10 Stories You Should Know: 02/13/2023
Here are the global TV stories that should be on your radar.
Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Monday, February 13th, 2023:
Widespread Streaming Content Fuels Subscription Cycling — Report (Deadline)
But despite heavy content investments, viewers continue to demonstrate that their interest in a specific platform is oftentimes tied to only one piece of content, particularly across newer entrants with smaller catalogs of content like Apple TV+ and Paramount+, where over half of viewing households watched only one of the top 50 programs. For example, Paramount+ drew much of its viewership thanks to Taylor Sheridan. One in four subscribers only watched his shows on the streamer in the second half of last year.
Africa Will Have 15.57m SVOD Subscriptions By 2028 (Digital TV Europe)
Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, with Netflix subscribers expected to be 45% of the region’s total, according to a report conducted by Digital TV Research (DTR).
‘Call The Midwife’ Renewed For Seasons 14 & 15 By BBC (Deadline)
Hit drama Call The Midwife will remain on the BBC for at least another three years following its latest double series order. Ratings for the Sunday night hit have continued to be strong throughout its lengthy run and an eight-part 14th and 15th have now been commissioned along with Christmas specials.
Global Online Video Subscriptions To Reach 1.7 billion In 2023: Omdia (Media Brief)
Despite the economic uncertainty, cost of living crisis and saturation of video services in some countries, 2023 is on track to be a good year for subscription video on demand (SVOD) services according to newly released figures from Omdia.
Australia’s Production Offsets Boost Local Economy By $11.4BN, Says Olsberg SPI Report (Deadline)
Australia's film and television incentives contributed a total of $11.4BN (A$16.5BN) to the country's economic output for the four years to the 20201/22 financial year, according to a study by UK-based consultancy Olsberg SPI.
Alkhallat+ First Saudi Movie To Be Created For Netflix (Arab News)
The film serves almost as a digital time capsule, reminding us of a period when the Kingdom was not as open as it is today. The title is a nod to the film’s humble beginnings on YouTube. In Arabic, the word “khallat” means blender. In many ways, it is an apt name since the film is a blend of mixed-up stories.
How Hollywood’s Terrible 2022 Impact Content Spending (Variety)
Netflix, which long led the DTC content-spending charge, actually reduced its expenses in 2022 by about 5 percent, from $17.70 billion in 2021 to $16.84 billion last year. Warner Bros. Discovery, which has yet to report full-year results, is expected to trim even more; Morgan Stanley analysts estimate WBD spent $18.3 billion on content in 2022, a whopping 20 percent decrease from WarnerMedia and Discovery’s combined 2021 figures.
HBO Max Gained 900,000 Polish Users In January (Wirtualnewmedia)
According to Gemius/PBI, it was viewed by 4,024,242 users, placing it in third place just behind Disney+ (4,159,350) but still a long way behind the market leader Netflix (112,904,343). HBO Max had a reach of 13.56% in January, up from 10.56% a month earlier, with Disney+ claiming 14.01% (14,53%) and Netflix 43.47% (43.55%).
Nat Geo Boards History Doc Featuring Largest Mayan Ruins Ever Discovered (Deadline)
National Geographic has boarded French history doc Rise and Fall of the Mayas. The Disney-owned factual network is among three new pre-buyers attached to the series, which was originally ordered by France's RMC Decouverte and pre-bought in the country by Histoire TV.
Cinedigm Launches ROW8 Theatrical Titles On Cineverse (Rapid TV News)
Premier fan-focused streaming company Cinedigm has announced that major Hollywood studio theatrical releases will now be available on the recently launched flagship streaming platform via the ROW8 transactional multi-platform streaming service.