10 Stories You Should Know: 04/14/2023
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. April 14th, 2023:
Comcast Invests In James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree Systems As Viacom18 Merger Completes (Deadline)
NBCU and Sky owner Comcast has invested in James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree Systems, which in turn is becoming a key player in a new-look Viacom18. Comcast-owned company NBCUniversal Media has paid an undisclosed amount for a shareholding in Bodhi Tree, which former Fox CEO Murdoch launched with ex-Star and Disney India Chairman Uday Shankar launched last year.
Disney Plus Hotstar Gets Revamped (Times Now News)
The platform update, a homegrown tech development, delivers improved features like an immersive hero unit, intuitive navigation, seamless content discovery and comprehensive playback experience controls, among many others.
How Netflix Manages To Provide Better Streaming Experience Than Its Competitors (The Quint)
Now, despite the presence of dozens of streaming services at highly competitive rates, Netflix continues to be used as an adjective for online streaming. Even if other streaming services provide better list of content, Netflix continues to provide a higher quality streaming that almost never drops.
Nonfiction Series Fuel Local Boom In Spain (Variety)
A post-lockdown trend, unscripted commissioning has shot up from 32% of global commissions in fourth quarter 2019 to match scripted with 52% in 2022 Q4, according to Ampere Analysis.
The spike in Spain is even stronger: 2022 Q3 saw 166 unscripted titles announced, compared to 40 scripted, 1Q 2023 96 vs. 23.
Netflix Has A Longstanding Issue With the Pokémon Anime – And It Affects New Fans (CBR)
The Pokémon anime is one of the most famous and beloved animated series ever made. For many American kids, this was their first exposure to the medium and became the show that kicked off a lifetime of love. However, newcomers and longtime fans who aim to watch the classic first season of Pokémon encounter a strange issue -- and it continues to cause a lot of confusion and debate online.
Fremantle UK CEO Simon Andreae Resigns (Deadline)
Simon Andreae has resigned as the Chief Executive of Fremantle UK with immediate effect, Deadline can reveal. In a message to staff, Andreae said he was stepping down after three years at the Too Hot To Handle producer to “focus on my health, my family, and a smaller portfolio of projects.
France: Apple TV+ content On Canal+ (Advanced-Television)
Canal+ Group is to offer to all subscribers in metropolitan France and Switzerland, free-of charge, access to all the content from streaming platform Apple TV+, beginning April 20th. According to the multi-year strategic deal between Canal+ Group and Apple, all shows will be available via on-demand platform MyCanal.
New Ramadan Cooking Series ‘Abir’s Kitchen’ Drops On STC TV And Jawwy TV (Arab News)
On the show, Saghir, who was named the Middle East and North Africa Food Creator of the Year by TikTok in 2022 and has more than 21 million followers on the platform, cooks dishes from around the Middle East, highlighting different types of regional cuisines and their history and heritage.
Record Figures For Bulgaria’s TV Nova (Broadband TV News)
The Bulgarian station TV Nova, which is part of United Group, has recorded the biggest viewership figures in its history.
Spain’s Squirrel Media to buy European animation firm Mondo TV Studios (TBI Vision)
Spain’s Squirrel Media has struck a deal to buy European animation firm Mondo TV Studios. The deal will see Squirrel Media take a 74% stake in producer-distributor Mondo TV, which operates in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Latin America and the Spanish-speaking markets of the US.