Banijay

Banijay Group, active in content production, distribution, and live experiences, reported a slight increase in revenue—up 0.5% to EUR 3,348 million in 2024. This growth was achieved despite a difficult environment for the industry, bolstered by a particularly strong fourth quarter driven by the delivery of major scripted series. CEO François Riahi commented, “Even in a challenging global content production market context, we continued to see strong demand – especially from streaming platforms.”

BBC Studios

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, reported sales of GBP 1.8 billion for the period from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, compared to GBP 2.1 billion in the prior fiscal year. The decline was largely due to tough market conditions, a slowdown in commissioning and advertising, and the absence of revenue boosts from multi-year partnerships that had bolstered previous figures. Nonetheless, the company highlighted its diversified global operations, strong content pipeline, and robust partnerships with major brands such as Disney, as well as solid performance from UKTV and consumer products.

Fremantle

Fremantle, owned by RTL Group, operates in 27 countries and is one of the world’s largest creators and distributors of both scripted and unscripted content. Revenue for the company held steady at EUR 2,254 million in 2024, slightly down from EUR 2,266 million in 2023. However, RTL noted an 8% organic revenue decline, largely attributed to lingering effects from the U.S. industry strikes and cautious spending from streaming services and ad-funded broadcasters.

ITV

ITV Studios reported a 6% decline in total revenue, landing at GBP 2.038 billion—consistent with its guidance. The company pointed to continued impacts from the 2023 U.S. strikes, reduced demand from free-to-air broadcasters, and changes in the timing of content deliveries compared to the previous year. Organic revenue fell by 5%.

“Ufo Sweden is a genre film with a clear audience, but language has been a barrier—especially in the US, where few people watch subtitled films. Now, the entire film has been adapted to feel as if it was originally shot in English,” said Olle Tholén, producer at Crazy Pictures, in an interview with DN.

The new dubbing technology has been developed in collaboration with XYZ Films and Flawless AI—two companies that recognized the potential of merging local authenticity with global accessibility. XYZ Films was first introduced to Ufo Sweden when it screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.

“They thought the film was a great fit as their first project using this technology. It has an American feel but is also distinctly Nordic,” added Tholén.

Henric Larsson, founder of Chimney and an expert in post-production, sees the technology as the beginning of a new era for film. He emphasizes that AI not only solves practical challenges but also opens new opportunities for smaller language markets.
“AI makes dubbing cheaper, faster and better. And for small markets like Sweden, it opens doors to new revenue streams. Within two years, the technology will be so good that it is impossible to distinguish from the original,” he told DN.

Ufo Sweden premiered in Sweden on Christmas Day 2022 and was filmed in Norrköping. It has since been sold to over 100 countries. The new English-language version will be released in the US, UK, and Australia on May 9, 2025. Crazy pictures have released an information film on the new version of UFO Sweden, which can be watched here.

Apple’s video streaming service, Apple TV Plus, is reportedly losing over USD 1 billion per year, according to an anonymously sourced report by The Information.

The report states that Apple has spent around USD 5 billion annually on content since the service launched in 2019. However, in 2024, that figure was reduced to USD 4.5 billion as the company began taking “a harder line on spending.”

Apple TV Plus is said to have approximately 45 million subscribers globally, according to The Information. However, the report does not clarify how many of those subscribers are paying users versus those accessing the service through bundled offers.
 

Apple does not disclose financial or subscriber figures specific to Apple TV Plus, which is grouped under its broader Services segment—alongside Apple Music, the App Store, and other services. For the final quarter of 2024, revenue for the Services segment reached USD 26.3 billion, marking a 14% increase year over year. Despite this growth, Apple TV Plus is reportedly the only subscription service within Apple’s portfolio that remains unprofitable. According to the report, the streaming service was primarily developed to strengthen customer loyalty and keep users within Apple’s ecosystem.

As of fall 2024, Mediavision estimated that Apple TV+ had a household penetration rate of approximately 5 percent in the Nordic region, based on findings from the Nordic TV & Streaming analysis. The Spring 2025 edition of the report, which will include updated insights on consumers, market trends, and industry players, is coming soon. For more information, please contact Mediavision’s Senior Analyst, Fredrik Liljeqvist, at fredrik.liljeqvist@mediavision.se.

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