After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Netflix
1 min read
Bell undercuts Netflix with CraveTV
Canadian telco and TV firm Bell is undercutting Netflix with its C$4 (US$3.52) a month…
2 min read
Netflix will register 17m international subs
Netflix will hit 17 million paying subscribers this year, according to the latest forecasts. Digital…
2 min read
Netflix originals viewing on the up, research shows
More than seven out of ten US Netflix viewers have watched “at least some” of…
2 min read
BBC claims it’s better value than Netflix
The BBC has staunchly defended its investment in content, claiming that, amid fierce competition from…
1 min read
Netflix boss predicts the end of broadcast TV
Netflix CEO Reed Hasting has said that broadcast TV’s days are numbered. The boss of…
1 min read
Netflix hits five million in Latin America
Netflix has topped the five million users mark in Latin America. The US-listed streaming service…
1 min read
Netflix dominates traffic as Amazon ups share
Netflix remains by far the most-used paid-for website in North America during peak hours, while…
1 min read
French consumer body sues Netflix
French not-for-profit consumer organisation the CLCV is suing Netflix, claiming that the subscription video service…
2 min read
Netflix replaces NBC as Tina Fey comedy’s home
Netflix is replacing US broadcaster NBC as the home of upcoming Tiny Fey/Robert Carlock comedy…
1 min read
Netflix saves Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
1 min read
Nielsen to track Netflix and Amazon viewing
US information and measurement firm Nielsen is reportedly set to start recording TV viewership on…
1 min read
Netflix confirms Oz, NZ launches
Netflix has confirmed its long-expected move into the Australasian market, and will launch a streaming…
1 min read
Netflix dispatches exec to Australia ahead of launch
In another sign that Netflix is actively preparing a forthcoming launch in Australia, the company’s…
2 min read
Netflix retains all rights to The Crown
Netflix will retain all rights to upcoming UK drama project The Crown. This moves the…
1 min read
Netflix takes The Fall with UK drama buy
Netflix has acquired season two of edgy UK serial killer drama The Fall for North…
1 min read
BBC orders more Peaky Blinders, Netflix gets US rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a third season of period gangster drama Peaky…
1 min read
Netflix confirms British Crown original
Netflix has confirmed the widely-expected announcement of its first UK original, British royal family drama…
2 min read
Netflix may speed up international expansion in 2015
Netflix is prepping “sizable expansion” in international markets next year and may speed up the…
1 min read
Netflix greenlights Justin Time spin-off
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a spin-off of Justin Time, the animated kids series from…
1 min read
Netflix prepares for Australia launch
Netflix has reportedly enlisted the help of a creative and social media agency in Australia,…
1 min read
Lemony Snicket series for Netflix
On-demand service Netflix has ordered an original series based on the Jim Carrey movie Lemony…
1 min read
Showtime will Stop at Nothing for Lance Armstrong doc
Showtime has acquired Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story, the one-off doc about the…
2 min read
Netflix tries new release model with Madagascar kids series
Netflix will release its upcoming kids series All Hail King Julien in installments, eschewing the…
1 min read
Netflix launches on YouView
UK connected TV platform YouView has added Netflix access to its set-top boxes, allowing its…
1 min read
Murdoch calls on TV industry to fight Amazon and Netflix
The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…
1 min read
Netflix splashes out on Richie Rich
Netflix has acquired another original kids series, Richie Rich. The live-action show will be based…
1 min read
Netflix launches on BT in the UK
BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VOD service available…
1 min read
Netflix moves for another BBC/Sundance drama
Netflix has acquired upcoming BBC and Sundance drama series One Child, TBI has learned. The…
2 min read
iZombie invades Canuck Netflix rival
New Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired exclusive streaming local rights to Rob Thomas’s upcoming…
1 min read
Netflix makes UK comedy move with BBC’s Pompidou
Netflix is on board upcoming UK comedy Pompidou and will launch it as an original…