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French cabler counters Netflix with SérieFlix
French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…
Bell, Corus in ‘unprecedented’ HBO SVOD deal
Canada’s Bell Media and Corus Entertainment have scored what has been described as an “unprecedented”…
Netflix’s Sarandos to deliver MIPCOM keynote
Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos will deliver a keynote speech at next month’s global content…
Swiss Netflix rival launches, preps original comedy
Liberty Global-owned Swiss operator UPC Cablecom has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering, MyPrime, that is…
Netflix to leave Hemlock Grove
Netflix is to end horror drama Hemlock Grove after its third season. The streaming service…
Netflix bags exclusive SVOD rights to Gotham
Streaming service Netflix has secured exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Warner Bros.’ hot drama Gotham….
Netflix plans German content
Netflix aims to produce an original series in Germany, according to CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings…
Competition heats up for Netflix
Netflix has shaken up the whole content world – from production with its programme of…
Netflix stumping up $2m per episode for The Blacklist
Netflix has acquired US drama series The Blacklist for a reported US$2m per episode. The…
Netflix confirms Marseille as debut French drama original
Netflix is working with writer Dan Franck to create its first French-produced original drama. Marseille…
Netflix makes French content pledge
Netflix will win the support of local content creators in France by spending money on…
Canadian cablers take on Netflix with Shomi
Shaw and Rogers are launching Shomi, a new subscription video-on-demand service, which will go head…
Nine, Fairfax prep A$100m SVOD service
Nine Network’s parent company is partnering with publishing group Fairfax Media to create a A$100…
Breaking Bad’s Paul inks development deal with Sony
Aaron Paul, who played student meth-head turned master drug cook in AMC drama Breaking Bad,…
Belgium’s BeTV pre-empts Netflix with TV Everywhere service
BeTV, the pay TV unit formerly known as Canal+ Belgium and owned by Belgian French…
Netflix tipped to rapidly expand intn’l base
International subscriptions will account for one fifth of Netflix’s overall business in four years time…
Netflix, Hulu buy ABC Oz series
The sales arm of Australian pubcaster the ABC has sold several series to Netflix and…
Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment
SVOD service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better bandwidth…
Netflix unveils slate of stand-up comedy originals
Netflix will show original comedy specials from Bill Cosby, Jim Jeffries, Chelsea Peretti and Bill…
Netflix acquires UK drama Happy Valley
Netflix has acquired Happy Valley and will launch the gritty UK drama on its US…
Netflix boasts subs revenue has overtaken HBO
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has taken to Facebook to boast that the streaming service generated…
Disney, Animal Planet services join Amazon Fire TV
Connected set-top box Amazon Fire TV has added services from the likes of Disney and…
Cord-cutting takes hold in Europe
Pay TV subscribers are in declining across a large part of Europe as well as…
Netflix eyes 2015 Spain launch
Netflix is due to launch in Spain in the last quarter of 2015, according to…
OTT set to rocket in Asia Pac
Revenues from OTT services will top US$10 billion in the Asia Pacific by 2020 as…
Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
Netflix tipped to take Seinfeld
Netflix is in talks to acquire classic comedy series Seinfeld, according to its creator and…
Netflix acquires feature doc Virunga
Netflix has taken exclusive rights to feature-doc Virunga. The film follows park rangers in the titular…
Netflix signs French content creator pact
Netflix’s winding path to launch in France has taken a new turn, with the SVOD…