Here are the global TV and streaming television shows that should be on your radar for Monday, February 10th, 2025:
Nigerian Showrunner Uche Ikejimba Unveils ‘Lagos Love Stories’ & ‘Alex From Oil & Gas’ & Talks ‘Big Brother Naija’ (Deadline)
Uche Ikejimba, the producer behind the Nigerian version of Big Brother, has revealed a duo of upcoming scripted projects as part of her upcoming slate. Through her Blink Africa imprint, the Nollywood writer, producer and showrunner has lined up drama series Lagos Love Stories and and Africa Magic drama Alex From Oil & Gas, both of which look into wild stories of modern romance in Nigeria.
Italy: TIM Launches Apple TV+, Apple Music Deals (Advanced-Television)
Telcom Italia (TIM) and Apple have announced a new partnership giving TIM Customers access to Apple Music in its new monthly plans, while TimVision customers can now also access to Apple TV+ at a 30 per cent discount for six months.
German Consumer Organization Begins Action Against DAZN (Broadband TV News)
The Federation of German Consumer Organizations has filed a class action against streaming service DAZN over what it sees as ‘illegal’ price increases. vzbv says DAZN, which broadcasts the Friday and Sunday matches from the Bundesliga and the Champions League increased prices in current contracts in 2021 and 2022 without the consent of users.
Twin Peaks Has An Almost Identical Twin, And It's Lars von Trier 30-Year-Old Horror Series (Startefacts)
Things are not going well at The National Hospital in Denmark. Chief doctor Moesgaard tries to get a psychotherapist out of the cellar and becomes his patient. Pathologist Bondo decides to transplant himself a liver with a giant sarcoma – for the sake of science, of course. Swedish neurosurgeon Stig hates everything Danish, constantly climbs on the roof and looks towards the Swedish border. And patient Sigrid keeps faking new illnesses to stay in the hospital longer and investigate the mysterious case of a ghost girl who lives in the elevator shaft.
‘City Of God’ Director, DP Reteam On ‘El Abuso,’ About Former Uruguayan President Mújica’s Historic 1971 Prison Break (Variety)
Directed by Academy Award nominees Cesar Charlone and Fernando Meirelles, the DP and co-director of 2003’s “City of God,” respectively, “El Abuso” tells the true story of the dramatic 1971 jailbreak of 101 political prisoners from the Tupamaros, a legendary urban guerilla group. Among the escapees was Pepe Mújica, who later became President of Uruguay.
Content, Livestreaming, Short-Form Video Bolster Tving's Plans For Global Domination (Korea Joongang Daily)
This year will be “the first true year of going global for Tving,” the CEO of one of Korea’s largest entertainment companies, CJ ENM, proclaimed Monday, promising to finally take the streaming platform Tving to the global market this year.
Korean Stars Song Hye-kyo & Gong Yoo Set To Appear In Netflix’s ‘Show Business’ (Deadline)
Song Hye-kyo (Descendants of the Sun) and Gong Yoo (Squid Game) are set to star in Show Business (WT), a new series set against the backdrop of the gritty and intense '60s and '80s Korean entertainment industry. Kim Seol-hyun (Light Shop), Cha Seung-won (Uprising) and Lee Hanee (The Fiery Priest) will also appear in the drama.
Did Hotstar Beat Netflix In The Adaptation Game? (M9 News)
Disney+Hotstar is gathering words of praise for its recent venture ‘The Storyteller’. The movie had been stuck in production for a long time and now that it is released on OTT fans are liking it very much. The movie is an adaptation of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Tarinikhuro’ and has wonderful performances from Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain. This is not the first time that Satyajit Ray’s short stories are made into OTT content. A few years back, Netflix brought its own anthology named ‘Ray’ which had had its share of criticism and appreciation.
Nokia Ruling Won’t Black Out Amazon Prime In Germany (Broadband TV News)
Amazon says it will continue to offer its Prime Video service in Germany, despite a Dusseldorf court ruling it could no longer continue to offer its streaming service their present form. The regional court for the state of North Rhine Westphalia ruled the parcels to entertainment company could not offer Prime Video using its current technical form or risk fines of €250,000.