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Netflix teams with DreamWorks to make first original kids series
Netflix is making its first original kids series. It is teaming with Hollywood studio DreamWorks…
Counting Cards: viewing numbers for Netflix’s House of Cards
Netflix’s original series House of Cards launched February 1 and while the streaming service does…
HBO Go tipped to join Apple TV
Apple is reportedly in talks to carry HBO Go on the Apple TV platform in…
International broadcasters place bets on House of Cards
A host of TV channels around the world have bought Netflix’s Kevin Spacey-fronted drama House…
Netflix says intn’l losses will narrow, no launches in first half
Netflix says losses from its international business will get smaller, but it has no plans…
US Netflix users moving to connected TV
About 40% of US consumers with an internet connected TV were watching Netflix in the…
Netflix trumps LoveFilm on TV series, but loses out on movies
New research comparing the number of TV series and movies on Netflix and Lovefilm reveals…
Netflix snags Cartoon Network and Adult Swim toons
Netflix has secured a raft of grown-up and kids animated titles after inking a deal…
US court rules that Netflix gets unfair delivery advantage
A US federal appeals court has ruled that Netflix has been getting preferential treatment for…
New US privacy law will allow Netflix to link accounts with Facebook
US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…
US pay TV at a critical point as Netflix and OTT take hold
Traditional pay TV operators in the US are facing an unprecedented challenge and their growth…
América Móvil launches Netflix rival
Latin America’s largest telco América Móvil is taking on Netflix with the launch of a cut-price…
Netflix and Warner Bros. ink UK TV deal
Netflix has secured a raft of TV series from Warner Bros. after inking a multiyear…
Canada’s turn to shine
Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…
Netflix moves to head off takeover with poison pill
Netflix has put in place a ‘poison pill’ measure that could prevent investor Carl Icahn…
Amazon launching first original series
Online retailer Amazon is set to go head to head with rival Netflix as it…
DHX licensees more Johnny Test to Netflix
DHX Media has sold another season of its animated series Johnny Test to Netflix in…
HBO delays Nordic over-the-top service
US premium broadcaster HBO has delayed plans to launch its first standalone over-the-top pay TV…
Netflix lowers US target but hails international growth
Netflix has lowered its full year subscriber target for the US, but said it has…
Netflix ramps up Nordic kids site following Little Princess purchase
Netflix is ramping up its kids content on its recently launched Scandinavian service after striking…
Netflix recruiting international language specialists
Netflix is looking for a range of language specialists leading market watchers to speculate it…
Blood and gore and TV shows
Television is getting scarier. Horror has always had an on-off relationship with the small screen…
Netflix snags Warner Bros content as Scandi roll out continues
Netflix has launched in Denmark today and will roll out in Norway and Finland later…
Netflix launches in Sweden
Netflix’s Scandinavian roll out has commenced with its streaming service launching in Sweden today. Consumers…
Netflix loses a swathe of A+E programming and Nat Geo titles
Netflix has lost 800 hours of content from A+E Networks after both parties failed to…
Pay TV dual revenue stream under threat, says Bill Roedy
Pay TV’s dual revenue stream model faces a number of challenges that could have a…
Warner Bros. ups Jay Levine
Warner Bros. Television Group has upped Jay Levine to senior VP, business and strategic planning….