10 Stories You Should Know: 06/12/2023

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, June 12th, 2023:

Channel 4 Culls ‘Rescue: Extreme Medics’ After Two Seasons (Deadline)
Channel 4 has axed documentary series Rescue: Extreme Medics after two seasons. Deadline understands the decision is unrelated to Channel 4’s much-publicized current financial woes but was instead taken due to ratings and the desire to open up space in the schedules.

MPs To Quiz Senior BBC Executives (Advanced-Television)
Senior BBC executives are to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons in a regular scrutiny session of the work of the BBC. MPs’ questions will be wide-ranging and are likely to explore topics from overall performance to women’s sport.

Premier Argentine Youtube Channel The Children’s Kingdom Teams With Streamer Kidoodle.tv (Variety)
Successful Argentinean YouTube Channel, The Children’s Kingdom (El Reino Infantil), will team with kidoodle.tv, the safe streaming network, to bring their slate of inventive children’s programming to the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.

Disney Star Hails Half A Billion IPL Cricket Viewers, Promises Free Asia Cup And World Cup (Digital TV Europe)
Disney Star, Disney’s Indian unit, has hailed what it describes as record-breaking audiences for its coverage of Indian Premier League cricket and has announced that it will make the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup tournaments free to view on mobile devices later this year.

Bridge Of Lies Spans Out To Spain (Rapid TV News)
BBC Studios has announced its first international format license of STV Studios gameshow format Bridge of Lies to Spanish public broadcaster Televisión Española’s free to-air television channel, La 1.

Nostalgia Fuels Co-Viewing Trend On HappyKids (Advanced-Television)
HappyKids, the free, ad-supported streaming platform for children, has reported a surge in viewership driven by nostalgia as parents introduce their kids to beloved shows from their own childhoods. This trend has also led to a significant increase in co-viewing, where parents and children watch content together, making it an important opportunity for advertisers.

Tencent Secures Formula 1 Streaming Rights For China (Digital TV Europe)
Chinese digital media giant Tencent has secured rights to Formula 1 motorsports across its platforms for the 2024 season. The agreement grants rights to Tencent to stream all practice and qualifying sessions, F1 Sprint events and Grands Prix across its digital platforms Tencent Sports, Tencent Video, Tencent News, OTT and QQ.

Amazon miniTV To Premiere Hindi Romcom ‘Highway Love’ On 16th June (MediaNews4U)
Starring Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj in prominent roles, the plot centers around the journey of two individuals with contrasting ideologies who cross paths and ignite a captivating romance. With ups and downs, the story navigates through the diversions, detours, milestones, and pit stops of their romantic journey until they reach their destination.

NEOM And SRMG Agree Partnership To Enhance Regional Media Ecosystem (Arab News)
SRMG, a global integrated media group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NEOM Media Industries, a developing regional center for media and creative industries in the heart of Saudi Arabia. The MoU, which outlines a range of focus areas, underlines a shared dedication to enhancing the media ecosystem in the region.

Almost Half Of Poles Have A Bad Opinion Of TVP (WirtualNemedia)
TVP is the only major broadcaster to collect more critical than positive opinions, but over the last year the ratings of TVN and Polsat have worsened . In the case of the former broadcaster, the share of negative opinions went up from 19 to 25 percent, and the share of positive ones decreased from 61 to 52 percent.