10 Stories You Should Know: 03/01/2023

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 Wednesday, March 1st, 2023:

Banijay Asia CEO Deepak Dhar On ‘The Night Manager’, Remaking ‘Suits’ And ‘The Good Wife’ (Deadline)
The theory is countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, which share professional and audience taste similarities to India, will use Banijay’s Indian production assets for remakes of formats such as Temptation Island and Survivor. “They can be easily produced here,” says Dhar, who can tap local tax credits to help finance series.

Foxtel, WBD Extend Content Deal (Advanced-Television)
The Foxtel Group and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a new multi-year, multi-faceted content and platform agreement which will see Foxtel Group remain the home of HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros and Discovery programming in Australia.

Netflix Co-CEO Hits Back Over Fair Share Row (Mobile World Live)
Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix, provided a strong riposte to telco demands that streaming providers should help fund broadband networks in future, noting that growing internet usage is actually a huge opportunity for all concerned.

Massive Hike in U.S. Visa Fees for Performers Prompts U.K. Entertainment Industry Outcry (Variety)
Under the proposals, the P visa, a touring visa most commonly used by international music artists, is set to rise from $460 to $1,615 (a price hike of 251%) while the O visa, a longer-term work visa for established performers which typically lasts a maximum of three years, would go from $460 to $1,655, an increase of 260%. Both visas would also require an additional $600 surcharge.

5 Popular K-Dramas That Did Away With The ‘Happily After’ Trope (Elle India)
One of the highest-rated K-dramas of last year was Twenty Five -Twenty One and it carried a lot of emotional themes like youth, forgiveness, naivete, and the harsh realities of life. The issue is that the ending of Twenty Five -Twenty One is just that—the ending. It raises important questions while closing things up in a clumsy and forced manner. The kind of climax that has viewers frustrated given that they now are rooting for the leads and they don’t even end up together. But isn’t that exactly how life is? We don’t always get the things we want.

‘The Bridge’ Creator Hans Rosenfeldt Says He Is “Not Really Watching Crime Shows At The Moment” As He Talks Up His Big-Budget Fantasy Epic ‘Ronja The Robber’s Daughter’ (Deadline)
The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt has said he is “not really watching crime shows at the moment,” as he talks up his big-budget Viaplay adaptation of fantasy novel Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, the streamer’s “most ambitious project to date.”

Kenyans Flock On Showmax To Show Love For Reality Show ‘The Real Housewives of Nairobi’ (Techweez)
Reality TV show The Real Housewives of Nairobi has achieved notable success since its launch on streaming platform Showmax, becoming the most-watched premiere ever for any title in Kenya.

EFL Broadcast Rights Could Almost Double In Value As They Look To 'Evolve' Their Offering (Gazette Live UK)
The current deal with Sky Sports, which was worth £119 million a season, is due to expire at the end of next season and this week the EFL issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT), which invites offers for what is understood to this time include individual packages on things such as Championship, League One and Two games as well as the play-offs, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

AMC+ Goes Linear On Vodafone Spain (Broadband TV News)
The premium streaming service AMC+ is turning into a linear channel in Spain on Vodafone TV this month.

SkyShowtime Like Viaplay? Subscribers Complain About Clipping And Sound (Wirtualnemedia Poland)
Two weeks after the launch of SkyShowtime in Poland, the owner of the platform failed to eliminate many technical problems. Subscribers criticize the streaming service, among others for clipping the picture, slowing down other applications in the operating system of the TV and insufficient sound quality in Polish.