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Netflix rides Henson’s Dinosaur Train
Netflix has acquired rights to The Jim Henson Company’s animated series Dinosaur Train. The streaming…
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News brief: Netflix renews Prime Hollywood deal
US-listed streaming service Netflix has renewed a deal with Paris-based distributor Prime Entertainment Group. The…
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Nintendo scraps European TV plans
Nintendo has cancelled plans to launch its Nintendo TVii service in Europe, citing unexpected challenges…
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Netflix pre-buys Jamie Dornan war film
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Jadotville, a war film set during an African siege…
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Netflix launching on pay TV service Fetch
Netflix is set to launch on Australian IPTV pay TV service Fetch TV. US-listed SVOD service…
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Wolf Creek remake is Stan’s debut original
Australian SVOD platform Stan is getting into the originals game by working up a pair…
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Time Warner: $19bn content investment coming
Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes says spend on production and programme marketing at the US…
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House of Cards season three leaks
A “technical glitch” allowed Netflix subscribers on Wednesday afternoon to briefly watch the upcoming third…
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Israeli nets agree to unique Saul deal
A trio of Israeli pay TV platforms have acquired Better Call Saul in an “unprecedented”…
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The state of the kids VOD industry
Nick Walters, founder and CEO of kids SVOD service Hopster, identifies the trends driving the…
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Netflix launches in Cuba
Netflix has launched its streaming service in Cuba today. The US-listed company said that improving…
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Netflix ‘working up Zelda series, Ten deal’
Netflix is reportedly developing a series based on the popular Legend of Zelda video games,…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in…
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Netflix Japan launch confirmed
Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…
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Netflix raising $1.5bn for content and expansion
Netflix is raising US$1.5 billion in new debt and will use the cash to buy…
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Hot Girls Wanted at Netflix
Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…
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Warner, Sony launch Asian Netflix rival
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have joined forces to launch a regional OTT…
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Sony poaches exec for Oz sales
Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
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Netflix buys AwesomenessTV movie
Netflix has acquired Expelled, the comedy film from online teen network AwesomenessTV. The movie has…
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House of Cards 3 launching in Asia same day as US
The latest season of Netflix original series House of Cards will launch on the RTL…
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Streaming media player ownership to hit 40% in US
Streaming media player penetration is set to reach 40% of US broadband homes by 2017,…
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Liberty boss calls for ‘scale’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has called for “scale in the cable industry” in order…
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Stan nabs Amazon series, launches ahead of Netflix
Stan has become the latest subscription video-on-demand service to roll out in Australia, beating streaming…
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Netflix tipped to launch in South Africa
Netflix is widely rumoured to be preparing to launch in South Africa this year or…
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HBO’s OTT service to shake up SVOD market
Roughly 17% of US broadband households would be likely to subscribe to HBO’s forthcoming over-the-top…
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Netflix to complete global expansion in two years
Netflix has said it plans to complete its global expansion, while staying profitable, over the…
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Online retailer readies Amazon OTT challenger
US-based online retail company Overstock.com has revealed an Amazon Prime Instant Video rival at the…
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NATPE: US viewers flocking to streaming
A new study from NATPE and CEA says that over 70% of US consumers have…
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Netflix goes straight-to-series with Will Arnett
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit an eight-episode, straight-to-series comedy from The Millers and Arrested Development…