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Ted Sarandos
Netflix film strategy extends with Sandler exclusives
Netflix has penned a deal with movie actor Adam Sandler to bring four of his…
Netflix gets into the movie business
The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s thirst for exclusive content is…
Netflix in Love with Apatow comedy
Streaming service Netflix has handed a two-season order to a relationships-themed comedy from gross-out movie…
New plan for Kreiz MIP keynote
Maker Studios’ Ynon Kreiz is to deliver a keynote speech at MIPCOM, six months after…
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…
Netflix bags exclusive SVOD rights to Gotham
Streaming service Netflix has secured exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Warner Bros.’ hot drama Gotham….
Netflix closes Canadian Disney movie deal
The Walt Disney Company movies will hit Netflix in Canada eight months after they leave…
News brief: NATPE honouring Netflix’s Ted Sarandos
NATPE will award Ted Sarandos a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at its Miami event in…
Netflix teams with Chelsea Handler for first talk show
Netflix is getting into the talk show business by signing a pact with Chelsea Handler….
Netflix orders Scholastic kids original
Streaming service Netflix has commissioned family-focused producer Scholastic Media to create an animated series based…
Nine to Five pair reunite for Netflix comedy
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are to star in Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s first originally-conceived…
Netflix exclusive for Star Wars toon finale
Netflix has bagged exclusive rights to the climactic season of the Star Wars Clone Wars…
Netflix orders Michael Eisner adult toon comedy
Netflix has commissioned former Disney boss Michael Eisner’s prodco to create an adult-themed animated series…
Halloween treat as Netflix buys Dexter
Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…
Carl Icahn sells Netflix shares for bumper $819m
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold more than half of his shares in streaming site…
Exclusive Netflix-Disney deal in the Netherlands
Netflix has agreed an deal with Disney for the studio’s film titles. The agreement gives…
International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
Netflix: Weinstein deal will ‘reinvent’ pay TV window
Netflix’s efforts to secure first-run content have resulted in an exclusive US pay TV deal…
Netflix gets Scholastic about kids shows
Streaming service Netflix has acquired a range of series from education-focused children’s content producer Scholastic…
Netflix to move into original feature docs, stand-up
US streaming service Netflix will broaden its original content strategy by moving into one-off feature…
Netflix extends CBS licensing deal
Netflix has extended its multi-year licensing agreement with CBS Corp. and will now offer customers…
Netflix inks exclusive kids deal with ZDF
Netflix has picked up exclusive rights to kids series Mako Mermaids from ZDF Enterprises, the…
Netflix: cable TV biz ‘out of whack’
The cable industry pay model is “out of whack” in the internet era, in which…
Netflix secures more Hasbro shows
Netflix has scored a deal to bring a pair of new shows from toyco Hasbro’s…
Netflix partners with the Wachowskis on sci-fi drama
Netflix’s original production spending spree continues, with the video streaming platform this time partnering with…
Netflix snags Cartoon Network and Adult Swim toons
Netflix has secured a raft of grown-up and kids animated titles after inking a deal…
Netflix inks ’unprecedented’ Warner Bros. TV deal
Netflix has bagged rights to eight series distributed by Warner Bros. The deal between the…
Netflix and Warner Bros. ink UK TV deal
Netflix has secured a raft of TV series from Warner Bros. after inking a multiyear…