Here are the global TV and streaming video stories that you should know from Thursday, January 25th, 2024:
How ‘Zorro’ Studio Secuoya Content Group Is Bridging Hollywood & Spain With A New Era Of Content For The Global Market (Deadline)
If there’s one company that is determinedly paving the way for Spanish-language content in the global sphere, it’s Secuoya Content Group. Hollywood stalwarts Chris Albrecht and Ted Sarandos are among its friends, and even the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been touting the giant studio’s key role in consolidating Spain’s “prominent role in the global AV industry.”
Peacock Boost As Comcast International Subscribers Drop (Broadband TV News)
Total Customer Relationships for Connectivity & Platforms, which includes Sky’s operations out of the UK, Germany and Italy, decreased by 183,000 to 52.1 million. 111,000 of these were international, which now represent 17,847,000.
Research: SVoD Stacking Falling; FAST Viewership Rising (Advanced-Television)
Consumer appetite for subscription streaming services has transformed the industry over the past decade, but data from Omdia has found a notable shift in SVoD ‘stacking’ behaviour. According to Omdia, there has been a significant change in the way consumers are subscribing to multiple streaming services.
Mexico’s TV Azteca Lands Second Format Reboot In A Week With ‘Family Feud’ (TBIVision)
TV Azteca in Mexico has unveiled its second format commission of the week with a local remake of Family Feud. Production details and an air date have not yet been revealed for the remake of the Fremantle-distributed show, with the order unveiled during Content Americas in Miami.
TF1 Unveils UEFA Euros 2024 Broadcasting Plans (Digital TV Europe)
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has unveiled its broadcasting plans for the upcoming UEFA EURO 2024, with the channel set to deliver free-to-air coverage of 25 games from the international football tournament. In a deal with the UEFA, TF1 secured the broadcasting rights to 25 Euros games, including the majority of the French team’s matches.
‘The White Lotus’ Torched By Ukraine For Casting Pro-Putin Actor Miloš Biković: “Dear HBO, Do You Really Support Genocide?” (Deadline)
Ukraine has attacked HBO after The White Lotus cast Miloš Biković, a Serbian actor who has voiced his admiration for Russia and accepted a medal from Vladimir Putin. Biković joined Season 3 of Mike White’s hit drama earlier this month, with production set to begin in Thailand next month.
PBS, France TV, NHK, SBS & WELT Set Easter Island Doc With Blink Films (TBIVision)
PBS’s Nova strand in the US is onboard a new documentary from UK factual indie Blink Films that explores recent revelations about the giant stone heads of Easter Island. Easter Island Origins (1 x 60 minutes) is a coproduction with France Télévisions, with distributor PBS International securing additional coproduction funding from NHK in Japan.
Airtel Unveils Budget-Friendly Recharge Plans, Offering Free Access To Netflix And Hotstar (IndiaTVNews)
Airtel, is the second-largest telecom company in India, after Reliance Jio. It was recently when Airtel currently had more than 37 crore users. The company keeps launching several plans with new bundled offers for crores of users. Recently, the company has unleashed a couple of plans which are bundled with Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar.
Showmax Partners With MTN South Africa On Mobile Streaming Bundles (Digital TV Europe)
MTN’s Showmax Premier League LivePass, includes live-streaming access to all 380 matches via the streamer’s Showmax Premier League plan for mobile. The football plan is R79 per month, with additional Premier League content such as talk shows, documentaries and match highlights.
NBCU Lat Am Picks Up ‘The Traitors’ & Kardashians doc In All3Media Int’l deal (TBIVision)
NBCUniversal Latin America has acquired both the first season of Peacock’s US version of Dutch reality format The Traitors and Optomen’s two-part doc The Kardashians: A Billion Dollar Dynasty, following a deal with distributor All3Media International.