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Netflix adapts ‘Chasing Hillary’ for political drama, expands Swedish offering
Netflix has handed out a commission for a political drama based on New York Times…
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Netflix greenlights Australia-produced thriller ‘Clickbait’
Global streamer Netflix has ordered an eight-part thriller entitled Clickbait from Australia-based producers Matchbox Pictures and Tony…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix finds its ‘Love Island’ amid unscripted drive
A year on since forming its UK outpost and months out from launching Paris and…
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Exclusive: Netflix drives into European drama with hires for Paris, Berlin
Netflix is expanding its scripted might in Europe, building out offices in Paris and Berlin…
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Netflix boards second season of ‘I Am A Killer’
Netflix has boarded a second season of Znak & Co.’s I Am A Killer, days…
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Netflix India exec lands at ABC Entertainment
Netflix India’s Simran Sethi has landed at ABC Entertainment. The exec, who most recently served…
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Netflix beats out competition for exclusive deal with ‘Game Of Thrones’ creators
Netflix has beaten the likes of Amazon and Disney to strike an exclusive deal with…
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ABC boss: broadcast shows “endure” over churn-heavy SVODs
ABC Entertainment boss Karey Burke has defended broadcast television’s unique ability to market and support…
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Netflix cancels ‘The OA’ after two seasons
Netflix has pulled the plug on sci-fi thriller The OA after two seasons. Cindy Holland, head of…
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HBO Max scores major licensing coup for BBC content
HBO Max has scooped up exclusive streaming rights to Doctor Who via a major licensing…
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Netflix wrestles ‘The Big Show’ for comedy
Netflix has ordered a 10-episode half-hour, multi-camera comedy series starring WWE wrestling star Paul Wight…
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Netflix to put away ‘Trinkets’ but strikes ‘Big Mouth’ deal
Netflix is bringing the curtain down on Trinkets, its show based on Kirsten Smith’s young…
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TBI Weekly: What Netflix’s Q2 tells us about its long-game strategy
Netflix’s Q2 results rang alarm bells this week after the business revealed it had lost…
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Weak Q2 for Netflix shows over-reliance on handful of brands
Netflix has again suffered a “soft” Q2, but analysts have warned that it can’t afford…
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Netflix shares dive 12% after big subscription miss
Netflix shares have slumped by more than 12% after the world’s biggest streamer revealed a…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ shatters Emmy record as HBO sweeps nominations
HBO’s Game Of Thrones has shattered Emmy records to help the AT&T-owned cable channel scoop up 137…
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Netflix unveils ambitious, high-profile originals slate out of India
Meet The Patels director Ravi Patel and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment are behind…
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Netflix makes debut commission from ‘Blue Planet II’ creator James Honeyborne
The first project for Netflix from Blue Planet II creator James Honeyborne has emerged. The…
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BBC One, Netflix preps Hippie Trail murder drama from Mammoth Screen
BBC One in the UK has commissioned a true-life drama from Poldark producer Mammoth Screen…
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TBI Weekly: It’s Quibi or bust for short-form (Column)
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-first service Quibi and its growing roster of A-list on and off-screen talent…
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Netflix hires BBC Studios’ Lee-Joe as chief marketing officer
Netflix has hired BBC Studios’ Jackie Lee-Joe as its chief marketing officer. The Australian exec,…
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ABC pulls plug on ‘How To Get Away With Murder’
Shonda Rhimes’ hit drama How To Get Away With Murder is coming to an end after…
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Spectrum develops ‘Last Chance U’ drama with Courteney Cox
Spectrum Originals, part of US media giant Charter Communications, is developing a scripted show based…
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Netflix to adapt video game Cuphead as TV animation
Netflix has ordered an animated show featuring characters from hit platform game Cuphead after striking…
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Netflix in ratings record with ‘Stranger Things’ S3
The latest season of Netflix’s supernatural thriller Stranger Things has broken the company’s viewing records….
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Netflix adopts ‘surprise drop’ strategy for docs, reality
Netflix is adopting a “surprise drop” strategy for its documentary and reality programming to compete…
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23% of Netflix subscribers would cancel over introduction of ads
Almost a quarter of Netflix subscribers would cancel their membership over the introduction of adverts….
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Ofcom sets out new PSB measures in face of “unprecedented challenges”
UK regulator Ofcom has announced a new set of measures to improve the chances of…
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Australia reaches 14 million pay TV subscribers
Over half the Australian population pays for TV or SVOD services, according to new research…
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Netflix commits to copros as ITV cites streamer “tensions”
Netflix’s UK drama boss Anne Mensah has said coproductions with UK partners remain the “lifeblood”…