10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 07/04/2024

Here are the global TV stories that should be on your radar for Thursday, July 4th, 2024:

BBC Buys Jean-Xavier De Lestrade’s ‘Samber’ Thriller Along With Other Broadcasters & Max (Deadline)
The BBC has picked up Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s TV thriller Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime, which was titled Samber in France. A wealth of other broadcasters including Spain’s Movistar and Portugal’s Nos plus Max for second window in France have also picked up Samber.

DAZN Takes Over LNB Elite Rights From Skweek Through 2029 (Sportcal)
France’s National Basketball League (NBL) organizer and its FFBB governing body have announced international streaming service DAZN as the new media rightsholder for the country’s top-tier of domestic basketball, the LNB Elite. DAZN takes over the rights from the onset of the 2024-25 season through to the end of the 2028-29 campaign, a five-year term that had originally been awarded to beleaguered streaming platform Skweek.

Amazon Prime Video Talks Co-Production & German Industry Hopeful On Long-Awaited Tax Incentive – Munich International Film Festival (Deadline)
A co-production session at the Munich International Film Festival yielded insight into Prime Video's strategy in Europe and saw a hopeful update from the German Film Fund on a hugely anticipated 30% tax incentive for film and TV.

20 Years Of Global Arabic Bouquet (Broadband TV News)
Arabsat, Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and Globecast have signed a new multi-year deal for Arabsat, ASBU & Globecast, 20 years after the launch of the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB) platform.

Holly Willoughby: Security Guard Found Guilty of Kidnap And Murder Plot Targeting Former ‘This Morning’ Presenter (Variety)
According to the BBC, Chelmsford Crown Court ruled that 37-year-old security guard Gavin Plumb planned to carry out “highly sexualized violence” against Willoughby to fulfill an “ultimate fantasy.” He was arrested and charged in October after he disclosed his plans online to an undercover U.S. police officer.

Legend Manqele: BarLeader TV Production Company Shuttered, Bonang Matheba 'Unprofessional' And Owed Nothing (TeeVeeTee)
Legend Manqele has been forced to shut down his production banner BarLeader TV, says he owes Bonang Matheba nothing who is allegedly "unprofessional" and that her reality show Being Bonang was cancelled over her own "bad behaviour", and that Mohale Motaung is also owed no money and couldn't be paid after "certain things went down at M-Net" following a disastrous Showmax wedding special with Somizi Mhlongo.

Paris Court Rejects Takedown Request For Netflix Shark Thriller ‘Under Paris’ As Director Pushes On With “Parasitism” Case (Deadline)
A Paris court has denied a request that Netflix’s hit shark thriller Under Paris be taken off the platform for the duration of a legal case brought by a director who says the feature was developed without his knowledge from an original idea he registered in 2011.

Snapchat, WBD Expand Sports Partnership (Advanced-Television)
Snapchat and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced the launch of an extended, multi-region partnership to transform the fans consume and celebrate sporting content ahead of this year’s summer of sport.

‘Cold Feet’ Gets Finnish Adaptation From ITV Studios Finland (Variety)
ITV Studios Finland has begun production on a local adaptation of “Cold Feet,” the beloved British comedy-drama series that ran for five seasons between 1997 and 2003 before launching a hit reboot 13 years later.

Australia Celebrates As Improved Rebate Scheme Arrives: “This Will Provide Certainty For International Productions” (Deadline)
The Australian screen industry is celebrating after the country’s Location Offset scheme was raised to 30%. The legislation, which was announced in May, was made law today and officially came into effect on July 1. It raises the rebate for TV and film productions shooting in the country from the previous 16.5% to 30% and will likely trigger more overseas investment.