10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 08/20/2024

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the global TV and streaming television stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, August 20th, 2024:

‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Unveils New TV Projects, Including Adaptations Of Benedict Lombe’s Hit Play ‘Shifters’ And Harry Trevaldwyn’s Debut Novel (Variety)
The British/Australian company, which in recent years has demonstrated its ability to amass acclaim, awards and audiences on the big screen (“The King’s Speech,” “The Power of the Dog,” “One Life”) and small (alongside “Slow Horses,” it also produces Netflix hit “Heartstopper”), has landed the rights to three pieces of IP, including one that has already proved a hit on stage. 

BeIN Extends With EFL In 27 Markets Through 2027-28 (Sportcal)
BeIN, the heavyweight Qatari pay-TV broadcaster, has extended its exclusive broadcast deal in 27 countries covering English soccer’s second-tier EFL. The deal, which covers all three EFL divisions and the EFL Cup, stretches across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), France, Australia, and New Zealand, and runs through the 2027-28 campaign.

WBD To Show The America’s Cup Across Europe (Advanced-Television)
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup have announced a broadcast partnership that will bring live sailing coverage from the world’s oldest sporting competition to viewers across Europe. WBD will leverage its linear, streaming and digital platforms to bring the race to millions of viewers.

Netflix U.K. Content Boss Anne Mensah On Creating Blockbuster British Shows, Steady Commissioning And Genre Expansion (Variety)
Anne Mensah, Netflix’s U.K. VP of content, is one of the streamer’s most senior U.K. executives, overseeing scripted, unscripted, film and acquisitions. “Any content that comes out of the U.K. slate I look after in some way,” she explains before adding: “Or, more specifically, somebody who’s better than me looks after it and I cheer in the background.”

‘Boyzone’ Doc In The Works At Sky Featuring First Interviews With Ronan Keating & Company For 30 Years (Deadline)
Boyzone’s Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael Graham are to take part in their first joint interviews for three decades in a Sky doc about one of the most successful British boy bands of all time. Boyzone [working title] will reveal the personal experiences of the band members, including the highs and lows of global stardom, the intense tabloid intrusion in ’90s Britain forcing Gately to come out, and after a sensational comeback in 2007, Gately’s death, which the remaining members have never recovered from.

Showmax, Domino’s Pizza partner To Offer Entertainment, Pizza Pairing Deal In Nigeria (Pulse Nigeria)
Starting Monday, 19 August 2024, customers who purchase the Domino’s Chairman Max Deal (Any Chairman Premium pizza) at ₦19,300 will get a one-month Showmax Entertainment all devices and Showmax Premier League mobile voucher, while the Domino’s Large Max Deal (any Large Premium Pizza) at ₦13,300 will come with a one-month Showmax Entertainment all devices voucher. The Domino’s Medium Max Deal (any Medium Favourite pizza) will come with a Showmax Entertainment Mobile voucher at ₦9,100.

Disney-Reliance $8.5 Billion Media Merger Faces Antitrust Scrutiny In India Over Cricket Rights (Variety)
India‘s antitrust watchdog has expressed initial concerns about the proposed $8.5 billion merger between Reliance and Walt Disney‘s media assets in the country, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly flagged potential harm to competition, primarily due to the combined entity’s power over cricket broadcast rights. Cricket is the most popular sport in India, the world’s most populous nation.

DFL-DAZN Case Set For September Resolution, Relationship Not Broken (Sportcal)
The arbitration case between German soccer’s DFL body and DAZN, the global sports streaming service, over the domestic media rights tender for the top-flight Bundesliga is finally set for a resolution in September. A ruling is expected in the coming weeks - although the case could yet drag on further if the DFL wins and DAZN chooses to appeal.

Channel 5 & Streamer My5 To Become … 5 (Deadline)
Paramount UK network Channel 5 and its streamer My5 are being streamlined to become, simply, 5. In a similar move to the one made by rival Channel 4 last year, the All Creatures Great and Small network will unify linear and streaming under a single brand, with My5, which Channel 5 said boosted viewing by 40% in H1 2024, handed an upgrade.