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Ampere: Netflix leads FAANGs with focus on comedy and sci-fi originals
Netflix continues to lead the FAANG companies in terms of original content, though the Facebook,…
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Exclusive: Netflix, Apple circle tech-led kids programming
Netflix and Apple are circling tech-led children’s programming, and are believed to be eyeing a…
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Limonero, Scorpion strike deals with Netflix, Nat Geo
UK distributor Limonero Films has struck a raft of deals for HIV documentary Lovesick, including…
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Netflix partners with Daredevil showrunner for Brazilian original
Netflix has partnered with the showrunner behind Marvel’s Daredevil, Douglas Petrie, for new Brazilian original,…
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Netflix picks up BBC1 thriller Bodyguard
Netflix has picked up World Productions’ BBC1 drama Bodyguard. The streaming giant, which boarded the…
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Netflix adds Axel Springer CEO to board
Netflix has appointed Mathias Döpfner, chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE, to its board…
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Netflix and HBO tie up for Emmy wins
HBO and Netflix reached a tie with 23 wins each during the 70th annual primtetime…
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Netflix orders Korean original My First First Love
Netflix is adding another Korean original to its platform, this time the eight-part romance title…
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Netflix now has 50 local partners and growing
Netflix now has more than 50 local partners in 25 countries, with the SVOD giant…
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BBC’s Tony Hall: FAANG needs regulation
BBC director general Tony Hall is calling for the taxation and regulation of “global giants”…
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La Casa de SVOD: The new alliances between Spanish players and streamers
Spain’s drama boom continues, generating once unimaginable alliances between global SVOD platforms and the biggest…
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AT&T boss: Netflix is the Walmart of media
AT&T boss and chairman Randall Stephenson has compared Netflix to US retail brand Walmart and…
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Red boss Nicola Shindler to lead Studiocanal UK
Nicola Shindler, head of Happy Valley producer Red, is to head up Studiocanal UK. Replacing…
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Cartoon Forum: Netflix up for Cartoon Tribute for the first time
Netflix is up for its inaugural Cartoon Tribute award at Cartoon Forum, the annual animation…
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Telefónica: Netflix integration, a new kids app and 4K box rollout
Telefónica is to integrate Netflix in its TV service by the end of the year…
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BBC plans website cuts to fight FAANG
The BBC is planning to cut sections of its website to facilitate the user experience…
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Netflix, Canadian Film Centre strike multi-year partnership
Netflix has partnered with the Canadian Film Centre on a five-year pact to support local…
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HBO bests Netflix in Creative Arts Emmy race
HBO and Netflix faced off at the Creative Arts Emmys, where the AT&T-owned Game of…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix starts seeing the Apple effect
This week, Netflix started showing signs of stress from upcoming streaming competitors. On Wednesday Netflix…
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Netflix revives Designated Survivor after ABC cancellation
Netflix will bring back Designated Survivor for a third season, after the show was cancelled by ABC…
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Starz adds Netflix, Lionsgate execs to top team
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has added Netflix’s Darren Nielson and Lionsgate’s Jeff Cooke to its…
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Netflix hires Disney’s product chief
Netflix has appointed former Disney executive Christie Fleischer as it looks to boost its consumer…
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TBI Weekly: Will Facebook Watch make an impact?
This week, there has been a lot of buzz around the global rollout of Facebook…
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Netflix hires ‘inclusion’ strategist, orders titles from Asian talent
After firing its former PR chief for using racist language, Netflix has now hired an…
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Netflix appoints Facebook’s VP of communications
Netflix has appointed Facebook’s vice-president of communications, Rachel Whetstone, as its chief communications officer. Commenting…
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Gravity Falls creator inks overall deal with Netflix
Netflix has signed a multi-year overall deal with Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch. Under the…
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TBI Weekly: Takeaways from Edinburgh
At this week’s Edinburgh International TV Festival, key execs revealed what they’re looking for on…
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Edinburgh: Netflix reveals string of unscripted originals
Netflix’s VP of unscripted Brandon Reigg revealed a list of upcoming titles on the platform…
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Netflix set for first Mexican reality series
Netflix is set for the launch of its first Mexican reality series Made in Mexico, due…
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Netflix password sharing “not as prolific as many believe” – Ampere
Netflix password sharing is done in less than one in ten homes globally that take…