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Netflix & WGGB agree UK writers fees, shifting away from rights in perpetuity
Netflix has struck its first deal with The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) in…
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Netflix lands Mike Tyson & Jake Paul boxing fight rights
Netflix is moving deeper into live sports by striking a deal to stream a boxing…
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Netflix ups Nuha El Tayeb to oversee Arabic content slate
Netflix has promoted long-serving exec Nuha El Tayeb to oversee all Arabic content for the…
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Netflix expands Nigerian originals slate
Netflix has unveiled two new Nigerian originals series and a film as part of a…
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Netflix orders pair of Dick Wolf true crime shows & extends Viaplay’s ‘Pørni’
Netflix has partnered with Law & Order franchise creator Dick Wolf on a pair of…
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Netflix sets date for HBO’s ‘Sex And The City’, cancels ‘The Brother’s Sun’
Netflix has set a date for its US premiere of HBO’s Sex And The City,…
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Netflix orders first medical procedural ‘Pulse’ from Zoe Robyn & Carlton Cuse
Netflix has commissioned Pulse, its first procedural medical drama series, which will follow the staff…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What’s behind Netflix’s Basic move?
With Netflix preparing to shutter its Basic tier – the lowest priced ad-free plan –…
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Renewal round-up: HBO orders ‘True Detective’ S5; Paramount+ renews ‘Frasier’; Netflix returns ‘Manny’
HBO orders True Detective S5 HBO has extended True Detective into a fifth season and…
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Netflix hires former NBCU TV chairman Jeff Gaspin for unscripted post
Netflix has appointed former NBC Universal Television Entertainment chief Jeff Gaspin as VP of unscripted…
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Netflix returns to ‘Berlin’ with second season of ‘La Casa De Papel’ spin-off
Netflix has ordered a second season of Berlin, its spin-off from hit Spanish series La…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How grocery shopping is helping Netflix pay the bills in France
Griselda streamer Netflix has announced a partnership with French supermarket group Carrefour to offer its…
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Shahid VIP forecast to overtake Netflix’s MENA market share
Netflix is forecast to lose its market leadership to Shahid VIP in MENA n the…
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Netflix, AMC, CBC & SBS in Oz buy Israeli hit ‘A Body That Works’
Netflix, AMC Networks International, CBC in Canada and SBS in Australia have picked up Israel’s…
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Netflix & Tyler Perry extend pact with first-look series deal
Netflix is extending its ongoing creative partnership with producer and filmmaker Tyler Perry with the…
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Netflix forecast to retain African market lead as SVOD subs to more than double by 2029
Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to add nine million paying SVOD subscriptions over the next five…
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Netflix to adapt ‘Las Muertas’ & ‘Celda 211’ as streamer expands Mexican scripted slate
Netflix is expanding its slate of Mexican originals with five new series and four films…
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Netflix sets two doc projects about US Red Sox baseball team
Netflix has commissioned two new documentary projects following US Major League Baseball (MLB) team the…
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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery & Fox join forces to launch US sports streamer
Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Fox have joined forces to launch a new…
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New Regency recruits Netflix’s Laura Delahaye as head of domestic TV
New Regency Pictures, the producer of recently launched Prime Video series Mr & Mrs Smith,…
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Netflix unveils Korean slate with 31 new & returning shows for 2024
Netflix is looking to secure its popularity among fans of Korean content with more than…
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Netflix maintains Spanish investment with more than 20 shows for 2024
Netflix will launch more than 20 productions made in Spain in 2024 across scripted and…
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Netflix reveals 2024 line-up, int’l originals & doc acquisitions
Netflix has unveiled a slew of new and returning global and local originals this week,…
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‘Griselda’ was Netflix’s most-watched show of past seven days
Crime drama Griselda, true crime docuseries American Nightmare and Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once…
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Netflix to visit Banijay’s ‘Temptation Island’ following five-season run on USA
Netflix has snagged US rights to Banijay format Temptation Island, following a five-season run on…
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Kelly Luegenbiehl exits Netflix after eight years, as Jinny Howe expands remit
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix’s UK-based VP of franchise and spectacle series, is exiting after more than…
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Lucy van Beek unveils Tailfeather Productions with Netflix & Apple TV+ commissions
Natural history filmmaker Lucy van Beek has launched a new prodco, with commissions from Netflix…
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Netflix shares soar 10% after record Q4 subscriber growth, as streamer eyes HBO ‘Sex And The City’ deal
Netflix shares soared more than 10% in after-hours trading after it revealed record subscriber growth…
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Netflix orders Raël alien cult docuseries from Banijay France-backed KM
Netflix has commissioned Raël: The Alien Prophet, a four-part docuseries exploring how a UFO-inspired religion…
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Netflix makes $5bn bet on live events with World Wrestling Entertainment deal
Netflix has struck a reported $5bn pact with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that marks a…