10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 07/31/2024

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 Wednesday, July 31st, 2024:

The Immigrant Bosses On Their Spanish-Language Slate, Buyers “Operating From A Place Of Fear” & Future Of Their Fremantle Partnership (Deadline)
When former Univision exec Camila Jiménez-Villa and El Chapo creator Silvana Aguirre teamed up to launch their production company in 2019, they wanted its name, The Immigrant, to reflect the stories they would go on to make. In the five years since then, ideas linked to immigration - identity and otherness - have underpinned their TV and film output, transporting viewers into the lives of people with different worldviews.

Canal Plus Builds Out Netherlands Offering With Top 14 And Premier Padel (Sportcal)
The Dutch arm of French multinational broadcaster Canal Plus has expanded its portfolio of sports rights with the addition of France’s Top 14 rugby union competition and padel’s Premier Padel Tour to its coverage mix. Canal Plus only returned to the Netherlands in November 2023 with a new OTT platform that includes offering ESPN, the rights holder of the country’s domestic soccer top-flight Eredivisie and is now building out its portfolio of sports rights with a wider range of competitions from across the continent.

U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Outlines Prospects For $218 Billion Creative, Sports and Media Sector (Variety)
In her first major speech, Nandy emphasized the social and economic potential of these industries, which collectively contribute more than £170 billion ($218 billion) to the U.K. economy and support over four million jobs. The creative industries alone account for £125 billion ($160.5 billion), surpassing sectors like life sciences and automotive manufacturing.

Netflix, Disney+ Dominate Miniseries Category At Seoul International Drama Awards (Koreaa Joongang Daily)
Streaming platforms took six slots out of the 11 nominees for the miniseries category. Disney+ took up two slots with “Moving” (2023) and “The Worst of Evil” (2023), and Netflix had four nominees: “Daily Dose of Sunshine,” (2023) “3 Body Problem," “Boy Swallows Universe” and “Cigarette Girl” (2023).  

World Cricket League Draws Strong Audiences (Advanced-Television)
The World Cricket League (WCL) has emerged as one of the most-watched sports leagues, having garnered 145 million viewers in India alone. Of these, 75 million unique viewers tuned in on Star Sports, and approximately 70 million engaged through the digital broadcast platforms.

TelevisaUnivision CFO To Retire For Health Reasons (Hollywood Reporter)
Carlos Ferreiro is set to exit TelevisaUnivision as CFO for health reasons, the Spanish-language media giant said on Wednesday. Juan Pablo Newman, chief growth officer of TelevisaUnivision Mexico, has been named interim CFO, starting Sept 1, 2024. TelevisaUnivision said Ferreiro will remain with the company in an advisory role during the CFO transition.

How M-Net And Showmax Created A Jaw-Droppingly Amazing Press Drop In South Africa For Season 2 Of HBO's House Of The Dragon (TeeVeeTee)
The inside of the press drop box was even more astounding: A green and black chess set, with the chess pieces in a beautiful velvet bag, and a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label premium scotch whisky, and a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label whisky.

Ofcom Report Highlights Generational Divide In TV Consumption (World Screen)
The findings were released in Ofcom’s latest study into U.K. media habits. It reports that only 48 percent of Gen Z viewers are tuning into broadcast TV in an average week, down from 76 percent in 2018. That percentage is higher for the 4-to-14 set, with 55 percent watching broadcast TV each week in 2023, down from 81 percent in 2018. Broadcast TV also saw erosion in the 45-to-54 demo, down to 84 percent from 89 percent last year. Among 65-plus viewers though, 95 percent tune in to broadcast TV each week.

Reliance Disney Merger: A Game Changer With Concerns (AD Gully)
The Indian OTT market is experiencing exponential growth, driven by increasing internet penetration, affordable smartphones, and a growing appetite for digital content. According to a report by Media Partners Asia, the Indian OTT market is expected to reach a subscriber base exceeding 500 million by 2025. The OTT Video market in India is expected to show an annual growth rate of 7.43%, resulting in a projected size of USD 5.81bn by 2029