International Out and About

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France 4 has refreshed its on screen identity. 

 

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Australia

 

Some viewers in regional South Australia and New South Wales could see the Seven Network go away thanks to an expiring contract with WIN.

 

 

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Spain (using a bull because its something synonymous with Spain, plus the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona is next month. Its almost that time once again)

 

RTVE is making changes once again to its flagship news product, Telediario. Marta Carazo will leave her duties as presenter of the 9pm edition after just 18 months at the helm in September (she originally took over for Carlos Fraganillo when he left to helm the 9pm edition of Informativos Telecinco).

 

This article states that it'll be Lluis Guilera from Canal 24 Horas. There were earlier reports that Silvia Intxaurrondo could've taken over the role (where she would've been moved over from the morning program La Hora de La 1) but several journalists were discontent over that choice, so nothing is certain as of right now.

 

https://www.esdiario.com/chismografo/medios/250622/161681/tve-encuentra-sustituto-marta-carazo-frente-telediario-2.html

 

Also, Sirun Demirjian will be leaving her post hosting the morning edition of Telediario after a five-year run of doing so. Cristina Pampín from Canal 24 Horas was given the position, but she has flatly rejected it.

 

The only certain thing coming in September is that Alejandra Herranz will continue to anchor the 3pm edition of Telediario who she took over from Ana Blanco when she stepped down from the desk after a 30+ year run back in 2022 to work on other projects and programs for TVE (Blanco is now retired).

 

https://www.eldebate.com/cine-tv-series/20250620/malestar-dentro-tve-ante-posibilidad-silvia-intxaurrondo-presente-telediario-2_309138.html

 

One more thing, they're making these changes to better compete against their main competition, Informativos Telecinco, and the undisputed leader right now (and my favorite), Antena 3 Noticias. For example, last Thursday, Juneteenth here in the U.S., the 9pm edition of A3N (anchored by Vincente Valles, himself an ex-Telecinco and TVE anchor) got a 22.2% share, well past TD2 (11.2% with Marta Carazo) and I5 (7.5% with Carlos Franganillo).

 

This article also states that Marc Sala, who also anchors La Hora de La 1 with Silvia, is looking to possibly leave the program in favor of hosting some sort of program on Radio Nacional de Espana (RNE; Spain's public radio broadcaster).

 

https://www.eleconomista.es/informalia/television/noticias/13425333/06/25/tve-ultima-cambios-en-los-informativos-pero-silvia-intxaurrondo-esta-descartada-para-el-telediario-2.html

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 DPG Media from Belgium has been approved by the Authority for Consumers & Markets to take over RTL Nederland, as announced on the Noedoleckin YouTube channel. https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/acm-stelt-strenge-voorwaarden-aan-overname-rtl-nederland-door-dpg-media
 

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The die has finally been cast: the Belgian DPG Media is allowed to take over RTL Nederland for the sum of 1.1 billion euros. The Belgian media giant already owns various brands; such as VTM, QMusic and RTL-TVI in Belgium and in the Netherlands it publishes Donald Duck and Libelle and also owns newspapers such as AD and De Volkskrant. This deal is subject to strict conditions, according to the ACM, which conducted a lengthy investigation into this. For example, RTL Nieuws must remain an independent news brand, it may not copy other news content from other DPG titles and there may be no paywall on articles, as is already the case with NU. What this will mean for the RTL channels will all be announced later, but they will undoubtedly undergo a rebrand soon after more than 2 years of the 'united' brand of our eastern neighbours.

And so, after 36 years, RTL's Luxembourg adventure comes to an end; the company will now become fully Dutch.

 

[MarkAnimates 40]

Some recent news......

 SVT's channels got a refresh: 

 The German version of British satellite provider Sky is to be acquired by the RTL Group. https://company.rtl.com/export/sites/rtlunited/en/media/overview/press-releases-and-news/rtl-group-to-acquire-sky-deutschland/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada, but more specifically Ontario.

 

That was it for TVO's The Agenda. It signed off Friday night after a 19-year run.

 

 

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 Network 10 in Australia recieved a brand refresh coinciding with the debut of 10 News+. 10 Bold Drama changed to 10 Drama, 10 Peach Comedy changed to 10 Comedy, and the Network 10 logo no longer has a circle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0R2DEGX2eM&t=105s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okD6JRi5U4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqP2XJIUcI4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGcMTXFrYM

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada

 

Corus is in a really bad shape financially. Want more proof of that?

 

These channels will cease to exist come September 1st:

 

• ABC Spark

• Disney Jr.

• Disney XD

• La Chaîne Disney

• Nickelodeon

 

This will leave two things:

• CMT as the last Paramount-owned network in Canada owned by Corus.

• Disney Channel as the last Disney/ABC-owned network in Canada owned by Corus.

 

The Canadian TV industry continues to fall rapidly...

 

(This link is paywalled):

https://cartt.ca/corus-to-pull-plug-on-some-kids-channels-amid-financial-pressure/

[Yankees4life 599]

So Canada will be without Nick? Wow...

 

 

[Glimmer 340]

18 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

So Canada will be without Nick? Wow...

 

 

Most Nick shows are also carried by YTV, so I don’t think much will change ultimately 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Spain (the last Running of the Bulls was today until next year)

 

La 1 will have its version of The Pyramid starting later today, and it will be the €100,000 format.

 

https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20250704/rtve-prepara-piramide-nuevo-concurso-diario-para-tardes-1-presentado-por-itziar-miranda/16651204.shtml

[mre29 1967]

On 7/11/2025 at 4:52 AM, TheRolyPoly said:

  The Canadian TV industry continues to fall rapidly...

 

Is this a side effect of CanCon rules?

 

 

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Spain

 

Pepa Bueno is coming home. The longtime Spanish journalist who's had a long distinguished career in journalism, and a long time at TVE before leaving in 2012 and at one point, doing radio in Cadena SER, and even Editor for El Pais, is going back to where it started... RTVE.

 

And ironically enough, she's going back to her old job: Telediario, anchoring the 9pm edition on La 1, just like what she used to do from 2009-2012. She also used to do Los Desayunos de TVE from 2004-2008.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.rtve.es/rtve/20250717/pepa-bueno-regresa-a-rtve-para-presentar-telediario-noche/16667404.shtml

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada

 

I tried to find a place to put the link here, but I didn't know where, so it's landing here, and it's about sports on TV for a change.

 

CBC Television will broadcast the first-ever Northern Super League (Canada's women's pro soccer league) Final. That'll take place on November 15th. TSN (English) and RDS (French) will also carry it with international coverage on ESPN+ and NSL's YouTube page.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/northern-super-league-final-cbc-bmo-fiield-1.7588733

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

New Zealand

 

WBD is getting out of the Kiwi.

 

Sky TV (a different Sky from the UK one, Italian, and German ones, and entirely different from the Australian news channel) is buying Discovery NZ, the owners of Three, for only..... $1.

 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567627/sky-tv-to-buy-three-owner-discovery-nz-for-1

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada

 

A small blast of MuchMusic's past is back. On YouTube, they bring you... Much Rewind. Complete with the old world logo and all.

 

https://youtube.com/@muchrewind?si=kS-02t0Dc6jVJNp3

 

 

Edited July 26, 2025 by TheRolyPoly
Adding the story from The Canadian Press.

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Australia 

 

ABC News had tweaked the famous theme:

 

 

[ATLNewsExpert 508]

4 hours ago, LTSC1980 said:

Australia 

 

ABC News had tweaked the famous theme:

 

 

Very glad they did this, I loved the classic theme but the original cut just feels out of place now, so this definitely helps! Didn't realize the national operation got a new set! Looks good!!

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

United Kingdom (using a clock because 1... the Big Ben, and 2... the historic News at Ten on ITV. The flag emojis aren't available on the forum or Windows laptops, but I can get flag emojis via my Samsung Galaxy phone, so that's why you're seeing different emojis at times from me for the same countries).

 

After an 8-year breakup, the BBC and the Met Office are coming back together again.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm4z8mple3o

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

United Kingdom

 

It looks like Gary Lineker may be making a return to TV... this time to ITV.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1156620653167275&id=100064580538218

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United Kingdom ( Scotland specifically)

 

STV, part of ITV, has debuted new sets for it's operations in Glasgow and Dundee (slight differences but overall the same) and new graphics!!

 

 

Honestly, this might be the best looking newscast in the UK now, hope ITV proper follows suit, they still have the same graphics from 2013.

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The set is good. So much better than the previous one and its miles better than the ITV virtual garbage and the hard sets the regional newscasts have. Id rate it above the weird Ch5 set with the big "radiators" in background and the old colour-blocks Ch4 set. That hasnt really changed much in decades. Its too similar and the same can be said for the BBC sets.

 

Where it falls apart for STV is the graphics, music and the old fashion format. They had the opportunity to do something fresh and they kept the glassy photos montage, yawn. And the stock library-sounding theme. Almost there, but the set is very nice.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada

 

Canadian television continues to shrink. This time, more kids channels are going under.

 

Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV, and Télémagino are all going away in the next couple of months. This is a result of failed negotiations with Rogers to carry their channels. Bell has already announced earlier to remove them as well.

 

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/wildbrain-to-unplug-its-tv-broadcast-business/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

France

 

BFM TV launched a new look today. It also brought in former TF1 and France 2 news presenter Julien Arnaud to launch a new mid-morning program, Arnaud Direct, from 10am-12pm.

 

https://x.com/lenodal/status/1960012473005990226?t=wru6M9a7INRIevMyCIEzkw&s=19

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

France

 

I just found out today that Anne Sophie-Lapix has left France 2's 20h after 8 years and France Televisions in general due to political pressure from both the left and the right.

 

She is joining M6 for Sunday programs and major news coverage and RTL Radio for a two-hour daily program.

 

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/anne-sophie-lapix-axed-spats-macron-le-pen-kj3mfbpzv