territories and was watched more than 94 million times on Germany’s ARD Mediathek alone. Among its laundry list of awards, the series won the inaugural European Achievement in Fiction Series Award at the European Film Awards, four German Television Awards, the Grand Prize at the Seoul International Drama Awards, the Austrian Television Award ROMY as “TV Event of the Year,” the Premios Ondas in Spain and the Magnolia Award of the Shanghai TV Festival.

Moscow Says To Block Access To 81 EU Media Outlets, Including AFP Website (Arab News)
Russia said that Tuesday it would block access to 81 EU media outlets, including AFP’s websites, as a “retaliatory measure” after Brussels imposed broadcasting bans on several Russian state media outlets.

Apple TV+ Joins ZDF On Medical Drama ‘KRANK Berlin’ (Deadline)
The show stars Haley Louise Jones, who recently appeared in Netflix Germany breakout series Dear Child. She plays Dr. Parker, a young medic managing a a chaotic emergency room in the toughest and most overcrowded hospital in Berlin while seeking a fresh start after her private life implodes in Munich.

France: LFP Preps In House Ligue 1 Channel (Advanced-Television)
Having failed to yet close any TV rights deal in France, French football professional league LFP has outlined the in house Ligue 1 channel it is preparing for the 2024-2025 season kicking off on August 16th. The new dedicated channel would be available at €30 per month over a ten month period.

Culture Ministry, Gov't Agencies Aim To Stop K-content Exploitation At Seoul Copyright Summit (Korea Joongang Daily)
The Culture Ministry and the Korea Copyright Protection Agency held the "2024 International Cooperation Meeting for Copyright Protection" on Tuesday to discuss various issues regarding the investigation of K-content copyright infringement.

Invention Studios Launches Film, TV Development Programs In Australia And Kenya (Variety)
In Australia, Invention is launching a comedy incubator program devoted to furthering the Australian comedy tradition of classics like “Kath & Kim,” “Muriel’s Wedding” and “Summerheights High” and more recent comedy hits such as “Kevin from Accounts,” “Heartbreak High” and “Deadloch.” This program will pair new voices in Australian comedy for the first time with the development resources, creative guidance, packaging abilities, and worldwide distribution relationships of a Hollywood-based production company.

Research: 20% Of UK Haven’t Upgraded TV Set In 10+ Years (Advanced-Television)
With UEFA Euro 2024 now in full swing, football fans across the continent are gearing up for the knockout stages of the tournament and making plans for watch parties to help roar their team to victory. But research from TV manufacturer and Official Partner of the tournament, Hisense, has revealed that one fifth of UK adults haven’t upgraded their TV for more than ten years.

‘Stuff The British Stole’ Doc Series Adapted As Scripted TV Heist Caper (Deadline)
Anchuli Felicia King, who wrote on HBO’s The Sympathizer and The Baby and Deadloch for Prime Video, is creating and writing the series, which is coming out of Australia and billed by producers as “an exploration of the the nuanced debate around repatriation through a sharply funny lens.”