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Netflix
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Netflix brings in trio of Indian originals
Netflix is set to bring in three more Indian originals, including a drama, horror and…
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Netflix to open Future Strategy Office as Korean sitcom
Netflix is set to launch a new South Korean sitcom with YG Entertainment, a music…
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Netflix agrees first MENA operator deal with OSN
Netflix has agreed its first partnership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…
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France Télévisions should drop SVOD plan, says ex-programing chief
France Télévisions should abandon its plan for a new subscription video-on-demand platform and transform existing…
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Netflix picks up Marie Kondo series on ‘the magic of tidying up’
Netflix has ordered an unscripted series with author and home organisation guru Marie Kondo (pictured),…
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Netflix stubs out weed comedy Disjointed
Netflix has axed marijuana store comedy Disjointed after one season on the platform. The multi-camera…
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Ryan Murphy exits Fox for exclusive $300m Netflix deal
Netflix has pulled off perhaps its biggest production coup to date by prising US super-producer…
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Kagan: European SVOD revenues to reach $6.8bn in 2022
The European subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market is due to reach revenues of US$6.8 billion in…
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Netflix signs Daily Show’s Michelle Wolf for talk show
Daily Show’s Michelle Wolf has landed her own weekly Netflix half-hour talk show, set to…
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Netflix reveals viewers’ ‘first binges’
Netflix data has revealed the top ten titles most likely to first get viewers to…
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TBI Weekly: Brand power could hold key for the future of TV
This week, it’s become clear that simply having quality content is no longer enough to…
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Netflix influences viewing habits even in non-core genres – study
Having a popular content brand name like Netflix remains a key driver in picking up…
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Netflix lands Ryan Murphy political comedy series
Streaming service Netflix has beaten off rivals Amazon and Hulu to secure the latest comedy…
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Netflix shocks at Super Bowl with sneak Cloverfield launch
Netflix’s marketing execs are slapping each other on the backs after their latest movie launch…
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eMarketer: YouTube ‘close to saturation’ in the UK
More than 90% of digital video viewers in the UK regularly visit YouTube with the…
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Netflix & Univision production pact after El Chapo success
Netflix and US Hispanic broadcaster Univision will coproduce five original series after following the launch…
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BBC Showcase to host tech giants Apple, Netflix & more
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2018, held later this month (February 18-21), will be hosting Apple, Netflix,…
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TDG: ‘Big three’ SVOD players to plough annual $10bn into originals
The ‘big three’ SVOD players – Amazon, Netflix and Hulu – will triple the amount…
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OTT value to reach $119bn by 2022
Over-the-top (OTT) providers of digital TV such as Netflix and Amazon, are set to reach…
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86% of viewers don’t want to juggle OTT services
Global viewers would rather not juggle OTT services such as Netflix and Amazon and would…
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Report: Telefonica close to agreeing Spanish Netflix deal
Telefonica is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Netflix that will see it integrate…
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Netflix goes to the Rapture with hip-hop doc
Netflix will bring in an eight-episode documentary series based on hip-hop culture and produced by…
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TBI Weekly: Beauty is power for Netflix
This week, it was impossible to ignore Netflix’s seemingly unstoppable rise as the company’s value…
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Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey
Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…
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Netflix orders some magic with Derren Brown specials
Netflix has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Vaudeville Productions for three specials with magician…
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Netflix value exceeds $100bn as subs hit record level
Netflix added 24 million new users in 2017 and reported its highest ever quarter for…
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Amazon Prime hikes US price by 18% as it ups content spend
Amazon announced Friday that it will increase the price for Prime memberships in the US…
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Netflix picks up talk show from Community’s Joel McHale
Joel McHale, the former star of NBC/Yahoo comedy Community, is set to host a new…
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Ampere: France says ‘Non’ to Netflix
Netflix is yet to win “the hearts and minds” of people in France, with the…