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Netflix
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Netlfix ‘to double’ European subs base
Netflix will double its overall subs base in Europe, with the its leading market in…
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Netflix and Brad Pitt creating War Machine
Netflix has made its most aggressive move into full-length feature films yet with a deal…
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Netflix to launch in Portugal, Italy
Netflix has confirmed plans to launch in Portugal and Italy in October this year, the…
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Netflix confirms Spain launch
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch in Spain this October, marking the next stage…
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C More appoints programming chief
Sweden-based content group C More Entertainment has appointed Bo Thörnwall to the post of director…
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Four original kids series for Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has lined up another four original kids series. The shows are Cirque…
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Universal TV gets new president
NBC Entertainment has promoted Bela Bajaria to president of production unit Universal Television, and named…
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Netflix ‘will not introduce ads’
Netflix will not test or introduce third-party advertising to its service, the streamer said this morning….
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Ex-Disney digital chief joins Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios has named former Disney/ABC Television Group digital chief Albert Cheng COO, and drafted…
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Studio’s Netflix rival launching in India
Sony, Warner Bros. and Singtel-backed SVOD service Hooq is about to launch in India, one…
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Connected TV will drive OTT subs surge
An increase in connected TV sales will spur a surge in the number of consumers…
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Account sharing a ‘challenge’ for SVOD
Some 11% of all US broadband households rely exclusively on shared accounts when using subscription…
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Netflix ‘in talks over China launch’
Netflix is speaking to potential local partners about a launch in China, according to the…
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Netflix taking SVOD, pay TV lead in Australia
Netflix has established itself as the most popular streaming service in Australia, generating more traffic…
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Netflix wants AT&T/DirecTV merger ended in current form
Streaming service Netflix has urged American regulators to stop the merger of satellite broadcaster DirecTV…
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Brazilian net joins Winx Club
Brazil’s TV Cultura has acquired Italian-created girls toon Winx Club. The deal with Loreto-based family…
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Seinfeld SVOD auction ends in Hulu win
Hulu has beaten off stiff competition to acquire US SVOD rights to classic comedy Seinfeld…
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NBC tries out Netflix binge model
NBC is making an unprecedented move for a US broadcast network by launching the entire…
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Netflix orders Green Eggs and Ham for TV
Netflix has ordered a television version of the Dr. Seuss children’s book Green Eggs and…
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Lifetime making Full House TV movie
Days after the news that Netflix is rebooting Full House, it has emerged that cable…
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Blue chip to new chip: natural history with bite
Stewart Clarke speaks to commissioners, producers, distributors and digital pioneers about their efforts to reimagine…
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Netflix, BBC in key Planet Earth streaming deal
Netflix’s push into natural history programming continues after the streaming service secured US rights for…
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Netflix greenlights Ansari comedy
Streaming service Netflix has given the greenlight to an untitled comedy series from stand-up and…
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Netflix rebooting retro comedy Full House
Having relaunched Arrested Development, Netflix is moving ahead with another comedy reboot with a new…
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OTT to ‘end broadcast TV as we know it’
The emergence of the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video signals “the end…
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Netflix global growth ‘dramatic’
US-based streaming service Netflix has seen its international subscriber base “dramatically” grow since debuting outside…
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Netflix goes blue-chip with Planet Earth creators
Streaming service Netflix is going after the blue chip factual audience by commissioning a landmark…
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Netflix buys Grateful Dead doc
Netflix has acquired The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, a feature…
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Amazon subs ‘more likely to use Netflix’
Amazon Prime subscribers in the US are more likely to use Netflix than Prime Instant…
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OTT subs to hit 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…