Here are the global TV and streaming video stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, February 6th, 2024:
EBU Launches New Streaming Service To Enhance Coverage Of Olympic Sports (Sportcal)
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service broadcasters across Europe, has today launched its first direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming platform. The Eurovision Sport service has been created to “enhance the amount of free public access to sports content across Europe.”
Netflix Korea To Roll Out Fan Favorites, Sequels In 2024 (Korea JoonGang Daily)
The Netflix lineup for the year is filled with adaptations of webtoons, or online Korean cartoons, which already have established fanbases from their readers. “Chicken Nugget” and “The Eight Show" will follow “The Bequeathed” and “A Killer Paradox."
Nicôle Lecky Says Streamers Didn’t Understand The “Nuance” & “Specificity” Behind Her BAFTA-Winning BBC Drama ‘Mood’ (Deadline)
British creative Nicôle Lecky has said the streamers didn’t understand the nuances behind her BAFTA-winning BBC drama Mood when she was pitching the show. Lecky, who is working on another untitled BBC series, said “there was a push to nail [Mood] as one thing” when she was speaking with the SVoDs, whereas she praised the nation’s public broadcaster for understanding the specificities behind Mood.
Report: Prime Video Leads Japan SVoD Market (Advanced-Television)
Prime Video is the leading SVoD service in Japan as one of five platforms with a share of the country’s 38 million subscribers at the end of 2023, according to a report Media Partners Asia (MPA) data. Prime Video is way out in front with 18.6 million subscribers; followed by Netflix at 8.1 million, U-Next at 4.2 million, and at Disney+ 3.8 million.
Disney+ And Paramount+ Removes Content From Platforms As Part Of New Strategy Move (Digital TV Europe)
Disney+ and Paramount+ have both pulled a swathe of content from their services in the past few days. The Mouse House streamer has taken down more than 120 titles across both series and movies from the service in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The removed content mostly consists of Disney Channel original movies and from the service in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
UEFA Takes Club Competition Media Rights Sales To Swathe Of APAC (Sportcal)
UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, has begun the tender process for media rights to its top-tier club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle in a host of Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets.
In total, the Swiss body has kicked off nine separate tenders covering rights to the top-tier UEFA Champions League (UCL), second-tier Europa League, and third-tier Europa Conference League, between 2024-25 and 2026-27. These processes cover Hong Kong, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Macau, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.
Phoebe Tonkin Will Exec Produce And Act In Australian Crime Series ‘The Dark Lake’ (Deadline)
Boy Swallows Universe star Phoebe Tonkin will executive produce and act in a new Australian crime drama series titled The Dark Lake. Based on the debut novel by Sarah Bailey, the series will be produced by London- and Sydney-based Brouhaha Entertainment.
UK’s BBC Hires Channel 4 Commissioner Cal Turner & Promotes RDF Alum Jasmyn McGuile (TBI Vision)
The BBC has hired Channel 4 exec Cal Turner as a commissioning editor across its factual output, while RDF West alum Jasmyn McGuile has also been promoted. Turner worked on fact ent shows including Snowflake Mountain, Grand Designs and Undercover Boss for Channel 4, which she joined in 2022.
Apple TV+ Unveils Its New Slate Of Originals For Spring/Summer 2024 (AllYourScreens)
Monday at the 2024 Winter Television Critics Association press tour, Apple TV+ revealed some of the highlights of its upcoming spring/summer lineup of original programs.
Philippine Network ABS-CBN Mourns Loss Of Influential Execs Deo Endrinal & Jake Almeda Lopez (Deadline)
A pair of influential executives at Philippine network ABS-CBN have passed away. Former Vice-Chairman Jake Almeda Lopez and Roldeo ‘Deo’ Endrinal, who ran ABS-CBN’s entertainment and telenovela production division Dreamscape Entertainment, both died this week.