Walter Presents is a video-on-demand service of the UK's Channel 4, part of its streaming platform. Launched on 3 January 2016, it specialises in foreign-language drama and comedy with English subtitles. It is named after Walter Iuzzolino, who selects its content.[1] The service was later offered as an ad-free subscription service in the United States in March 2017,[2] and in Australia via a Foxtel service in November 2017.[3] It launched in New Zealand in May 2020 as part of free streaming service TVNZ OnDemand (now TVNZ+).[4] It has been available in Italy as an on-demand service since September 2018 through a deal between Global and Discovery Networks.[5] In 2022 Walter Presents launched in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland on the premium streaming service C More.[6]
In the UK, the service is a partnership between Channel 4 and Global Series Network. It is free to view and supported by advertisements.[7] Walter Iuzzolino began reviewing potential content for the service two years before its launch, viewing 3,500 hours of television in all.[8]
The service aims to avoid so-called art-house programming in favour of more mainstream productions that compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime for audiences already familiar with such Nordic dramas such as The Bridge.[1] Iuzzolino set three criteria for selection: the show must be popular in its native country, as were Homeland and House of Cards in the United States; it must be "award-winning or already critically acclaimed"; and it must have "the finest writing, directing and acting that each country has to offer...something worth our time as viewers".[8]
To promote the service, some of the content is also being aired on Channel 4's conventional channels, Channel 4 and More4.[8] From October 2019, Welsh-language channel S4C began to broadcast some Walter Presents series with Welsh subtitles as part of Walter Presents ar gyfer S4C (English: Walter Presents for S4C) with some series available with Welsh subtitles online on S4C Clic, the channel’s on-demand service.
In the US, Walter Presents is known as Walter's Choice and is presented by PBS.[9]
According to Channel 4, the 11 titles available in the first month attracted 1.1 million views on All 4.[7]
References
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^"Walter Presents streams into the US". Multichannel.com. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^"Foxtel back in SVOD business, launching Walter Presents in Australia". Mediaweek Australia. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^"Walter Luzzolino on the best TV shows from around the world". Radio New Zealand. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^"Discovery Strikes Deal With Channel 4's Walter Presents To Launch Premium Drama Service In Italy" (Press release). Discovery Corporate Site. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^"C More lanserar Walter Presents och blir först ut med kurerad streamingtjänst" (Press release). C More Press Site. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ abTelevision Business International (22 January 2016). "Walter Presents passes 1m views in two weeks". Retrieved 29 January 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ abc"Deutschland 83' Just The Tip of the Iceberg of a New World of Subtitled Drama, Courtesy Of 'Walter Presents'". HuffPost. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^Wolanin, Andrea (8 January 2020). "What Is "Walter's Choice" Anyway?". WGBH.
^"How foreign TV drama became de rigueur with UK viewers". The Guardian. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^. www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
^"TV CROW'S BLOOD – allcinema" (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^ abcdeBroadcast (18 January 2016). "Walter Presents grabs Latin American drama".
^"Lifeline Lands in the US and UK". TTVNews. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
^"'Presumed Guilty,' 'Fear by the Lake' Among 'Walter Presents' Titles Coming to PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in February – Media Play News". Media Play News. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^"Luna and Sophie | PBS". PBS. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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Walter Presents is a video on demand service of the UK s Channel 4 part of its streaming platform Launched on 3 January 2016 it specialises in foreign language drama and comedy with English subtitles It is named after Walter Iuzzolino who selects its content 1 The service was later offered as an ad free subscription service in the United States in March 2017 2 and in Australia via a Foxtel service in November 2017 3 It launched in New Zealand in May 2020 as part of free streaming service TVNZ OnDemand now TVNZ 4 It has been available in Italy as an on demand service since September 2018 through a deal between Global and Discovery Networks 5 In 2022 Walter Presents launched in Sweden Norway Denmark and Finland on the premium streaming service C More 6 Walter PresentsCountryUnited KingdomBroadcast areaUnited Kingdom Ireland Australia United States Sweden Norway Denmark FinlandProgrammingPicture format576i SDTV 16 9OwnershipOwnerChannel Four Television Corporation and Global Series NetworkHistoryLaunched3 January 2016 7 years ago 2016 01 03 Contents 1 Production 2 Programmes 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksProduction EditIn the UK the service is a partnership between Channel 4 and Global Series Network It is free to view and supported by advertisements 7 Walter Iuzzolino began reviewing potential content for the service two years before its launch viewing 3 500 hours of television in all 8 The service aims to avoid so called art house programming in favour of more mainstream productions that compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime for audiences already familiar with such Nordic dramas such as The Bridge 1 Iuzzolino set three criteria for selection the show must be popular in its native country as were Homeland and House of Cards in the United States it must be award winning or already critically acclaimed and it must have the finest writing directing and acting that each country has to offer something worth our time as viewers 8 To promote the service some of the content is also being aired on Channel 4 s conventional channels Channel 4 and More4 8 From October 2019 Welsh language channel S4C began to broadcast some Walter Presents series with Welsh subtitles as part of Walter Presents ar gyfer S4C English Walter Presents for S4C with some series available with Welsh subtitles online on S4C Clic the channel s on demand service In the US Walter Presents is known as Walter s Choice and is presented by PBS 9 Programmes EditTitle Origin Genre Status10 1 Switzerland Mystery drama Unavailable13 Commandments Belgium Crime thriller Available23 Cases Germany Crime thriller AvailableAcquitted Norway Mystery drama UnavailableThe Adulterer The Netherlands Drama AvailableAlex Sweden Thriller AvailableAll the Sins Finland Crime drama AvailableAmsterdam Vice The Netherlands Crime drama AvailableAnne The Netherlands Coming of age drama AvailableThe Announcer France Period thriller AvailableBad Banks Germany Crime drama AvailableBeauty and the Baker 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France Thriller AvailableOutlier Norway Thriller AvailablePAKT Poland Political thriller AvailablePartisan Sweden Crime thriller AvailableThe Passenger France Crime drama AvailablePhilharmonia France Psychological thriller AvailablePoint Blank Germany Crime drama UnavailableThe Prey The Netherlands Drama UnavailableProfessor T Belgium Crime drama AvailablePure Evil 1 Argentina Psychological crime thriller UnavailableThe Raid Brazil Drama AvailableRebecka Martinsson Arctic Murders Sweden Drama AvailableReborn France Drama UnavailableThe Red Shadows France Crime drama AvailableResistance France Historical drama AvailableRest In Peace Croatia Crime drama UnavailableRough Justice Belgium Detective drama AvailableRide Upon the Storm Denmark Drama AvailableThe River Norway Crime drama AvailableSakho amp Mangane Senegal Crime drama AvailableThe Same Sky Germany Spy drama AvailableThe Score Belgium Coming of age drama AvailableScratch My Back Belgium Comedy drama UnavailableSeaside Hotel Denmark Historical drama AvailableThe Sect Russia Drama AvailableShades of Guilt Germany Legal thriller AvailableSon of a B 13 Brazil Comedy drama UnavailableSpin 1 France Political drama UnavailableSr Avila 13 Mexico Family crime drama UnavailableStockholm Requiem Sweden Crime drama AvailableThe Swingers The Netherlands Mystery drama AvailableTabula Rasa Belgium Thriller UnavailableTainted Brazil Thriller UnavailableThe Teacher Poland Crime drama UnavailableThe Team Denmark Crime drama AvailableThicker Than Water Sweden Mystery drama AvailableThou Shalt Not Kill Italy Crime drama AvailableTime Is a Killer France Psychological thriller AvailableTony s Revenge France Crime drama UnavailableTop Dog Sweden Legal thriller AvailableThe Truth Will Out Sweden Crime thriller AvailableThe Twelve Belgium Legal thriller AvailableValkyrien Norway Drama UnavailableVanished by the Lake France Crime drama AvailableA Very Scandi Scandal Sweden Crime comedy AvailableWhen the Dust Settles Denmark Psychological drama AvailableWitch Hunt Norway Thriller AvailableYoung and Promising Norway Drama AvailableReception EditAccording to Channel 4 the 11 titles available in the first month attracted 1 1 million views on All 4 7 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j Walter Presents Channel 4 launches new digital service offering best TV shows from around the world The Independent 27 November 2015 Retrieved 27 December 2015 Walter Presents streams into the US Multichannel com 3 March 2017 Retrieved 13 March 2018 Foxtel back in SVOD business launching Walter Presents in Australia Mediaweek Australia 13 October 2017 Retrieved 13 March 2018 Walter Luzzolino on the best TV shows from around the world Radio New Zealand 25 May 2020 Retrieved 8 November 2022 Discovery Strikes Deal With Channel 4 s Walter Presents To Launch Premium Drama Service In Italy Press release Discovery Corporate Site 2 May 2018 Retrieved 12 May 2018 C More lanserar Walter Presents och blir forst ut med kurerad streamingtjanst Press release C More Press Site 3 January 2022 Retrieved 1 March 2022 a b Television Business International 22 January 2016 Walter Presents passes 1m views in two weeks Retrieved 29 January 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help a b c Deutschland 83 Just The Tip of the Iceberg of a New World of Subtitled Drama Courtesy Of Walter Presents HuffPost 3 January 2016 Retrieved 10 January 2016 Wolanin Andrea 8 January 2020 What Is Walter s Choice Anyway WGBH How foreign TV drama became de rigueur with UK viewers The Guardian 2 January 2016 Retrieved 20 January 2016 Crow s Blood All 4 www channel4 com Archived from the original on 1 November 2018 TV CROW S BLOOD allcinema in Japanese Stingray Retrieved 1 November 2018 a b c d e Broadcast 18 January 2016 Walter Presents grabs Latin American drama Lifeline Lands in the US and UK TTVNews 21 February 2017 Retrieved 22 February 2017 Presumed Guilty Fear by the Lake Among Walter Presents Titles Coming to PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in February Media Play News Media Play News 27 January 2021 Retrieved 19 July 2022 Luna and Sophie PBS PBS Retrieved 1 January 2023 External links EditWalter Presents official site UK Walter Presents official site US Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Presents amp oldid 1153398232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
