With another winning performance at the World Cup, this time defeating Poland in the round of 16, the French national football team also led broadcaster TF1 to yet another ratings record for the year. An average 14.3 million viewers tuned in to see Les Bleus notch a 3-1 victory on Sunday, from the 4pm hour local time. This is the best score for all channels across 2022 and since July 2021. The audience share was 68.9%.
International Insider: Amazon Freevee Rescues ‘Neighbours’; From Poland To ‘Joyland’; Marrakech Matters; Qatar World Cup Looms
18.11.2022 - 16:33 / deadline.com
Insiders: it’s Friday, you’re hungry for a recap of big international film and TV news and I’ve got a pot of stories boiling on the hob. Jesse Whittock here dishing up the scoops of the week.
Amazon Freevee Rescues ‘Neighbours’
“With a little understanding/You can find the perfect blend…”: So goes the Neighbours theme that has been in living rooms (mainly Australian and British ones) for the past 37 years. When the show’s British backer, Channel 5, announced it was pulling its funding to focus on other types of programs over the summer, it certainly felt like the end of an era — the fact Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce returned for the finale episode shows just how deeply loved it was among its former stars and audiences alike. But sources at Fremantle, the show’s maker and distributor, were always quietly confident they’d find a fresh, ahem, ‘perfect blend’ — aka new funder — for the show. We heard last month there was likely to be a deal on the table at some point, though at the time there was no indication the buyer was Amazon Freevee. We now hear a deal had been gently bubbling away for a few months. Yesterday’s news revealed the free streamer had cut an innovative deal with Fremantle, taking first run rights to the daily soap in the UK and U.S., with its paid-for cousin Prime Video picking up Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Network 10 has long had the show in Australia and had no desire to see it end earlier this year so it retains first runs in the country, with Prime Video going second. Not only that, but Freevee has picked up the Neighbours library, meaning viewers can amuse themselves with the fictitious bizarro world of Erinsborough all day long. Though the plots are full of chaos and acrimony,
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deadline.com
03.12.2022 / 00:27
How To Watch The World Cup: TV Schedule, Fixtures As Round Of 16 Matchups Set
UPDATED with latest results: The 2022 FIFA World Cup completed its first round of competition Friday in Qatar, where the last of 16 teams were secured to reach the knockout stage of the world’s biggest sports tournament.
deadline.com
30.11.2022 / 16:05
World Cup Ratings: England’s Victory Over Wales Seen By Peak Of 18.7 Million As Chesney Hawkes Entertains At Half-Time
England’s emphatic 3-0 victory over local rival Wales in the Qatar World Cup was seen by a peak UK audience of 18.7M.
deadline.com
27.11.2022 / 14:35
World Cup Ratings: France Scores Again For TF1
France’s 2-1 victory in the World Cup group stage over Denmark on Saturday evening drew an average 11.6 million viewers to TF1 from the 5PM hour local time. This is second best audience score of the year for all programs and across all channels in the Hexagon. Upon entering the tournament last week, Les Bleus set a record for viewership in 2022, and since June 2021.
deadline.com
25.11.2022 / 16:01
International Insider: Shifting The Goalposts; Netflix Spain; Steven Spiel-Bear; Indian Film Festival
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. World Cup fever has gripped Deadline Towers and while our U.S. colleagues gobble up their turkey with all the trimmings, we’ve got plenty to round up in the world of international TV and film.
deadline.com
23.11.2022 / 13:59
World Cup Ratings: France V Australia Scores 2022 Record For TF1
Despite being plagued by injuries that knocked out some key players in past weeks, France entered the World Cup with a bang on Tuesday — and scored a ratings victory for TF1 at the same time. At home, an average 12.53 million viewers tuned in from 8 PM local time to watch Les Bleus defeat Australia’s Socceroos 4-1.
dailyrecord.co.uk
21.11.2022 / 15:23
Qatar World Cup reporter robbed live on TV left stunned by police response
A TV reporter, who was robbed whilst live on air reporting on the World Cup 2022 in Qatar, says she has been left stunned by the police response to her reporting the incident. Dominique Metzger says officials asked her what punishment she thought would be suitable for the criminal who stole from her handbag.
deadline.com
21.11.2022 / 14:47
Qatar World Cup: Protests & Non-Protests Loom Large Over England Vs Iran As FIFA Quashes LGBTQ+ Armband
The possibility of protest and non-protests are looming large over the England vs Iran World Cup match this afternoon (5 a.m. PST).
dailyrecord.co.uk
18.11.2022 / 14:21
Neighbours star Ryan Moloney 'absolutely pumped' to be back on screens
Neighbours star Ryan Moloney says he was just as surprised as fans to discover the much-loved soap has been brought back to life.
deadline.com
18.11.2022 / 13:53
Qatar World Cup: Beer Sales To Be Banned At Stadiums — Reports
Qatari officials have banned the sale of alcoholic beer at World Cup stadiums in an abrupt U-turn on alcohol policy just days before the tournament begins.