10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 05/15/2024

Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, May 15th, 2024:

Research: DFW Sports Bundle Set To Dent Pay-TV Subs (Advanced-Television)
Research from Aluma Insights finds that pay-TV subscribers are far more inclined than non-subscribers to sign up for the Disney/ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery (DFW) sports bundle when it launches. One-in-five US pay-TV subscribers are at least moderately inclined to sign up for the DFW bundle, double the rate of those without pay TV.

Colombia’s Caracol TV Reboots Telenovela Sensation ‘Newly Rich, Newly Poor’ (Variety)
It’s been more than 15 years since the original Caracol TV show took the world by storm, selling to more than 100 territories and spawning remakes in Mexico, Greece and Serbia. Locally, the telenovela, which ran from July 2007 to August 2008, boasted an average 42.7% share and a 12.9% rating at its peak in 2007.

‘Blockout’ Trend Targets Celebrities Over Gaza Silence (Arab News)
Actress and singer Selena Gomez reportedly lost 1 million followers on Instagram and 100,000 on X, according to US-based social media analytics site Sonic Blue. Fellow actress and singer Zendaya, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and her sister Kylie Jenner have also seen hundreds of thousands of followers drop.

‘Bluey’ & ‘Hey Duggee’ Land On Int’l Nets As BBC Studios Strikes Deals (TBI Vision)
BBC Studios (BBCS) kids shows including Bluey and Hey Duggee have been sold to a raft of buyers around the world, following deals with services including The Roku Channel, SBT Brazil and Peacock. Hey Duggee has been sold to The Roku Channel, Tubi and Peacock, while SBT Brazil and RUV Iceland have also snagged the kids shows that is produced by Studio AKA.

German Football Fans Multiply Amazon Champions League Audiences Over A Barbeque (Broadband TV News)
“I think the technology was quite nervous if it would hold up. But the figure I can say was clearly over 4.5 million but watched together, in twos, in threes, in fours. The Bayern game before was a bit less, though it was a holiday, it was a summer barbecue evening, so my neighbours all watched it in groups of seven, eight. So, we had a bit fewer on the account number, but then you can roughly estimate how many people also watched it there.”

WBD’s Hispanic Arm To Launch 10 New FAST Channels (Digital TV Europe)
Upcoming shows for Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Hispanic brands include: Mexicánicos: 10th Anniversary, Naked and Afraid S10, and Shark Week for Discovery en Español; Celebrity IOU S5, 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way S5, and My 600lb Life S10 for Discovery Familia; and House Hunters, Girls Meet Farm S8 and The Great Food Truck Race S9 for Hogar de HGTV.

Discovery+ To Stream Champions League Finals For Free (Digital TV Europe)
The WBD pay TV outfit TNT Sports which has exclusive rights to the Champions League, will deliver a week of build-up programming in the run up to the final taking place at the Wembley Stadium in London.

Astro TV To Be Closed Down (Advanced-Television)
The decision was made as part of a strategic realignment by the owner Ingenio Europe, according to operating company Adviqo, adding that since its foundation, Astro TV has built up a loyal audience and is regarded as the leading TV platform for esoteric life coaching and spiritual content in German-speaking countries.

India’s JioCinema Preps HBO’s ‘House Of The Dragon’ S2 (TBI Vision)
Indian streaming service JioCinema is to offer the second season of HBO’s House Of The Dragon just a day after its US release. The drama will debut on the service exclusively on 17 Jun and will be available to viewers in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi. Episodes will drop weekly every Monday, along with the US, and is available via the JioCinema Premium subscription.

Will Olav Mol Still Be Heard On Viaplay? (Ruetir)
Olav Mol received a lot of criticism when he was still the voice of Formula 1 in the Netherlands, but there are also people who cannot do without him. They are even willing to pay an extra subscription to Grand Prix Radio just to hear his voice.