Netflix is interested in doing a deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, chief content officer Ted Sarandos has said. Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, Sarandos said: “Who wouldn’t be interested? Yes, sure.” There has been much speculation as to what is next for the couple who are in the process of withdrawing […]
Netflix has picked up global streaming rights to US sitcom Seinfeld in a major coup for the business. The streaming giant has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television for all nine seasons of the show, which are set to launch on the platform in 2021. The five-year deal comes on the back of Netflix losing […]
Netflix has beaten the likes of Amazon and Disney to strike an exclusive deal with Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Under the deal, which is believed to be in the range of nine figures, the duo will write, produce and direct both series and films for the platform, which is […]
Netflix’s Q2 results rang alarm bells this week after the business revealed it had lost 130,000 domestic subscribers and undershot its international subs target by 1.9m, but in explaining the quarter to investors, Netflix bosses also illuminated key areas of its “long-haul” strategy. 1. Benchmarks are emerging We may be a ways off from Netflix […]
Netflix is looking to lease at least a third of the UK’s Pinewood Studios as it aims to boost production capabilities out of the region. According to The Telegraph, the streaming giant is close to striking a deal to lease around 150,000 square feet of space at the 80-year-old studio in Buckinghamshire, which is home […]
Netflix beat expectations all round for its first quarter results of 2019, drawing $4.52bn for Q1 and 9.6m new members, but here are five tidbits you might have missed from its earnings call with the streamer’s bosses. Disney is welcome competition Netflix boss Reed Hastings was keen to emphasise that new competition only makes the […]
Netflix is not primarily about acting disruptively, at least in terms of content if not in terms of how to distribute it, according to Ted Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix in conversation at the Series Mania event in Lille with Black Mirror co-creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones. Sarandos said that he was “not a fan […]
Netflix has cancelled family sitcom One Day At A Time after three series. The streaming service revealed in an uncharacteristically candid thread of Tweets on Thursday (14 March) that the critically acclaimed show, which follows a Cuban American family and has been long praised for its representation of Latino culture and family life, will not […]
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and Amazon Studios’ European originals boss Georgia Brown are heading to Series Mania as part of the French festival’s ‘Lille Transatlantic Dialogues’ programme. The day-long 27 March event is billed as a bilateral summit between the European Union and the US, uniting political decision makers with leading industry execs […]
Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the streamer is planning an aggressive push into India. “We have ten original shows in production right now and six original films coming up for 2019, and more to come,” said Sarandos, speaking as part of a panel discussion at the Mumbai Film Festival, which runs from October […]
