Alternate Title Policy Change

Will,

Although you said you would allow the use of "theatrical title" when needed, it is still blocked from being used for feature films:

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Hi Peter,

I am interested in this use case. Could you share why you need it, better than an (imdb display title) for instance?

Thanks in advance.

I think it is needed for a theatrical title that is different from the display title. IMDb display title is now defined as the title under which a production is "primarily known" in a specific country, which is not always the same as the title used originally in theatres.

Similarly, a video might have one title as a video release, then become more known under another title, or a TV movie or series might have one title on TV but become more widely known under another title, for instance on a streaming platform. But "video title" and "TV title" are also blocked from use on videos and TV, respectively.

Thanks Peter. I completely support your point of view.

It may depend on what you call "released": the extension of VOD releases may lead to have the original title used extensively, whatever the market, with no alternate title in the local language.

The example I saw today was a Swedish TV miniseries which has by all accounts only been available in Scandinavia, but had display titles for Canada and Mexico – in Swedish.

Hypothetically, the same title could be listed for hundreds of countries/languages in the same way.

It also creates problems with correcting these blind meaningless duplications when the title is actually released with a legit name later in that place, since corrections are always harder than additions.