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Thunderbird hires Netflix alum Hillary Zwick Turner to lead new LA scripted base
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has landed former Netflix exec Hillary Zwick Turner to lead the…
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Netflix expands ‘Stranger Things’ franchise with new Flying Bark animation
Netflix is expanding its franchises with a new Stranger Things animation greenlit to series. The…
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Netflix expands live TV offering & orders Canadian thriller
Netflix is expanding its live TV experiment with a special reunion episode of Love Is…
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Netflix returns to ‘Lilyhammer’ prodco Rubicon for fishing drama ‘Salmon Island’
Netflix has partnered up with Norwegian production firm Rubicon for a new fishing-related drama, a…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Japan’s streaming landscape is embracing consolidation
Japan’s streaming landscape is evolving rapidly and the merger between U-Next and Paravi looks set…
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Netflix orders ‘Scott Pilgrim’ anime, reunites original cast
Netflix has ordered a new anime series based on romantic action-comedy Scott Pilgrim Vs. The…
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Netflix, CBC & APTN order first scripted original with Arctic comedy from Inuit writing duo
Netflix has linked with the CBC and APTN in Canada for its first scripted original,…
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Netflix extends ‘The Night Agent’ & orders supernatural animation
Netflix has renewed action-thriller series The Night Agent for a second season and ordered a…
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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms
The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…
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Netflix orders ‘Man On Fire’ series & ‘Snow Girl’ sequel
Netflix is going big on thrillers with orders for a series based on the A.J….
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Netflix expands anime, renews ‘You’ for final season & retains ‘Arrested Development’
Netflix’s anime push continues with the streamer announcing two new series set to debut later…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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Netflix in Nordics & Germany hampered in diverse series wishes by talent shortage
Netflix chiefs in the Nordics and Germany are looking for more diverse subjects such as…
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Exclusive: Video game adaptations soar 47% in 2022 as ‘quality perception’ rises
TV adaptations of video games soared by 47% from 2021 to 2022, with shows such…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Netflix moved into first place in Italy
Omdia’s Rob Moyser explores how, despite a global dip in subscribers last year, heavy originals…
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Spain’s iZen adds Netflix alum Tatiana Hernáiz to boost international business
Spain’s Grupo iZen (aka iZen Group), part of Newen Studios, a subsidiary of the TF1…
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Exclusive: Netflix renews Stand By Me’s ‘DI4RIES’ as Italian prodco expands kids & YA output
Netflix is returning Italian teen dramedy series DI4RIES for a second season, set to debut…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: The where & why of Netflix’s original content spend
Since its move into original programming ten years ago, Netflix’s content strategy has been characterised…
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Hulu & Peacock to share ‘New Girl’ after Netflix license expires
US comedy series New Girl is moving streaming homes next month, leaving Netflix after a…
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Netflix scoops six Oscars with wins for ‘Pinocchio’ & ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’
Netflix has scored major wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, with the streamer walking…
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Netflix exec returns to ABC Australia as chief content officer
Australian broadcaster ABC has appointed Netflix exec Chris Oliver-Taylor to the newly created role of…
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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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Netflix lands BMG & Pulse Films doc ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’
Netflix has picked up rights to a documentary that follows musician Lewis Capaldi as he…
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Banijay hires Netflix & BBCS alum Chris Sussman as part of $60m Growth Fund push
Former Netflix and BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Chris Sussman has struck a first-look deal to…
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Netflix lands Ted Danson & Mike Schur for remake of Maite Alberdi’s doc ‘The Mole Agent’
Netflix has ordered a series remake of The Mole Agent, the 2020 documentary directed by…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What Netflix price cuts say about Lat Am & Caribbean ambitions
Netflix is seeing strong subscriber growth in Latin America & the Caribbean, but has cut…
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Netflix, ITV & Amazon Prime Video prep Gary Glitter documentaries
Netflix, ITV and Amazon Prime Video are all preparing projects focused on former pop star…
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Exclusive: Netflix eyes India scripted expansion as APAC spending predicted to rise
Netflix is looking to boost its original South Indian language scripted output as new research…
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Netflix orders Robert De Niro thriller, preps ‘Stranger Things’ for London Theatre debut
Netflix has ordered a conspiracy thriller starring Robert De Niro in his first TV series…
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Netflix expands ‘Pokémon’ franchise with stop-motion series
Netflix has partnered with The Pokémon Company on a new stop-motion animated series set in…