Here are the global TV and streaming TV stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, April 30th, 2024:
‘Emily in Paris’ Moves Season 4 Shoot To Italy, Goes On ‘Roman Holiday’ After Wrapping In France (Variety)
Lily Collins is in Rome to shoot a portion of “Emily in Paris” Season 4, which wrapped filming in France last week, she announced on Instagram. The hit Netflix show started shooting in January in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, which will kick off on July 26, for which the French capital is now in final preparatory stages.
Netflix Greenlights UK Reality Series Reuniting Ex-Couples Presented By ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Judge Amanda Holden (Deadline)
Netflix has greenlit a UK reality series in which ex-couples reunite at a retreat to confront each other after their relationship broke down due to cheating, hosted by Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.
India: MGM+ On Prime Video Channels (Advanced-Television)
Prime Video has launched MGM+ on Prime Video Channels in India. MGM+ offers a library of entertainment including popular series, blockbuster movies and timeless classics primarily from the iconic Hollywood studio, MGM. Prime members can purchase an annual add-on subscription to MGM+ at a special price of ₹599 (€6.70) per year.
ELF Teams Up With LaLiga+ To Bring Game Pass Offering To Spain (Sportcal)
American Football’s European League of Football (ELF) has announced a partnership with LaLiga+, the streaming platform of the top Spanish soccer’s league. The deal entails the ELF offering its exclusive Game Pass on the LaLiga+ platform, making ELF games easily accessible to all subscribers.
Tata Play Binge Becomes Largest OTT Aggregator With Addition Of Discovery+ (Economic Times)
Discovery+ will join other popular OTT platforms on Tata Play Binge like Apple TV+, Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, FanCode, Sun NXT, Aha, Fuse+, Hallmark Movies Now, PTC Play, Animax, VROTT, STAGE, ReelDrama, Chaupal, Namma Flix, Planet Marathi, manoramaMAX, iStream, Tarang Plus, Hungama Play, ShemarooMe, Curiosity Stream, EPIC ON, Travelxp, DocuBay, ShortsTV, Playflix, KliKK, Distro TV, MX Player along with Gaming.
Nigerian Competition Tribunal Puts MultiChoice Price Increase On Hold (Broadband TV News)
Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has told MultiChoice Nigeria that it can’t go-ahead price increases for its DStv and GOtv packages. The order, brought by consumer rights activist Festus Onifade accuses the pay-TV company of unjustly increasing its prices. Onifade asked the tribunal to put a hold on the increases and not take any intermediate actions they may harm consumer rights.
Disney+Hotstar Collects Audio Data From Users’ Microphone: Should You Be Concerned? (Medianama)
Disney+Hotstar collects information about the content users consume via their microphones, as per the company’s privacy policy. It mentions that the Disney+Hotstar app comes integrated with a software development kit (TV SDK) that is designed to measure and analyze the television channel viewership of Disney+Hotstar Users. TV SDK is enabled only after users give permission for the use of the microphone on their devices.
Viaplay Renews F1 rights In Netherlands, Nordics (Advanced-Television)
Viaplay Group has renewed its rights to show Formula 1 in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland up to and including the 2029 season. Motorsport fans in all six countries can continue to follow every second of action live on Viaplay Group’s platforms, together with local-language commentators and expert analysts.
Brian McCardie Dies: ‘Line Of Duty’ And ‘Time’ Actor Was 59 (Deadline)
Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor best known as Line of Duty crime boss Tommy Hunter, has died aged 59. The actor’s family confirmed his death through his sister Sarah’s X account.
How ‘Black Box Diaries’ Director Shiori Ito Set Out To Change How Japanese Society Deals With Sexual Assault (Variety)
The 103-minute film tracks Ito’s arduous, five-year struggle to bring to justice renowned TV reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, who sexually assaulted her. In 2015, Ito – then a 26-year-old intern at Thomson Reuters – went out for a drink with Yamaguchi, only to become intoxicated and taken against her will to his hotel room.