10 Stories You Should Know: 08/17/2023

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 Thursday, August 17th, 2023:

BBC Jimmy Savile Drama To Air In The Autumn, Unveils First-Look Image & More Cast Joining Steve Coogan (Deadline)
The BBC’s controversial Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning will be handed its long-awaited premiere in the autumn. Joining Coogan are BAFTA-winner Gemma Jones (Marvellous), Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley), Mark Lewis Jones (Outlander) and Mark Stanley (Happy Valley). 

Barb: Netflix, Prime Video Subs Drop In UK (Advanced-Television)
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 65.9 per cent of UK households had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q2 2023. Netflix and Prime Video saw quarterly drops in the UK household penetration levels of their services.

‘Dead Hot’: Amazon Prime Video Greenlights UK Comedy-Thriller From ‘It’s A Sin’ EP Nicola Shindler & ‘Stay Close’ Scribe Charlotte Coben (Deadline)
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a…