10 Stories You Should Know: 11/08/2022

Here are the stories that should be on your radar

My apologies for the lateness of today’s newsletter. I was hung up doing some radio interviews and am running behind.

Here are the stories that should be on your radar for Tuesday, November 8th, 2022:

European Songwriter Organizations Call for EU Lawmakers To End ‘The Coercive Buy-Out Practices of US-Based VOD Platforms’ (Digital Music News)
And in remarks of her own, GESAC GM Véronique Desbrosses indicated: “Buy-outs imposed on creators by VOD platforms have become a growing phenomenon, with the dominance of US-based services in the market importing only the most harmful part of their national practices into Europe.

“To circumvent [the] fair compensation requirement in Europe, US-based VOD platforms rely on the US laws and the jurisdiction of US courts. The intervention of EU decision makers is needed to end this unfairness and ensure that internal market rules are applied to all players!”

‘The Empress’: Netflix Orders Second Run Of Austrian Empire Drama (Deadline)
The Empress is returning to Netflix. The period drama from Germany has been an international hit for the streamer following its launch at the end of September and has now been commissioned for a second run.

Disney+ Powers Japan Streaming Market Growth In Third Quarter, Research Finds (Variety)
Disney+ was the biggest component of the growth in the Japanese streaming market in the July to September quarter. It overtook Hulu Japan to become the third largest streamer in the country, according to a new report.

Taiwan’s Catchplay, Screenworks Asia Unveil Slate Of Chinese Originals, Headed By ‘Not A Murder Story’, Starring Kuan-Ting Liu (Deadline)
Taiwan-based regional streamer Catchplay and its production subsidiary Screenworks Asia have announced a slate of Mandarin-language originals, headed by eight-part crime thriller Not A Murder Story, directed by Chen-Nien Ko (The Silent Forest) and starring Kuan-Ting Liu (A Sun). 

Netflix Continues To Grow In Poland. Player, Prime Video and WP Pilot Have Lost Users (WirtualEmedia.pl)
According to the results of the Mediapanel study prepared by Wirtualnemedia.pl in October this year. Netflix , as a website and mobile application, was visited by 12.81 million Polish internet users, which gave 42.95 percent. range. Everyone spent an average of 5 hours, 55 minutes and 51 seconds there.

Netflix Pacts With The Seven For More Japanese Live-Action Originals (The Hollywood Reporter)
In a boost to its Japanese content ambitions, Netflix has signed a five-year strategic partnership with The Seven, a production company subsidiary of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings (TBS Holdings). Under the agreement, The Seven’s creative team “will produce multiple original live-action titles that will be exclusively available to Netflix,” the two partners said Tuesday.

Live TV Rebounds As Preferred Home For US Consumers’ Shows (Rapid TV News)
Streaming TV services continue to dominate traditional platforms as the home for consumers’ recently-discovered favourite shows, yet a study from Hub Entertainment Research has found that thanks to several high-profile, buzz-worthy shows, live TV is showing signs of new life in 2022.

Volkswagen Amplifies ‘#NotWomensFootball’ Campaign In MidEast Ahead Of World Cup In Qatar (Arab News)
As part of the initiative, Volkswagen also sponsored the Future Leaders in Football Summit — Female Edition which took place in Jordan and Qatar. The educational program, in partnership with the German Football Association, aims to support young leaders already involved in different roles in the sport and to promote a sustainable and diverse future for football.

ITV Reveals Launch Date And Programming Plans For ITVX (Digital TV Europe)
ITVX will premiere a collection of new dramas from launch, which will only be available for free on the streamer. These include six-part cold war drama A Spy Among Friends starring Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce, teen drama Tell Me Everything, period drama The Confessions of Frannie Langton, and Plebs: Soldiers of Rome, the feature-length special finale to the popular comedy series. At least one flagship show will then launch on ITVX per week going forward. Litvinenko, starring David Tennant, will launch on Thursday 15th December, and high stakes family drama Riches starring Deborah Ayorinde and Hugh Quarshie will launch on 22nd December alongside natural history documentary A Year On Planet Earth, presented by Stephen Fry.