Cordkillers 477 - Schmamilton (w/ Hammond Chamberlain)
Netflix raises the stakes by raising its prices and hitting the links. Plus, an online-only awards show, another Disney reboot, and BTS's concert will stream on Prime. All that and more on Cordkillers!
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CordKillers: 477 - Schmamilton
Recorded: October 23 2023
Guest: Hammond Chamberlain
Intro Video
Escaping Twin Flames
Supply Run
Netflix raises prices again after reporting strong subscriber growth
- One of our main suppliers is Netflix. But Netflix is making it less enticing to be your place for watching.
- But more of you are choosing it anyway.
- The company added 9 million subscribers worldwide last quarter, and attributed the growth in part to its password crackdown. So we’ll see how long that increase lasts.
- Netflix however also announced it will raise prices in the US, UK and France.
- Here are the US price increases
- The Standard plan with ads does not go up. It stays at $6.99
- The basic plan without ads is no longer available. But if you still have it, you can keep it, it just goes up $2 to $11.99
- The Standard plan without ads stays at $15.49. No change.
- And the premium plan with 4K and more simultaneous streams goes up 3 dollars to $22.99
- So… still worth it?
Netflix’s first live sports broadcast pairs up F1 drivers with pro golfers
- But one thing you’ll be able to watch on Netflix is Formula 1 drivers paired up with PGA golfers, golfing live. The competition, called The Netflix Cup, will take place at the Wynn in Las Vegas, and air live on the service on November 14th at 6PM ET / 3PM PT.
- Bryce on a scale of par 3 to 140 miles per hour how excited are you?
Netflix Co-Chief Ted Sarandos Says It Will Soon Be “Much More Common” For Streaming Data To Be “Fully Transparent,” As With Metrics Like Box Office, TV Ratings And Billboard Charts
- "And finally, on the earnings call, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said streaming numbers transparency will become more common. He explained why Netflix used to think numbers didn’t need to be public. “Our creators felt like they were pretty trapped in this kind of overnight ratings world and weekend box office world defining their success and failures,” the exec said. And as we all know, a show might have enormous success down the road and it wasn’t captured in that opening box office.” Relationships with talent, rather than business objectives, motivated the lack of transparency, he added.
-Over time, “people are much more interested in this,” Sarandos said of data, arguing that Netflix has been “leading the charge” with its Top 10 lists and other volunteer numbers."
Search Party
Billboard Music Awards Teams With Spotify For Reimagined Digital Awards Show
- The Billboard Music Awards is leaving traditional TV. After jumping from Fox to ABC to NBC, this years broadcast will be on Billboard's own website and social media channels, in partnership with Spotify. Spotify will identify superfine of groups who will be invited to attend special performances around the world. So instead of having one location, the BBMAs will take place at concerts already in progress- read Taylor Swift-- and custom venues. The Billboard Music Awards take place November 19th. The same day Taylor Swift performs in Rio.
‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Reboot In The Works From Disney Branded Television For Disney+, From Gary Dauberman, James Wan’s Atomic Monster
- Deadline says Disney is working on a live action Gargoyles reboot. The reboot apparently centers around Goliath, who tries to solve the mystery of his past hie helping a New York detective watch over the city. The original animated Gargoyles ran from 1994-1997. Among the voice cast are Ed Asner, Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes.
The Boys spinoff Gen V will get a second season on Prime Video. The finale of season one streams November 3rd.
Sylvester Stallone Gets Personal in Netflix Documentary Trailer
- Netflix released a trailer for a documentary about Sylvester Stallone called Sly. Sly made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and will release globally on Netflix on Nov. 3.
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas holiday special comes to Apple TV November 22.
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red, a new Original special, is streaming Friday on Disney+.
‘The Santa Clauses’ Season 2 Trailer: Tim Allen Meets Eric Stonestreet’s “Mad Santa”
- Disney dropped a trailer for season 2 of The Santa Clauses, starring Tim Allen. The Santa Clauses premieres on Disney+ November 8 with two episodes, followed by new episodes weekly.
‘The Chosen’ Season 4 To Premiere Exclusively In Theaters; New Trailer & Teaser Poster Dropped
- Season 4 of streaming series, The Chosen, about the life of Jesus will premiere first in theaters in February as a Fathom Events special. Episodes 1-3 play starting February 1. 4-6 February. 15 and 7-8 February. It also streams on several FAST services and previous seasons are on platforms like Peacock and Netflix.
BTS Concert Movie ‘Yet To Come’ To Stream Globally On Prime Video
- BTS's last concert before members started compulsory military service in Korea was last October in Busan. The concert film of that performance, BTS: Yet to Come, is headed to Prime Video November 9th. (It also played in theaters in February)
‘Fallout’ TV Series From ‘Westworld’ Creators Based On Games Gets Prime Video Premiere Date
- Prime Video announced the Fallout TV series will premiere on April 12th, 2024. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, of Westworld fame, are EPs on the series but Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner are the show runners. The series is an original story based on the games, and considered canon.
Buried Treasure
Hammond: Schmigadoon
Brian: What We Do in the Shadows
Tom: Loki, Doona
On the Lookout: Neeyat
Scanning the Horizon
Disney Unveils ESPN Financials As It Preps Standalone Sports Segment
- Disney released number for its new sports division made up of, well, mostly ESPN. ESPN made $1.5 billion over the first nine months of the year, while the entertainment segment made $1.2 billion profit. So ESPN is more profitable even though it brings in much less revenue. Sports ytd revenue was $13.2 billion compared to entertainment’s $31 billion. $8 billion was from affiliate fees, $3.2 billion from advertising, and $1.1 billion from subscriptions, pretty much ESPN+.
NFL Revives Broadcast TV In September; Netflix Claims Top 3 Streaming Titles But Still Declines In Viewership, Nielsen Says
- Broadcast viewing rose 13% in September according to Nielsen and 30% among 18-54 year olds. That's thanks in large part to a 360% increase in viewership of NFL and college football. Last year the rise was 222%. ESPN had the top 11 telecasts in the month, 10 of which were football, though cable viewing in general fell 1.1%. Streaming declined fro the second month but still makes up 37.5% of viewing, the largest fo the three platforms. Amazon Prime Video rose the most with 7.5% of viewing. Netflix declined 5%. Also Tubi had more viewership than Max, Peacock or Paramount+.
Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China
- Jon Stewart won't be making any more of his shows for Apple TV+. Production was stopped a few weeks before shooting of season 3 was supposed to begin. The New York Times says it was because of episodes about AI and also about China. The Hollywood Reporter says Apple wanted Stewart to align his views on the topic with Apple's and Stewart walked instead.
Chatter
Sure you got about 20 of these, but that calypso version... it was written by John Williams. (Yes, of Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indy Jones and the rest.)
- Biocow
Have you considered Moonlighting as it is coming to Hulu
Thank you,
- Jesse
A recent discussion was about having one service that remembers what you watch and when new stuff comes out.
I've used an app called "Next Episode" on iPhone for years. You just favorite a show you're watching and it lets you mark episodes or seasons as watched. In addition to current shows, it tells you what episodes are coming out in the next few months.
It's not integrated with any services, but it did just let me know that a new season of Upload is out which I hadn't been paying attention to.
I think there's a free version but I paid a couple bucks for it and it's been well worth it.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/next-episode-track-tv-shows/id347009526
- Matt
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