10 Stories You Should Know: 11/07/2022

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

Here are the stories that should be on your radar for Monday, November 7th, 2022:

‘One Piece Film Red’ Smashes Saudi Arabia Box Office Records For Front Row, Dislodges ‘Black Adam’ (Deadline)
One Piece Film Red rocketed to the top of the box office chart in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, achieving the biggest-ever opening for a Japanese anime in the territory and dislodging Black Adam from the top slot.

Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition Launched To Take On Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix In India (My Smart Place)
Amazon has launched a new subscription tier for its Prime Video membership in India. The company has launched the Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition. The new subscription tier sits alongside the monthly, quarterly and annual subscription options that have been available for consumers in India. Amazon’s new Mobile-only plan will help it compete against the likes of Disney+ Hotstar and Netflix, who have been providing support for mobile-only plans for years.

Sam Miller to Direct Ewan McGregor Starrer ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ for Paramount+, Showtime (The Hollywood Reporter)
BAFTA Award-winning director Sam Miller (Surface, I May Destroy You, Luther) is set to direct and executive produce the upcoming U.K. drama series A Gentleman in Moscow for Paramount+ and Showtime. The limited-run series, which will star Ewan McGregor, as unveiled this summer, will debut exclusively on Paramount+ internationally in 2023 and on Showtime in the U.S.

Born In 2004? Netflix Korea Has Something Exciting Planned for You! (Leisure Byte)
Netflix Korea made an announcement to bring together all 19-year-olds to participate in a reality show that they are hosting which will shine just like the age itself. Calling out to every 2004 born, they ask the teens to apply for the program that is soon to commence shooting- somewhere in the month of December.

ITV’s New Streaming Service Prepares To Launch In Time For Holiday Binge-Watching (Variety)
The free streamer, which replaces previous catch-up service ITV Hub, will debut with more than 10,000 hours of free programming, as well as premium originals such as “A Spy Among Friends” and “The Confessions of Frannie Langton.”

No Laughing Matter: Why Comedy Central Africa Boss Dillon Khan Enjoys Making Life Funnier (News24)
I think all you'll see is a slight shift in numbers over a period of time. Still, I think if you look at MultiChoice's DStv and in the United Kingdom from a cost point, it is more effective and has almost every channel you can imagine in Africa. From an African perspective, MultiChoice's DStv is a very, very good platform which allows you to upsell the bouquet you think you want. If you're on DStv Premium, you get all the entertainment and movie channels and all the live sports. If you're living in the UK, where I'm from, I know for a fact that if you try to watch football, you can't – it's split among several broadcasters. It's quite costly.

French Broadcaster TF1 And Pay-TV giant Canal+ Resolve Carriage Fees Dispute In Time For FIFA World Cup (Deadline)
French broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV giant Canal+ have resolved their two-month dispute over carriage fees, related to the latter's distribution of TF1's free digital terrestrial television (DTT) channels.

Channel 9 Locks In Stunning $525 Million Deal To Retain Australian Open Tennis (TV Blackbox AU)
If accurate, the new $105 million per annum deal is a significant price increase on the previous Channel 9 agreement of $60 million pa deal which commenced in 2020, and well above the $35 million pa price tag previously paid when Channel 7 held the rights in 2015-2019.

India’s Amit Sadh On Second Seasons of Prime Video’s ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows,’ ZEE5’s ‘Duranga’ (Variety)
Season 2 of psychological thriller “Breathe: Into the Shadows,” created by Mayank Sharma and produced by Abundantia Entertainment for Amazon Prime Video, sees Sadh’s police officer on the trail of an antagonist with an alter ego, played by Abhishek Bachchan. The series, a spin-off from 2018 series “Breathe,” which also featured Sadh’s character, continues where the first season left off.