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Netflix, Bell board new Star Trek
Netflix has taken exclusive SVOD rights to the upcoming CBS All Access Star Trek drama…
Amazon, Netflix must go local for Euro growth
Netflix and Amazon are driving OTT penetration in Europe but international SVOD players in the…
Netflix bags Disjointed Chuck Lorre series
Netflix has ordered a 20-part straight-to-series comedy from comedy guru Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros….
Amazon Prime, Hulu customers also use Netflix
Amazon Prime and Hulu viewers in the US “almost always” have a Netflix subscription, according…
Escobar brother demands share of Narcos profits
Pablo Escobar’s brother has demanded streaming service Netflix gives him a share of the profits…
Lattelecom takes on Netflix with OTT launch
Telia-owned Latvian telco Lattelecom has launched a new OTT multiscreen entertainment platform, Shortcut.lv, which it…
Netflix explores German History X
Netflix has bagged exclusive SVOD rights to ARD drama NSU German History X in six…
Landmark deal means Comcast will stream Netflix
US cable giant Comcast will stream SVOD service Netflix on its X1 set-top box, a…
Netflix extends CW content pact
Netflix will remain the exclusive US subscription on-demand home of programming from broadcast network The…
UK gov’t: streaming services up, piracy down
A “steep rise” in the use of streaming services like Netflix and Spotify has coincided…
Netflix commits to Korean originals
Netflix has said it will make original programming out of South Korea. Visiting the country…
Netflix consumes Toast in 200-hour ABC deal
British comedy Toast of London has debuted in Australia and New Zealand on SVOD service…
Netflix UK courts Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Netflix has bagged exclusive UK rights to The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The first season…
TV business needs ‘total overhaul’ to combat Netflix
Traditional content creators and channels need to totally overhaul their businesses if they want to…
Netflix dominates European SVOD
Subscription video-on-demand grew by 56% in Europe between 2014-15 and is expected to reach 50…
Tuchman joins Parrot board, plots investment
Ex-AMC Global president Bruce Tuchman has joined the board of television data firm Parrot Analytics,…
Netflix orders Lost in Space reboot
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a drama reboot of the 1960s Irwin Allen sci-fi drama…
Dramacorp hires Blue Eyes co-creator
Fledgling prodco Dramacorp has hired the co-creator of SVT political drama Blue Eyes. Mia Sohlman…
AMC: data anaylsis not useful for commissioning
Netflix-type analysis of viewing data is not useful in helping content providers decide which projects…
Eastern Europe ‘wakes up’ to OTT
A leading media analyst has said that eastern Europe has ‘woken up’ to OTT and…
SVOD uptake ‘on a par with DVR’ in US
Subscription video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video now have equal penetration to…
NATPE: RTL commits to drama, dismisses Netflix
Hungary’s largest commercial broadcaster plans to ramp up its local drama efforts in the wake…
Altice to invest in originals, new US services
Altice founder Patrick Drahi plans to produce original series in France from next year that…
Netflix greenlights Cameron Dallas series
Netflix’s latest original programme is an unscripted series featuring social media star Cameron Dallas. The…
Amazon, Netflix set for Gridiron competition
Amazon is preparing to launch All or Nothing: A Season with the Arizona Cardinals, a…
CBC, Netflix co-order Atwood miniseries
Canadian pubcaster the CBC and global streamer Netflix have co-commissioned a six-part miniseries based on…
Netflix US ‘overtakes’ YouTube
Netflix is now the most watched on-demand video service in the US, beating YouTube into…
In-demand charts: Czech Republic (12-18 June 2016)
Ahead of the Brexit vote in the UK, which could lead to the biggest change…
Trace buys African SVOD service
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
CEE players mull Netflix rival, but face challenges
Regional broadcasters face multiple challenges in launching local SVOD services in CEE, but may have…