10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 12/01/2023

Here are the global TV and streaming stories that should be on your radar for Friday, December 1st, 2023:

Israeli Film & TV Producers Seek To Get Cameras Rolling Again When Fighting Stops (Deadline)
Film and TV production in Israel has been in virtual shutdown mode since Hamas’ October 7 attack but, nearly two months on, a group of producers are looking to try and roll the cameras again when possible.

South Korean Government Asks YouTubers To Curb Their Drinking On Camera (Korea Joon-Gang Daily)
The government has issued guidelines to discourage YouTubers from promoting excessive drinking on their shows, aiming to prevent minors from exposure to heavy drinking culture.

Viaplay To Recapitalise, Exit UK, Poland And Baltics (Digital TV Europe)
Viaplay has seen its shares dive 75% after unveiling a recapitalisation plan ahead of its delayed Q3 results, with the embattled Nordic streamer also confirming it will be exiting the Baltics, Poland and the UK and selling its Central and Eastern European production group Paprika Studios.

BritBox International Surpasses 3.4m Subscribers (Digital TV Europe)
British entertainment streamer BritBox International, co-owned by BBC Studios and ITV, has surpassed 3.4 million subscribers globally. The streaming service which operates in eight territories – the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland – has seen an increase of 15% in its membership since the start of 2023.

Tencent Video Orders UK Make-Up Format ‘Glow Up’ From Warner Bros. Discovery China (TBIVision)
Tencent Video in China is preparing to launch a local version of make-up format Glow Up, marking Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) China’s first foray into local reality. Glow Up China will delve into the world and follows eight contestants as they look to impress judges with their skills to become the country’s next make-up star.

Bank: “Viaplay Equity Is Worthless” (Advanced-Television)
Investment bank Jefferies, in a report for clients, says that Nordic streaming results Viaplay’s current equity value is “essentially written down to nil” and with the current equity “wiped out” it has rated Viaplay as “Underperform”. “The execution risk of the plan is low.

Proximus And Telenet Claim Victory In UEFA Rights Bidding Round (Digital TV Europe)
Belgian operator Proximus and Telenet have both secured rights to UEFA Champions League football, with Proximus claiming to remain the ‘reference’ for Champions League fans in the face of Telenet securing Dutch-language Champions League rights and exclusive Dutch-language rights to Europa and Conference league matches.

New Kids Channel For Russia (Broadband TV News)
The Russian media holding Digital Television has announced the launch of a new kids TV channel.

Paramount+ Content Deal With LATAM Airlines (Advanced-Television)
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has announced a partnership with LATAM Airlines Group to launch a Paramount+ Branded Channel on over 300 aircrafts across 148 destinations in 25 countries.   The partnership will bring a curated selection of Paramount+ content to LATAM Airlines’ customers via a dedicated Paramount+ section within the In-Flight Entertainment system.

Waipu.tv Secures Pay-TV Channels And Film Package From Paramount (Broadband TV News)
The buyers of a waipu.tv 4K streaming stick in combination with a 1-year subscription of the Perfect Plus package will now also receive the Paramount+ streaming service for one year at no extra charge.