Here are the global TV and streaming television stories that should be on your radar for Monday, September 29th, 2025:
Donald Trump Raises Specter Of 100 Percent Tariff On Any Movie ‘Made’ Outside The United States (The Hollywood Reporter)
Notably the only mention of tariffs in Trump’s own Hollywood advisor’s plan was a line that read, “The proposal also includes a focus on job training, and tariffs in certain limited circumstances.” (Also, the meaning of “made” is vague — does that mean on-location shooting? Post-production? Getting to any definition of “made” may render the conversation about what features get a “100% tariff” moot, features are global products with thousands of workers on them in many locations.)
Mediapro To Produce Prime Video’s NBA Coverage In Spain (Sportcal)
The group has established a studio at its Barcelona production hub to deliver customized coverage of more than 100 NBA games on Prime this season'.
Mediapro has set up multiple commentary booths and a studio, which will be used for several NBA broadcasts, including pre-game and post-game programming.
The NBA currently features only one Spanish player, Santi Aldama of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Starting with the upcoming 2025-26 season, Amazon will hold a package of NBA rights for the next 11 years in the US and several global markets.
Singapore Broadcaster Mediacorp Reveals Microdrama Strategy At All That Matters (Variety)
Singapore national broadcaster Mediacorp unveiled its plans to make 2025 the “year of microdramas” at the All That Matters conference, with chief customer and corporate development officer Angeline Poh announcing that the broadcaster will roll out at least 10 titles across social and owned platforms by year-end.
Sky News Australia Cancels Free Speech Show ‘Freya Fires Up’ After Guest Voiced Anti-Islam Views While Wearing Bacon (Deadline)
Sky News Australia has canceled a show, designed to platform controversial debate, after a guest voiced anti-Islam views while wearing a shirt decorated with bacon. Freya Fires Up, hosted by free speech champion Freya Leach, was taken off air just a month after its launch on the Rupert Murdoch-owned network.
Netflix Sets Swedish Crime Drama ‘The Case’ From ‘Lupin’ And ‘Hijack’ Creator George Kay (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Case, set in Stockholm, will follow the clean-cut lead investigator Thomas Berg (Jakob Oftebro), who has a serial killer on his hands.
With the brutal murderer targeting his police colleagues, Thomas makes a desperate gamble, turning to a once well-regarded but now out of favor, misanthropic ex-detective for help: his estranged father Alfred (Peter Andersson). “If they’re to stand any chance of protecting their fellow police officers,” a plot synopsis continues, “they must put their differences aside and find a way to work together. Only then will they catch one of the worst killers in Sweden’s history.”