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NBC reveals Netflix ‘ratings’
NBC has revealed what it claims to be viewing numbers for key Netflix series. The US…
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Channel 4, Netflix team for drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and US-based Netflix are joining forces on Kiss Me First, a…
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TV’s Big Questions: is the golden age of TV drama over?
We asked the industry whether the drama golden age had hit its peak and it’s…
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Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
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Global Netflix impact ‘felt for a generation’
The impact of Netflix’s unprecedented global launch will be “felt for a generation”, but will…
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ID to contest Netflix’s Making a Murderer
US cable net Investigation Discovery is to release a doc special that refutes the details…
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Seven hurdles Netflix must overcome before it is a global player
This week, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announced its launch in 130 more countries, bringing its total…
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Netflix launches in 130 new countries
Netflix has launched in 130 new countries including India, Nigeria, Singapore and Turkey, company CEO…
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Netflix, DreamWorks extend programming deal
Netflix and DreamWorks have extended a programming agreement in a deal that will give the…
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Netflix, Amazon drive UK digital spend past £1bn
Digital revenues from services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sky Store exceeded £1 billion (US$1.5…
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Netflix orders therapy drama Gypsy
Netflix has greenlit a ten-part drama from writer Lisa Rubin about an inappropriate therapist. Psychological…
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Netflix, Amazon among big losers as stocks tumble
Netflix and Amazon were among the biggest losers as Wall Street suffered in the wake…
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Netflix buys Je Suis Charlie doc
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired a documentary about the January 2014 terror attack on the…
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Russian launch nears for Netflix
Netflix will soon launch in Russia, according to a local report. The SVOD service will…
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All 4 joins Netflix, iPlayer on Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV has rounded out its UK broadcaster catch-up TV services offer by adding…
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SVOD tipped to overtake free streaming this Xmas
The proportion of consumers in the UK accessing paid-for TV streaming services such as Netflix…
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EC plans ‘threaten production, distribution’
Another independent film and television producers body has attacked the European Commission’s Digital Single Market…
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Fifth of UK broadband homes use Netflix
Some 18% of UK broadband households used subscription video-on-demand service Netflix in the past 30…
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UK TV viewers are most ‘tech-savvy’
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC…
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BBC backs EU plan, eyes accessible iPlayer
The BBC has welcomed the EU’s new cross-border copyright proposals, and said that government plans…
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DreamWorks to supply DHX nets with toons
DreamWorks Animation is supply Canadian kids TV broadcaster DHX Media with 130 episodes of coproduced-animation…
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Netflix doubling up on original programming
Netflix will almost double the amount of original TV series on its service in 2017,…
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Netflix dominates US web traffic
Netflix now accounts for 37.1% of North American web traffic in peak evening hours, with…
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Australian SVOD market to grow 17-fold
Australian subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix, Presto and Stan will grow by a factor…
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YouTube could buy shows to take on Netflix
YouTube executives have met with Hollywood studios in a bid to secure streaming rights to…
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TBI Scripted December/January 2015/16
SVOD drama: Netflix and its SVOD counterparts have turned the TV drama world on its…
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Virgin UK captures Ash Vs Evil Dead exclusive
Virgin Media has acquired first-run rights to comedy-drama Ash Vs Evil Dead, a move that…
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Study: Netflix in one in six Dutch homes
New stats suggest Netflix is now is around 1.2 million Dutch homes – around one…
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Research: half of Americans use Netflix
Half of all Americans have used Netflix to stream television series and movies, new research…
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RAI plots SVOD Netflix rival
Italian public broadcaster RAI is planning to create an online pay TV platform that can…