10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 06/12/2024

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 Wednesday, June 12th, 2024:

European Streamer SkyShowtime’s Monty Sarhan On Adding “Local Sprinkles” To Hollywood Hits And “The Year Of ‘Yellowstone’” – NEM Dubrovnik (Deadline)
SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan talked about bringing Yellowstone to its European subscribers and plans to bolster the streaming service’s U.S. franchises with up to ten local originals in 2024, in a keynote at NEM Duvbrovnik.

WBA, CNS, HBSE Announce Series Greenlights & Development Slate At Annecy (AllYourScreens)
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), Cartoon Network Studios (CNS), and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (HBSE) announced three series greenlights and previewed a slate of projects currently in development during their Studio Focus presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Highlights include new projects based on the award-winning Adventure Time franchise, the return of Regular Show, the first Scooby-Doo anime series, and more.

‘The Legend Of Hanuman’ & ‘Baahubali: Crown Of Blood’ Make Disney+ Hotstar History, Viewing Data Shows (Deadline)
Here’s a first in India: Disney+ Hotstar’s ratings charts have seen animated shows take the top two places on its Hindi-language viewing charts for the first time. According to data estimates from Ormax Media, The Legend of Hanuman season 4 and Baahubali: Crown of Blood occupied the numbers one and two slots between 3-9 June.

Survey: Brits Spend £696 Per Year On Subscriptions (Advanced-Television)
Despite high cost of living concerns, UK subscribers are now spending £696 (€826) on subscription apps and services every year — on top of standard bills such as TV, phone and broadband. Furthermore, one in eight are paying more than £100 a month for their subscriptions, amounting to £1,200 per year.

Netflix Shares Early Looks At ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘Twilight of the Gods,’ ‘The Twits’ At Annecy (Variety)
“Wallace & Gromit” creator Nick Park was on hand with fellow Aardman director Merlin Crossingham to present new material from their upcoming feature “Vengeance Most Fowl.” Four-time Academy Award-winner Park also wrote the story, in which Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome dubbed “Norbot” that seems to develop a mind of its own.

New Film & TV Tax Credit Plans Submitted To Italian Culture Ministry After Months Of Uncertainty (Deadline)
Plans for a number of revisions to the Italian film and TV tax credit have been submitted to the culture ministry after months of uncertainty. Nicola Borrelli, the General Director of Cinema and Audiovisual at the Italian Ministry of Culture, revealed the news at the AVPSummit this morning in south Italy.

Italy: VoD Market Shows Signs Of Slowdown (Advanced-Television)
The Italian market for VoD splatforms added 400,000 subscribers in 2023, reaching 8.8 million. While subscriber growth continues, the pace has decelerated compared to previous years (+800,000 in 2021 and +500,000 in 2022), according to research by EY’s OTT Observatory, presented at the European Digital Fed-Forum in Lucca.

Prime Video Wraps Its Most Ambitious Action Thriller In Latin America, ‘A Billion To One’ With Omar Chaparro And Alejandro Speitzer (Variety)
At the core of the pic are Carlos (Chaparro) and Miguel (Speitzer), best friends and elite soldiers in the Mexican special forces. Their lives take a turn when Carlos witnesses the brutal murder of his wife. Consumed by grief and a thirst for justice, Carlos, with Miguel by his side, embarks on a perilous quest for revenge, armed with a life-changing lottery ticket and unwavering grit.

Streaming Trend Taking Over Europe, But Consumers Already Feeling Financial Pinch (The Desk)
The introduction of Netflix, Prime Video and Disney Plus has accelerated the trend toward streaming, one that broadcasters are increasingly trying to catch up with. Over the past two years, the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have announced plans to invest more content and spend more time marketing their services in order to address the shift, particularly among younger viewers. Broadcasters in other countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Italy, have formulated similar plans.

‘Friends’ & ‘The Office’ Still Popular In Asian SVOD But U.S. Content Wanes With K-Pop & Anime On The Rise (Deadline)
Legacy U.S. shows such as The Office and Friends remain popular in Asia, but interest in American content is on the wane in the region, a new study shows. Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s latest report show U.S. content maintained a lead among SVOD users, with 60% viewing it in Q1 of 2024, ahead of Korean titles (56%) and Japanese originals (48%).