10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 03/29/2024

Here are the global TV and streaming TV stories that should be on your radar for Friday, March 29th, 2024:

Report: Netflix, Prime, Disney Take 85% Of European VoD (Advanced-Television)
Concentration is the main characteristic of VoD usage in Europe with 85 per cent of viewing time generated by only three services (Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+). Of that viewing, 30 per cent is of European (including UK) content.

India’s Amazon miniTV Strikes Turkish Drama Deal With Eccho Rights (TBI Vision)
Indian AVOD service Amazon miniTV has acquired a package of Turkish dramas following a deal with distributor Eccho Rights, including the shows Hear Me and Dreaming Of You from Sürec Film and Love Puzzle from Gold Film.

IPL 17th Season Opens With Record-Breaking Viewership On Both Disney And Jio Cinema (Janam TV)
The much-awaited opening match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a new milestone in viewership records. The match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore was witnessed by an unprecedented 16.8 crore viewers tuning in through Disney + Hotstar, marking the highest viewership for an IPL opening match in the league’s history.

Extreme E Sees Record Audiences (Advanced-Television)
Racing series Extreme E delivered significant audience growth in 2023, rising to a global audience of more than 144 million viewers, according to an analytics report from YouGov. The increase in the series’ audience figures stems from a thrilling third season, where a record five-teams competed for the 2023 Extreme E championship at the final event – won by Nico Rosberg’s Rosberg X Racing team.

Showmax, Infinix Partner To Offer Customers Unparalleled Viewing Experience (Daily Post Nigeria)
Customers purchasing an Infinix smartphone will be eligible for an over 35% discount, to pay ₦8,500 for a 3-month Showmax General Entertainment and Premier League subscription plan instead of ₦12,300, accompanied by 1GB of data.

Disney+ Revolutionizes Streaming With New Inclusive Content Strategy: ESPN and Star+ Integration (Breaking Latest)
Disney+ has confirmed its relaunch with the inclusion of ESPN and Star+ content, marking a significant change for users in Latin America. Previously, subscribers had to independently contract Star Plus to access adult content from The Walt Disney Company, as well as live sports events from ESPN.

Localised Kids Content From Warner Bros. in Lithuania (Broadband TV News)
Telia and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they’re begun providing fully localised kids VOD content to customers in Lithuania. The partnership includes Cartoon Network and Cartoonito titles and marks the first time that Warner Bros. Discovery has offered kids’ content on Telia Play that is fully localised in the Lithuanian language.

IPL: Huge Plan Behind Jio Cinema’s Free Stream (M9 News)
It is known that the Indian Premier League is currently being streamed on Jio Cinema free of cost. Earlier, IPL was digitally streaming on Disney+ Hotstar for a premium pricing of up to Rs 1499/ year. For those wondering why Jio Cinema is streaming the hugely followed tournament free of cost here’s the story.

Channel 4 Expands Commissioning Team (Advanced-Television)
Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer Ian Katz has announced the appointments of three key roles in his senior commissioning team. Each of the Heads of Department will be tasked to deliver against the broadcaster’s recently announced Fast Forward strategy.

Viaplay Boss Vows Company “Will Be Different” After Horrors Of 2023 (Yahoo Life)
“Moving forward, our company will be different.” That was the vow of Viaplay Group President and CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann to shareholders in the troubled European streamer’s latest annual report, which released this morning in Europe and showed huge 2023 losses despite revenue growth. Viaplay faced extinction last year after struggling to build subs in territories such as the U.S., the Baltics and the UK, and being hit badly by the tough global economy.