Fun
Frisky
Nostalgic
Intense
Adventurous
Choked Up
Curious
Romantic
Weird
Netflix has been trolling North Korea’s new Manbang streaming service, which has been dubbed “the Netflix of North Korea.” The platform altered their Twitter bio this week to read “Manbang knockoff” while also making a recent sarcastic statement in reference to their potential for competition.
According to Business Insider, when asked what they thought of their new competitor, Netflix replied: “We are bummed we didn’t think of that name first.” North Korea remains one of the only territories where Netflix is not permitted, in addition to Syria, Crimea, and China. Currently, the Manbang platform only permits viewers to choose between selective documentaries about the country’s “dear” leaders or state-approved television programming.
In other news…
Prime Video has acquired the U.S. streaming rights from BBC Worldwide North America to Australian drama The Kettering Incident. The series, which stars Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager) and Matthew Le Nevez, will be available to Amazon subscribers as of September 30. [Yahoo!]
Just in time for this season’s first football game, NFL Network has expanded their streaming accessibility yet again by now offering their service via PlayStation Vue starting at $35 per month. The popular $40 RedZone package will also be available. [Gamespot]
Netflix released a web exclusive clip showing one of The Get Down’s memorable dance scenes, but instead set to the theme song of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It’s quite the comical mashup, in our opinion:
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
