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“We are the ones to rely on for drama.”
That was the sentiment from Hannah Stjärne, CEO of Swedish public broadcaster Svt when addressing the impact of global SVOD services making original drama in Europe. She was speaking on behalf of Europe’s public service media organizations during a panel session here at the Edinburgh TV Festival today.
Stjärne said recent developments in Europe showed audiences cannot rely on global streamers to consistently provide drama originals as they are vulnerable to broad strategic shifts away, whereas local public service media organizations can provide assurance in their content strategies.
Last year, HBO Max pulled back from production in much of Europe, including in the Nordics, as Warner Bros Discovery moved away from its international streaming originals strategy. Many shows were pulled from the service overnight in cost-cutting measures.
More recently, Sweden-based streamer Viaplay has scaled back significantly on its ambitious originals plan.
That was the sentiment from Hannah Stjärne, CEO of Swedish public broadcaster Svt when addressing the impact of global SVOD services making original drama in Europe. She was speaking on behalf of Europe’s public service media organizations during a panel session here at the Edinburgh TV Festival today.
Stjärne said recent developments in Europe showed audiences cannot rely on global streamers to consistently provide drama originals as they are vulnerable to broad strategic shifts away, whereas local public service media organizations can provide assurance in their content strategies.
Last year, HBO Max pulled back from production in much of Europe, including in the Nordics, as Warner Bros Discovery moved away from its international streaming originals strategy. Many shows were pulled from the service overnight in cost-cutting measures.
More recently, Sweden-based streamer Viaplay has scaled back significantly on its ambitious originals plan.
- 8/24/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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Kevin Bakhurst, the newly appointed director-general of Ireland’s national broadcaster Rte, has stood down the company’s entire executive board following a pay scandal involving the broadcaster’s lead presenter.
Bakhurst announced the move in an email to Rte staff on Monday morning, his first day in office. In the email, Bakhurst said an interim leadership team would be appointed to continue running the organization before a permanent board is set, the BBC reported.
Bakhurst, who had stints in senior roles at the BBC and UK media regulator Ofcom, took over from former director general Dee Forbes, who resigned last month. Forbes’s resignation followed after it was discovered that RTÉ made undisclosed payments to its top presenter. An audit of the organization’s finances found presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid €345,000 more than what was declared publicly between 2017 and 2022.
Tubridy presented the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 alongside...
Bakhurst announced the move in an email to Rte staff on Monday morning, his first day in office. In the email, Bakhurst said an interim leadership team would be appointed to continue running the organization before a permanent board is set, the BBC reported.
Bakhurst, who had stints in senior roles at the BBC and UK media regulator Ofcom, took over from former director general Dee Forbes, who resigned last month. Forbes’s resignation followed after it was discovered that RTÉ made undisclosed payments to its top presenter. An audit of the organization’s finances found presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid €345,000 more than what was declared publicly between 2017 and 2022.
Tubridy presented the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 alongside...
- 7/10/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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Kevin Bakhurst took charge as the new director general of Ireland’s national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Rte) on Monday and his first act was to stand down the executive board and replace it with a temporary interim leadership team.
Rte has been rocked with scandal in recent weeks for overpaying presenter Ryan Tubridy. The matter led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of Rte director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive and the Irish government ordering two separate reviews into the scandal.
In an email to staff on Monday morning, Bakhurst, who had a previous stint as managing director of news and current affairs and deputy director general at Rte from 2012-2016 and was with U.K. media regulator Ofcom and the BBC earlier, laid out a no-nonsense approach.
“Like you, I have been appalled by recent events and the impact it has had on the public perception of Rte,...
Rte has been rocked with scandal in recent weeks for overpaying presenter Ryan Tubridy. The matter led to the suspension and subsequent resignation of Rte director general Dee Forbes, a former high-level Discovery executive and the Irish government ordering two separate reviews into the scandal.
In an email to staff on Monday morning, Bakhurst, who had a previous stint as managing director of news and current affairs and deputy director general at Rte from 2012-2016 and was with U.K. media regulator Ofcom and the BBC earlier, laid out a no-nonsense approach.
“Like you, I have been appalled by recent events and the impact it has had on the public perception of Rte,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: The BBC News channel has lost 1M viewers in the UK after it was merged with BBC World News as part of the corporation’s efforts to slash costs.
BBC News’ audience reach in April stood at 9.7M viewers, according to figures published by Barb, the UK ratings body. This was down 9% from 10.7M in March and 23% from 12.6M in April 2022.
The 9.7M figure was comfortably BBC News’ worst audience reach in at least 16 months, though it is likely to be longer, given Barb’s figures only date back to December 2021.
BBC News remains the most-watched news network in the UK. Its closest rival is Sky News, which had a reach of 7.7M last month. New entrants Gb News and TalkTV posted audiences of 2.8M and 1.4M respectively.
April was the first month that BBC News broadcast merged output with World News, with the channel taking on a more international flavor,...
BBC News’ audience reach in April stood at 9.7M viewers, according to figures published by Barb, the UK ratings body. This was down 9% from 10.7M in March and 23% from 12.6M in April 2022.
The 9.7M figure was comfortably BBC News’ worst audience reach in at least 16 months, though it is likely to be longer, given Barb’s figures only date back to December 2021.
BBC News remains the most-watched news network in the UK. Its closest rival is Sky News, which had a reach of 7.7M last month. New entrants Gb News and TalkTV posted audiences of 2.8M and 1.4M respectively.
April was the first month that BBC News broadcast merged output with World News, with the channel taking on a more international flavor,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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BBC Three’s return to television screens in the UK could be delayed after media regulator Ofcom launched a competition review of the proposals.
The BBC’s ambition is to bring back the youth channel behind global hits like Fleabag and Normal People in January 2022, but Ofcom’s assessment will take up to six months to complete, meaning the broadcaster’s relaunch timetable is at risk.
The BBC remains confident that January is achievable, however. “We do not anticipate any delays and we continue to plan for a January 2022 launch,” the corporation said. Ofcom group director Kevin Bakhurst told Deadline that he hopes the review can be completed in under six months.
BBC Three was moved online in 2016, but the BBC now thinks that a TV channel can act as a shop window for youth content at a time when underserved audiences are increasingly switching to other platforms, including YouTube and Netflix.
The BBC’s ambition is to bring back the youth channel behind global hits like Fleabag and Normal People in January 2022, but Ofcom’s assessment will take up to six months to complete, meaning the broadcaster’s relaunch timetable is at risk.
The BBC remains confident that January is achievable, however. “We do not anticipate any delays and we continue to plan for a January 2022 launch,” the corporation said. Ofcom group director Kevin Bakhurst told Deadline that he hopes the review can be completed in under six months.
BBC Three was moved online in 2016, but the BBC now thinks that a TV channel can act as a shop window for youth content at a time when underserved audiences are increasingly switching to other platforms, including YouTube and Netflix.
- 7/20/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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