10 Stories You Should Know: 02/24/2023

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 Friday, February 24th, 2023:

Daniel Craig To Narrate Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal Airing Across 29 UK TV Channels (Deadline)
UK TV history will be made tonight when an aid appeal seeking donations to help the Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster airs across 29 channels, narrated by Daniel Craig. Channel 4 has brought together media owners ITV, UKTV, Channel 5, Sky, STV, Warner Bros. Discovery and Ocean Outdoor for the appeal.

Report: AVoD Drives North American OTT growth (Advanced-Television)
North American OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $107 billion (€101bn) in 2028; up from $74 billion in 2022, according to the North America OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute $30 billion from the $33 billion additional revenues, with Canada supplying the rest.

Japan Streaming Video: AVOD Platform TVer Surges As Market Slows (Variety)
Japan’s online video market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, but ad-supported streamer TVer surged forward to overtake Prime Video as the most watched platform, according to a new report.

'Physical: 100' Contestant Booked By Police For Alleged Assault (Korea Joongang Daily)
An unnamed contestant on hit Netflix reality show “Physical:100” was booked for investigation by the Korean police for alleged assault. The Gangnam Police Precinct in southern Seoul announced late Thursday that it was investigating “Physical:100” and a former member of a national team of an unnamed sport on charges of assault.  

Chinese Streamer iQiyi Enjoys ‘Miraculous’ Fourth Quarter Surge in Subscribers and Profitability (Variety)
China-based video streamer iQiyi achieved a surge in paying subscriptions and achieved net profits in the fourth quarter of 2022. While still loss-making over the full year, the company hailed its turnaround as “miraculous.”

Dubai Bling Cast Forced To Waive “Moral Rights,” Contract Reveals (Arabian Business)
The cast of Dubai Bling were forced to waive their “moral rights” by the show’s production company Different Productions, according to a contract seen by Arabian Business.

“Manager recognises and confirms that Talent recognises that DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS has the unlimited right to edit, copy, alter, add to, take from, adapt or translate the Programme and, with regard to the Programme and the Programme, hereby Talent irrevocably waives the benefits of any provision of law known as “moral rights” or any similar laws of any jurisdiction,” according to the contract.

Licence Renewal For TF1 And M6 (Broadband TV News)
French terrestrial channels TF1 and M6 look set to retain their terrestrial frequencies, despite a bid by Xavier Niel to wrest control away from the two long established incumbents.

Could Reality TV Be The Next Global Trend In Korean Content? (The Hollywood Reporter)
In October 2021, Yoo Ki-hwan, content manager at Netflix Korea, received an e-mail from a stranger with a bold pitch for a show involving 100 contestants competing in a series of brutal challenges to win a cash prize worth 300 million Korean won (about $315,000).

Turkish Media Regulator Fines Channels For Critical Quake Coverage (Arab News)
Halk TV, Tele 1 and Fox TV Turkiye were issued with fines for reports that criticized the government’s relief efforts after devastating quakes killed more than 42,000 people.

RTUK fined Fox TV and Halk TV 3 percent of their monthly advertisement income due to comments by journalists attacking the government’s slow and ineffective earthquake response.

CME’s Czech And Slovak Streamer Voyo Hits 500,000 Subscriber Landmark (Digital TV Europe)
CME-owned streaming platform Voyo has reached more than 500,000 subscribers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. News of the landmark was revealed by executives at CME-owned TV Markíza, which oversees management of the Voyo business in Slovakia.