10 Stories You Should Know: 10/18/2022
Yes, Jimmy Fallon's "That's My Jam" is going to Mongolia.
5 Reasons Why I Still Pay For Netflix's DVD Plan In 2022 (Cinemablend)
Secondly, as a huge cinephile, the movie is never over for me when the credits roll. That’s because I love listening to the director's commentary. I also love watching special features, like deleted scenes, trailers, alternate endings, making-of’s, etc. For example, have you ever heard the commentary track for This Is Spinal Tap? It features the band in character, and it’s hilarious! In fact, I’d say it’s like watching a second movie entirely, what with all the extra jokes not heard in the movie.
But, you don’t get that with Netflix’s streaming service. You get a movie, you get a TV show, and, well, that’s it. Again, there’s nothing wrong with this format. And, I’m sure that most people wouldn’t even listen to the commentary if it was offered on the streaming service. That said, I have always been a huge fan of DVD extras, and I get all that when movies are delivered to my house in the mail. So, there. True movie fans unite!
‘That’s My Jam’ Heading to Europe (and Mongolia) (The Hollywood Reporter)
NBCUniversal Formats’ hit entertainment show That’s My Jam is learning to speak Italian — and Spanish, and Portuguese. The format, inspired by musical segments on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, sees celebrity guests compete in dance and trivia-based games based on popular songs.
NBCU Teases Launch Of Universal+ Streamer In France (Digital TV Europe)
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has started paving the way for the launch of a new streaming platform in France. In a short teaser video on YouTube, it said that a new service called Universal+ will be coming soon in France.
Viaplay To Launch In UK On November 1 (Broadband TV News)
UK sports fans will be able to follow a broad range of live events on Viaplay, including all European Qualifiers for the UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup played by the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s national football teams, along with the UEFA Nations League and friendlies, until 2028. Viaplay holds a comprehensive portfolio of rights to over 1,000 UEFA international matches from across Europe, including top-ranked teams such as Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
Dean Devlin’s ElectricNOW AVoD Goes Global (Deadline)
Independence Day and Godzilla co-writer Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment is to roll out its AVoD ElectricNOW beyond the U.S. The platform, which has around 450 hours of programing, will launch in Australia early next month before subsequently rolling out to Canada and the UK.
Alleged ‘Netflix’ documentary On Corruption In Pakistan Gets Imran Khan Supporters Excited (OpIndia)
In social media circles in Pakistan, a trailer that appears as the prologue of a documentary on political corruption has been making the rounds. The clip has been shared by several people including many influential leaders in the country. It was also shared by Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
Sharing the clip, the former minister wrote on Twitter, “Coming soon.”
Paramount+ Sets Launch Dates For France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Deadline)
Paramount+ has set launch dates for France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As the streamer pushes further into Europe, French rollout will take place December 1, followed by Germany, Austria, Switzerland on December 8.
TikTok Leapfrogs Netflix As Second Favourite US App (Digital TV Europe)
In the UK and France, TikTok does not enjoy the same level of popularity, being the fifth most watched video services overall, falling below iPlayer, Netflix, and Amazon in the UK, and TF1 services, Netflix and 6Play in France. Overall, YouTube remains the most watched platform in these markets while for the over 35s TikTok does not feature in the top ten.
Caryn Mandabach, Parrot Analytics’ Julia Alexander On Content Valuation (WorldScreen)
Asked what production and distribution execs are not able to know in the current environment, Alexander said: “We are still trying to operate in an apples-to-apples environment, where you could look at five shows at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and say, Here’s where the share of the audience is. Here’s what the demo of that audience is. We are in an apples-to-bananas world where you really can’t do that, especially if we take into account the fact that there is this giant walled garden that producers and production companies and networks and studios are operating in. They actually don’t know what the value of their title is to a streamer like Netflix or HBO Max because that information is held so close to their chest.”