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Prime Video's Elevator Boys Star in 'Back to the 90s'

DWDL published a TV review of Prime Video's feature film 'Back to the 90s', which casts the social-media act Elevator Boys as the five leads. Produced by Wiedemann & Berg, the film was directed by Facundo Scalerandi with a screenplay by Juliana Lima Dehne. The review (by Janosh Maier and Thomas Lückerath) praises the film's stylized 1990s look and soundtrack and notes strong fan-service for the group's teenage audience, while critiquing its conventional plot and limited character depth. Jacob Rott is highlighted as a convincing performer; other cast members are less prominent. The film is available on Prime Video.

TV Home Screen Becomes New Battleground for Streaming Ads

The article explains that streaming discovery and advertising are shifting from inside apps to the TV home screen. Major device makers and platforms — including Roku, Amazon, Google, TiVo, LG and Samsung — are redesigning home screens and opening that inventory to programmatic and promotional experiences. TiVo and LG data show many viewers notice home-screen promotions and spend substantial time on the interface, making it valuable ad real estate. Platforms argue home-screen placements let brands influence viewing choices before a service or title is chosen, but researchers and surveys raise privacy and ad-fatigue concerns (examples: ACR tracking audits, an Amazon Fire TV lawsuit, and high consumer worries about smart TV data collection). The piece frames the home screen as an emerging, contested monetization surface that may boost ad revenues while increasing regulatory and user backlash risks.

Is Comedy on German TV Dead or Public-Service Alive?

The article examines the current state of comedy on German television, arguing public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have expanded and even overtaken commercial channels in comedy output over the last 15 years, while commercial broadcasters (ProSieben, Sat.1, RTL) now produce far fewer original comedy formats. Streaming (Prime Video's LOL by Constantin Entertainment) and short-form social video (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) fill much of audience demand. The piece lists seven reasons for the commercial decline—short-form social content, format economics and length, rising production costs, talent scheduling, expensive fiction, limited repeatability, and personality-driven risks—and notes industry events prioritized sport and reality programming over comedy.