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Netflix adds six to Korean romance line-up, with K-pop idol starring titles
Netflix’s investment in Korean content continues to grow, with the streamer unveiling six new K-romance…
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Netflix picks up Mamamoo K-pop doc for Southeast Asian premiere
Netflix has picked up Mamamoo: Where Are We Now, a documentary about the K-pop girl…
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AMC scripted co-heads, Emma Miller & Carrie Gillogly, join Netflix
Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly, co-heads of AMC’s scripted team, have both left the US…
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Channel 4 & Netflix reveal launch plans for joint commission ‘Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef’
Channel 4 and Netflix have revealed release dates for the companies’ upcoming joint commission, Five…
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Netflix orders ‘American Gladiators’ docuseries
Netflix has commissioned Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story Of American Gladiators, a docuseries about…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why MENA online ad revenue will double by 2027
Online video advertising revenue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is set to…
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Netflix explores ‘Unknown’ with docuseries event
Netflix has commissioned Unknown, a four-part docuseries “event” that tells different stories of adventure and…
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Netflix’s ad plan subscriber numbers near five million as details of customers emerge
Netflix has pulled back the curtain on its advertising-supported subscription plan during its Upfront in…
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Exclusive: France TV & M6 fuel unscripted format surge, with key suppliers revealed
France Télévisions and M6 have propelled the country’s unscripted format business to new heights over…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What’s behind Netflix’s Lat Am & Caribbean declines
Netflix’s recent strong subscriber growth in Latin America & the Caribbean has begun to shrink….
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Fifth Season hires Netflix’s Travis Webb to lead American sales
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season has appointed long-time Netflix exec Travis Webb as SVP of sales…
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Netflix to trim costs by $300m in 2023, report claims
Netflix is looking to trim spending by about $300m million this year, according to a…
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ABC in Oz overhauls content & news teams, with job losses expected
The ABC in Australia has unveiled more details about the overhaul of its news and…
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Exclusive: Propagate launches $50m documentary fund as new PropDocs unit staffs up
US producer-distributor Propagate has launched a $50m fund to invest in documentaries, as the LA-based…
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Netflix expands ‘Love Is Blind’ in Germany with Redseven attached
Netflix is expanding its Love Is Blind franchise by ordering a German version of the…
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Writers unions in UK, Australia & Canada tell members to turn down Hollywood work amid WGA strike
Writers unions in Australia, Canada and the UK have told its members to turn down…
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Deals round-up: Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’; ‘Morning Show’ returns to Apple; ‘Black Snow’ travels
Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’ Netflix has ordered comedy drama series The…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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TBI Weekly: How ‘decisions’ at Disney, Meta, Vice & Netflix dominated the week
It has been a painful week for many in TV as job cuts bite, while…
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Netflix orders three new UK dramas and details $6bn content investment
Netflix has commissioned three new UK scripted series, while revealing that it will have invested…
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Netflix goes all-in on South Korean content, with $2.5bn investment plan
Netflix is planning to invest $2.5bn in South Korean content over the next four years,…
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Netflix to end longest-running non-kids show ‘Big Mouth’ & spin-off ‘Human Resources’
Netflix has ordered an eighth and final season of adult animated sitcom Big Mouth, with…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Netflix’s ad-tier launch shows a failure to commit
Much has been made of Netflix’s recent push into ad-supported subscription models, but Omdia’s Tony…
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Exclusive: How TV & gaming are levelling up together
As video game adaptations flood the market, Mark Layton explores how TV is partnering for…
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Netflix teams with ‘Dark Crystal’ & ‘Stranger Things’ creators for mystery ‘The Boroughs’
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews have teamed up…
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News round-up: MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals; Netflix India renews ‘Rana Naidu’; Fuse Media expands Freevee FAST deal
MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals RTS (Switzerland), TV2 (Hungary), TV2 (Slovenia), RTBF (Belgium),…
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Disney alum Julian Scott joins KidsCave as COO & MD ahead of Netflix series launch
UK animation firm KidsCave Studios has appointed former Disney exec Julian Scott as chief operating…
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Netflix to maintain $17bn content spend in 2024, as Q1 subs grow by 1.75 million
Netflix is not likely to cut its content investment in 2024, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos…
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Netflix apologises as ‘Love Is Blind’ live reunion show fails to stream
Netflix has apologised after a special reunion episode of Love Is Blind that had been…
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The future for docuseries: Time for a reset
Docuseries have exploded over recent years but rampant competition, rising costs and squeezed budgets are…