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‘HBO, Netflix lead Amazon in digital originals’
Demand for key original series from HBO Now and Netflix far out-strips that for Amazon…
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Netflix preps Lost in Space series
Netflix is reportedly working on a reboot of 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space. Independent…
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Netflix on track for 115m global subs
Netflix will have 115 million paying subscribers across a 200-country footprint by 2020, according to…
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Discovery, Netflix team for original drama
Discovery Canada has ordered Frontier, its first original drama, and Netflix has scooped the international…
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ACMA: 14% of Australians use Netflix
An estimated 14% of adult Australians, some 2.5 million people, used Netflix to stream TV…
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Time Warner ‘eyes Hulu stake’
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in American on-demand platform Hulu….
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French SVOD service launches with 4K
French telco Altice has launched Zive, a new SVOD platform solely for its customers that will…
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Netflix orders Serial-esque crime doc
Netflix has ordered Making a Murderer, a ten-part documentary about a thirty-year-long homicide investigation that…
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Netflix, Amazon buy original films
Netflix and Amazon Studios have both invested in new movies, the former pacting with Brad…
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Netflix UK, YFE among Toot buyers
Netflix in the UK, Disney in Australia and Germany-based YFE have acquired Toot the Tiny…
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NATPE survey: SVOD to drive scripted boom
Major SVOD platforms will play the biggest role in expected growth in the number of…
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Netflix CEO says there is ‘not enough TV’
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said there is not “nearly enough” TV content, coming out…
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Netflix goes straight-to-series with Selena Gomez
US-based streaming service Netflix has greenlit production on a straight-to-series young adult drama from former…
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US Netflix users ‘watch 10 shows per week’
Regular Netflix users in the US watch ten shows and four movies per week via…
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Is the hype around OTT over the top?
Last week two landmark announcements signalled the pace of change in the pay TV industry…
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Netflix ‘in talks over Singapore launch’
Global streaming service Netflix has reportedly entered into talks with Singapore’s Media Development Authority over…
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Netflix rival launches in India
Internet television YuppTV has launched a streaming service in India, a move that comes ahead…
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Netflix ‘to reach 100 million subs by 2018’
Netflix will pass the 100 million subscriber mark in 2018, with the UK due to…
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Analyst: Netflix ‘goes from strength to strength’
Concern over the recent dip in Netflix’s share price that followed mixed financial results is…
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Wanted: procedural series
Demand remains high for procedural drama, but the supply from the US is slowing. Stewart…
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Vodafone Spain in Netflix giveaway
Following Tuesday’s launch of Netflix in Spain, Vodafone España has launched a promotion making the…
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Netflix cuts Vodafone deal in Portugal
Netflix has struck a deal with Vodafone Portugal to be included as part of Vodafone’s…
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Sky posts strong results, hails Atlantic
European pay TV operator Sky has posted strong results with subscribers, revenue and profit all…
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Alibaba offers $4.6bn to buy streaming platform
Chinese e-commerce conglom Alibaba Group is to buy out video streaming site Youku Tudou for…
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Report: Netflix to partner with China’s Wanda Group
Netflix is set to team up with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group for its planned launch…
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Hulu boss cool on original movies, international
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has said there are no plans afoot to follow the likes…
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Netflix shares drop as third quarter disappoints
Netflix missed its US target for new customer sign-ups and reported lower than expected operating…
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Study: Netflix drives down Oz piracy
New streaming services are helping to drive down illegal downloading in Australia, new research shows….
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Netflix increases prices again
Leading online streaming service Netflix has increased the monthly price of a subscription by a…
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ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde to South African SVOD
South African SVOD service ShowMax has bought 125 hours from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, including…