10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 11/02/2023

Here are the global TV and streaming video stories you should know for Thursday, November 2nd, 2023:

Warner Bros Discovery Lays Out New-Look Asia Pacific Team, Japan Chief Retires (Deadline)
Warner Bros Discovery’s international restructuring has continued with James Gibbons setting out the shape of his Asia Pacific team, with Japanese Country Manager Masami Takahashi choosing to retire. Last month, long-serving WBD exec Gibbons was handed a new brief as President of Asia Pacific and and today he has unveiled a new-look structure.

Sky Sports Acquires 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour (Advanced-Television)
The British & Irish Lions have re-appointed Sky Sports as its broadcast partner for the upcoming 2025 Tour of Australia. The event will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports and NOW in the UK and Ireland as The British & Irish Lions travel to Australia to face the Wallabies.

QYOU Media Appoints TikTok Alum Raj Mishra To Oversee Indian Operations (TBIVision)
Mumbai-based QYOU Media has apppointed former TikTok exec Raj Mishra as group CEO of the company’s Indian operations. Taking on the role with immediate effect, Mishra will be responsible for overseeing all business units as the India and US-based company pushes further into digital distribution and a direct to consumer strategy in India.

'Poor Things' Host Hungary Anticipates Continuing Production Boom After SAG-AFTRA Strike Settles (Variety)
With the resolution of the Hollywood writers strike in September, hopes were high for a return to business as usual in bustling Budapest, host to such recent high-profile productions as Yorgos Lanthimos' Venice sensation and Oscar frontrunner "Poor Things." But the sudden breakdown in negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP in early October dampened that enthusiasm.

South Korea’s CJ ENM & Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions Strike Content Pact (TBIVision)
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create new programming with Saudi Arabian content company Manga Productions and started filming on its first wholly owned Mandarin remake. CJ ENM’s deal with Managa Productions will see it co-producing and distributing content across animation, TV series, films, webtoons, infrastructure and more.

Streamz Expands Its Offering With The Best Of Paramount+ (Broadband TV News)
The Flemish streaming service Steamz has significantly expanded its catalogue following an agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution.

‘Another Love’ Producers Tims & B Productions Reflect On Local Successes, Historical Impact Of ‘Magnificent Century’ And Why Turkish TV Continues To Punch Above Its Weight (Deadline)
In the last five years, the company has carved itself into one of the most successful production banners in Turkey, producing a raft of genres from drama, fantasy, dystopia and melodrama for linear broadcasters and global platforms. Last month at Mipcom, the company launched its most recent local success Another Love, which premiered on Fox Turkey in September to rave reviews.

BBC Studios Reshuffles EMEA Team With New Hire And Double Promotion (Digital TV Europe)
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing execs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ahead of the retirement of VP of affiliate sales, Simon Cottle. Bram Husken takes the newly created role of VP of Benelux for BBCS.

Paramount+ Expands ‘Branded Hub’ Strategy With Streamz In Belgium (TBIVision)
Paramount Global is expanding its Paramount+ branded third-party partnership strategy with a deal in Belgium. The pact, which follows Paramount Global’s recent deal with Cosmote TV in Greece, will see Streamz create a Paramount+ branded area on their platform as part of a multi-year licensing deal.