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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says $500m UK spend to rise in 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said the streamer will spend £400m ($500m) on UK programming…
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TBI Weekly: What Netflix’s Q2 tells us about its long-game strategy
Netflix’s Q2 results rang alarm bells this week after the business revealed it had lost…
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Netflix shares dive 12% after big subscription miss
Netflix shares have slumped by more than 12% after the world’s biggest streamer revealed a…
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Netflix’s Hastings to keynote at RTS
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is to deliver a keynote address at this year’s Royal Television…
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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from Netflix’s Q1 results
Netflix beat expectations all round for its first quarter results of 2019, drawing $4.52bn for…
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Reed Hastings: Netflix won’t be part of Apple offering
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has confirmed that Netflix will not be part of the new…
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Netflix: Disney+ will be a “formidable” partner
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said that Disney’s SVOD service will be a “formidable” partner…
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Netflix opens Paris office, agrees 2% tax on revenues
Netflix has opened a fully staffed Paris office, while agreeing to a 2% tax on…
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Netflix CFO David Wells steps down
Netflix’s chief financial officer David Wells is to step down after helping the company choose…
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Netflix launches ad celebrating black creators as controversial comms chief departs
Netflix unveiled an ad during Sunday’s BET Awards that celebrates black creators on its platform,…
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Netflix reaches 125m subs with revenue surge for Q1
Netflix added a record number of first quarter subscribers and grew its streaming revenues by…
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Barack Obama in talks to produce Netflix shows
Former President Barack Obama is set to produce a series of high-profile series for SVOD…
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Netflix to bring in $15bn in sub fees for 2018, says CEO
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has stated that Netflix is set to earn around $15bn (£10.8bn)…
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Netflix strikes Sky deal across Europe
Netflix will be bundled into a new Sky pay TV subscription pack in Europe. Customers…
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Netflix joins ex-Disney India chief on film
SVOD service Netflix is working up a romantic comedy movie from RSVP, the new production…
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Netflix plans $8bn content spend in 2018
Netflix added a record number of third quarter subscribers in its most recent quarter and announced…
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Netflix creates global partnership with Altice
Altice has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix to make the SVOD giant’s content available…
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Netflix cancels Wachowski drama Sense8
Until this week, Netflix had very rarely cancelled an original series. It has now axed…
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Netflix localises in Romania
Netflix has rolled out a “fully localised” version of its service in Romania. The new…
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Netflix creates 400 Euro jobs, new originals
SVOD giant Netflix is on a European charm offensive, creating 400 jobs at a new…
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Netflix breaking into China with iQiyi deal
Netflix has inked a deal with Chinese SVOD service iQiyi, which will carry its originals…
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Netflix talks YouTube envy, faith programming, sleep
Netflix bosses have told investors they have ‘YouTube envy’ and are looking to global shows…
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Netflix product chief exits after 18 years
Netflix chief product officer Neil Hunt is leaving the subscription VOD service after nearly two…
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Netflix gains distribution on Indian set-tops
Indian DTH pay TV operator Videocon d2h has struck a deal with Netflix to provide…
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Hastings: linear will copy Netflix binge model
Linear broadcasters will ditch their aversion to binge viewing and start to copy the Netflix…
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Netflix looks at offline mode
Netflix is looking at introducing an offline-viewing mode in developing countries to make to easier…
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Netflix plots $1bn raise for content acquisitions
Netflix is looking to raise US$1 billion in order to fund further content acquisitions, investments…
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Netflix goes ‘fully local’ in Turkey
Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…
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Netflix plots fully localised Polish service
Netflix has revealed plans to fully localise its on-demand service in Poland, striking back at…