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TBI Weekly: Sub success for SVOD players
A range of stories from this week highlight that a push in original content is…
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Netflix bolsters Indian offer with new Discovery net fare
Netflix is attempting to make up lost ground in India by snagging rights to programming…
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Bucks sought from BoJack Horseman’s off-Netflix syndication
Netflix’s adult animation comedy-drama BoJack Horseman is headed for US syndication. LA-based distributor Debmar-Mercury, which…
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Opinion: tech is game for TV takeover
With analysts this week claiming sports remains the critical factor in pay TV subscriptions, Iain…
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Netflix UK subs rate slows as Now TV gains – BARB
Netflix added new subscribers at a slower rate than SVOD rivals Amazon Prime Video and…
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Netflix boards Syfy original from Game of Thrones creator
Game of Thrones writer and producer George R.R. Martin has landed a series on Netflix….
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Apple could buy Netflix – Citi analysts
The chances of tech giant Apple buying Netflix this year stand at around 40%, according…
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Netflix buys second Ricky Gervais stand-up special ‘for $20m’
SVOD giant Netflix has acquired another stand-up special from Ricky Gervais, with the comedian claiming…
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Netflix ‘far behind’ in the Indian OTT market
Netflix is “far behind” other players in the Indian over-the-top video market, ranking fifth in…
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Writer’s room: Charlie Brooker on designing a Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker can lay claim to creating an entirely new TV genre when he launched…
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TBI’s top ten stories of 2017
In many ways, 2017 was a landmark year for television and the wider world, with…
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PwC: Netflix as popular as pay TV in the US
Netflix uptake is now as strong as pay TV use in the US, with 73%…
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Ovum: Amazon to make more video revenue than Netflix in 2018
Amazon will overtake Netflix to generate more over-the-top (OTT) video revenue in 2018 thanks to…
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Netflix and web giants protest as FCC votes to repeal net neutrality
Netflix and other web giants have lashed out after US legislators voted to repeal net…
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TBI Weekly: TV biz devours Netflix stats
By a mile, the most read story this week has been Netflix’s publication of a…
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Amazon & Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn – data
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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Netflix stats: what was ‘devoured’ and ‘savoured’ in 2017
Netflix is attempting to spread some Christmas cheer by releasing viewing stats that give insight…
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Netflix localises in Greece
Netflix has localised its service in Greece, providing local language support and enabling payment in…
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Netflix brings in slate of short docs for 2018
Netflix is set to bring in four documentary shorts for the New Year, two of…
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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…
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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Legendary names Josh Grode new CEO
Legendary Entertainment has named Josh Grode as its new CEO almost a year after the…
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Sarandos confirms House of Cards restart
After some deliberation on the status of House of Cards (HOC) season six, Netflix content…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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Netflix reimagines Sabrina the Teenage Witch
An untitled Sabrina the Teenage Witch series is coming to Netflix, which will be based…
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Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series
Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…
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Netflix provides Sex Education in new dramedy
Netflix is set to launch a new coming-of-age dramedy named Sex Education for 2019. The series follows…