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Netflix orders Spy Kids, Skylanders series
Netflix has ordered a raft of new kids series including an animated Spy Kids series…
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Netflix reveals most re-watched original
Orange is the New Black is the most re-watched original series on streaming giant Netflix….
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Netflix ‘to reach 140m int’l subs by 2025’
Netflix’s international streaming subscriber base will reach 140 million by 2025, according to a research…
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Netflix ‘irrelevant’ in CEE
Netflix’s content has little appeal for CEE audiences, and OTT is currently only really useful…
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Gervais’ Office spin-off set for Netflix
Netflix is set to take Ricky Gervais’ new movie to global SVOD audiences. Speaking on…
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Telcos target TV
Telecoms operators are increasingly looking to TV to drive new subs, increase customer loyalty and…
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Netflix agrees Lat Am partnership with Millicom
Netflix has signed a deal with Millicom that will see its app pre-loaded on phones…
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Netflix preps first sports doc
Netflix has greenlit Last Chance U, marking the streaming service’s first move into sports docs….
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Netflix joins BBC series The Last Kingdom
Netflix has come on board The Last Kingdom and will be a coproduction partner of…
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Amazon tipped to make international pay TV move
An international launch of an Amazon TV service is “imminent”, according to analysts. The retail…
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Netflix bags Cannes favourite, more Marseille
Streaming service Netflix has acquired its latest first-run film, a French effort that critics received…
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In-demand charts: Poland (May 29-June 4, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand* shows from…
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Netflix orders Indian crime drama
Global streaming service Netflix has ordered its first original series out of India, an organised…
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Netflix, Julie Andrews create Henson puppet show
Legendary actor Julie Andrews has created a preschool puppet show for SVOD service Netflix. Andrews…
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Netflix acquires Technicolor adventure toon
Streaming giant Netflix has taken US rights to CG-animated adventure series The Deep. The show…
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Apple looked at Time Warner, linked to Netflix
Tech giant Apple considered a move for its media counterpart Time Warner, according to the…
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Netflix: ‘quota won’t boost Euro production’
Netflix has said it is already investing in European content, and that the introduction of…
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Europe confirms Netflix quota
The European Commission has confirmed that it will oblige on-demand services such as Netflix and…
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In-demand charts: Spain (15 – 21 May 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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Netflix talks up exclusive movies, Disney deal
Netflix has started talking up its movie partnership with Disney ahead of the agreement taking…
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Netflix buys musical puppet comedy
Netflix has scooped UK rights to Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, an adult-skewed…
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Netflix makes Dutch movie move
Netflix has prebought Dutch war film Riphagen, snagging rights for all of its global footprint…
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Netflix readies Argentinian drama with Burman
Netflix is working with Supermax creator Daniel Burman to create its first Argentinian-produced original, Edha….
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Euro Netflix quota would have ‘limited effect’
The European Union’s rumoured move to make Netflix comply with a European content quota would…
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Netflix original to US broadcast TV for first time
Netflix has struck a deal with Univision for drug drama Narcos, marking the first time…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Amazon Direct Video is ‘serious threat’ to Netflix
Amazon’s new video platform could be a “serious threat” to Netflix and other SVOD platforms,…
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Netflix moves into reality formats with Stallone
Netflix has ordered Ultimate Beastmaster, its first reality series. The competition series, which will localised,…
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UK online video spend set to overtake DVDs
UK consumers will spend more money on SVOD services and film and TV downloads than…