10 Stories You Should Know: 01/03/2023
Here are the stories that should be on your radar.
Here are the TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, January 4th, 2023:
Channel 4 Sale Off The Table After Culture Sec Tells Prime Minister: “There Are Better Ways To Secure Sustainability” (Deadline)
Channel 4 privatization is off the table. UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to a leaked letter published by The News Agents journalist Lewis Goodall on Twitter, which says “pursuing a sale at this point is not the right decision.”
About Sixty Television Series Withdrawn From The OCS Catalog In France After The End Of An Agreement With HBO (Le Monde)
In question, the broadcasting contracts concluded between OCS and the American pay channel belonging to the Warner Bros Discovery group, which ended in 2022 and were not renewed. All HBO series older than two years have therefore left the OCS catalog. Newer series, such as the prequel to the Game of Thrones series , House of the Dragon , or The White Lotus , are not affected and remain accessible on the platform.
Kelly Monteith Dies: Comedian & TV Host Known For Self-Titled BBC Series Was 80 (Deadline)
Stand-up comic and television personality Kelly Monteith, who was one of the first American comedians to have their own BBC show, has died. The news was announced by The Anglophile Channel, a Los Angeles production company with which he collaborated.
RTL, ZDF Lead In German Market (C21 Media)
Public broadcaster ZDF held its position as the leading German TV channel in 2022, with RTL winning among younger viewers and Warner Bros Discovery having its best year yet in the country.
Banijay Closes Deal To Buy Australia’s Beyond International (The Hollywood Reporter)
Production giant Banijay on Wednesday signed a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire Beyond International Limited, the scripted and non-scripted production company behind such shows as Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, Hulu’s new dating series Back in the Groove, and the 8-part scripted series Troppo.
One Of The Last Video Rental Stores In America Is Closing (CCX Media)
Video Universe has an estimated 40,000 titles available to rent. The collection includes classic favorites and some of the most obscure titles imaginable.
“Here’s something special, look at this,” Prost said as he took a movie off the shelf. “’Heartbeeps,’ [starring] Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters. Probably one of the worst movies of all time.
Netflix Hires Mayer Brown Partner McGarrity Amid Tax Battles (Bloomberg Law)
“We are always interested in efforts by various jurisdictions to impose digital services taxes, but that isn’t really the target of this position,” said Mishcoe. He joined Netflix in mid-2021 after serving as vice president of tax planning, controversy, policy, and mergers and acquisitions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
The Boomerang Channel In Poland Will Change To Cartoonito On March 18 (Wirtualemedia)
Currently, Cartoonito is available as a band on the Boomerang channel. This is a block for children aged 2 to 5, which is available in the station's offer every day in the morning hours from September 2022.
Amazon Prime And Disney+ Close Gap On Netflix In Italy (Digital TV Europe)
Italy’s Communications Authority Agcom has published a report which shows the state of play in Italian media and telecoms as of September 30, 2022. Among its key findings is that the Italian SVOD sector shrank by 2% in September 2022, compared to the same month in 2021 (down 287,000 to 15.3m).