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Netflix
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Netflix growth ‘slowing’ in big European markets
US streaming service Netflix is seeing subs growth slow in major European territories, according to…
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Netflix builds LEGO, CiTV partnerships
Netflix has commissioned six original kids series, one from the LEGO Group and another from…
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Netflix hires ex-Universal TV exec as content VP
Netflix has appointed former Universal Television president Bela Bajaria as its vice-president of content. Bajaria…
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Disney deal ‘could propel Netflix into sports’
Selling up to The Walt Disney Company could give subscription on-demand service Netflix a route…
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Netflix shares fly on Disney takeover rumours
Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover…
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Hulu undercuts Netflix further with price cut
Hulu has dropped the price of its ad-supported subscription offering from US$7.99 per month to…
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Former AMC int’l chief: ‘niche SVOD is the future’
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…
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TBI DISTRIBUTOR SURVEY 2016: SVOD boom, stacking issues?
Netflix and its streaming counterparts have shaken up the traditional TV market in an unprecedented…
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Netflix: two-thirds of viewing is on series
TV series, including Netflix’s own original productions, now account for two thirds of viewing time…
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Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
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Doomed Canuck SVOD net ‘neared 1m subs’
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has come close to attracting 900,000 subscribers, it has revealed after…
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Shomi shutters amid ‘challenging’ SVOD market
Canadian subscription video-on-demand player Shomi will close on November 30. Its cableco parents, Rogers Communications and…
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TBI’s Top 10 Stories of the Week
Our exclusive Distributor Survey 2016 has been top of the agenda this week on TBIVision.com…
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Netflix reveals Naked movie
Netflix has given the greenlight to a feature film starring Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie), based…
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Netflix goes ‘fully local’ in Turkey
Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…
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Netflix elects Designated Survivor
Netflix has acquired international rights to new season ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The deal…
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Netflix reveals how quickly it hooks viewers
Streaming service Netflix claims to know exactly when its customers around the world become ‘hooked’…
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Netflix aims for half-original content line-up
Netflix aims to move to a 50-50 split between licensed and original content, according to…
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West Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn – IHS
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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Netflix plots fully localised Polish service
Netflix has revealed plans to fully localise its on-demand service in Poland, striking back at…
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Comcast starts Netflix trial on set-top boxes
US pay TV giant Comcast is due to start rolling out a beta version of…
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OTT ‘adds $25bn to global video industry’
The global OTT market has added some US$25 billion in revenue to the video industry,…
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Netflix business model ‘may be unsustainable’
Global subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to double to US$35 billion by 2021, but market…
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Fox sues Netflix over ‘executive poaching’
21st Century Fox is suing Netflix over alleged executive poaching. The suit claims the SVOD…
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Netflix takes rights to young Obama film
Netflix has won a bidding war to land worldwide rights to a new movie about…
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Channel 4 snatches Bake Off from BBC
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has poached the UK’s highest rating show, The Great British Bake…
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Netflix strikes global Timberlake doc deal
Netflix has snagged global rights to Justin Timberlake and The Tennessee Kids, the upcoming doc…
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Mythbusters team prep Netflix show
The producer and several of the team from the popular popular science series Mythbusters are…
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Netflix orders trio of originals, Stranger Things II
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a pair of tween-skewed scripted series, on of which comes…
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Telefónica’s Movistar orders original drama
Telefónica is ramping up its investment in original content following the launch of Netflix in…