10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 05/08/2024

Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, May 8th, 2024:

‘Baby Reindeer’s Real-Life Martha To “Set Record Straight” In Piers Morgan Interview As She Weighs Netflix Lawsuit (Deadline)
Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha will have her say on the Netflix series in a YouTube interview. Fiona Harvey, who revealed her identity in a The Daily Record article over the weekend, will sit down with Piers Morgan on Thursday night at 8PM GMT.

“Streaming Is Not A One Size Fits All”, Says SkyShowtime Chief (Digital TV Europe)
Commenting on the launch of SkyShowtime’s ad-tier across all its 22 markets, Monty Sarhan said operating across a variety of diverse markets in Europe it is to crucial to deliver “as many different products on the shelf for consumers.”

Seriesly Berlin: New TV Festival Set To Launch In German Capital In September With Backers Including Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Deadline)
A new series-focused festival is set to hit the calendar this fall.  Described as an "international festival for series culture," Seriesly Berlin will launch in the German capital this September and run across two days (Sept 26-27) at Fotografiska Berlin. 

ICC Renews With Sky NZ To Conclude Rights Sales Process (Sportcal)
Sky New Zealand, the prominent pay-TV operator in that country, has renewed its rights covering major events organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) governing body until 2028.

U.A.E.-Based The Plot Pictures Takes MENA and Turkey Rights to Slew of Titles, Including ‘William Tell’ (Variety)
New U.A.E.-based distribution and production studio The Plot Pictures is headed for the Cannes Marche du Film after snapping up Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) rights to a slew of indie titles across different genres.

Disney+ And Netflix Win Big As Baeksang Arts Awards Celebrates 60th Edition (Korea Joongang Daily)
It was a glorious night for grave diggers, military usurpers and webtoon-based dramas on Disney+ and — once again — Netflix as they took home major honors at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards held Tuesday evening at southern Seoul's Coex, bustling with Korea's biggest stars filling the halls.

New Showmax App Now Fully Integrated With M-Pesa As A Payment Option (TechTrendske)
Showmax announced on Wednesday that M-Pesa has now been fully integrated as a payment option for Kenyan subscribers. The payment option which was available in the previous version of the app has been unavailable on the new-look app. Customers however had an option of paying via USSD. 

Canal+ Again Ups Stake In MultiChoice (Digital TV Europe)
Canal+ has again upped its stake in South Africa’s MultiChoice by acquiring four tranches of shares between May 2-7. The latest purchases take the French pay TV outfit’s stake in the South African pay TV player to 43.54%. In mid-April, Canal+ acquired additional shares in MultiChoice, taking its stake in the South African pay TV operator to just over 40%.

Amazon Confirms Exit Of India Originals Chief Aparna Purohit; Exec Set For Key Role At Aamir Khan’s Production Company (Deadline)
Prime Video has confirmed that Aparna Purohit, Head of Originals for India and Southeast Asia, has left the Amazon streamer. Purohit first joined Amazon in January 2016 and is now set to join Aamir Khan Productions as CEO, according to local reports.

Sky Unveils Sky Sports+ (Advanced-Television)
Sky has announced it will launch Sky Sports+ this August, a service it says will be “transformational in the amount of choice sports fans will have access to via live streams, the mobile app and a dedicated new channel, all at no extra cost”.