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Netflix Buys and Oscar-Qualifies ‘Yintah’ Doc About Indigenous Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty
Credit: Amber Bracken Netflix has acquired feature documentary “ Yintah ” for U.S., U.K. and Canadian distribution. The acquisition...
Netflix U.K. Content Boss Anne Mensah on Creating Blockbuster British Shows, Steady Commissioning and Genre Expansion
Courtesy of Netflix Anne Mensah , Netflix ’s U.K. VP of content, is one of the streamer’s most senior U.K. executives, overseeing...
Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘Suits’ First Place for 10th Week in a Row, ‘Who Is Erin Carter?’ at #2
Ian Watson/©USA Network/Courtesy Everett Collection, Netflix For 10 weeks in a row now, “Suits” has been the most-streamed title on...
Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Courtesy of TIFF Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard...
GLAAD Rallies With Queer SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members; Releases Annual Film Studio Representation Score
Pictured above, from left: Alexandra Grey, Vittorio Wyatt Gray, Jason Stuart, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Michelle C. Bonilla, National...
Which Streaming Service Cancels TV Series at the Highest Rate? This Study Sets the Record Straight
WBD's Max wielded the heaviest ax from 2020 to 2023 while Apple TV+ was most merciful "Cowboy Bebop" courtesy of Netflix; "Batwoman"...
Netflix Top 10: ‘One Piece’ Continues No. 1 on English TV Chart, ‘Love at First Sight’ Leads Titles
CASEY CRAFFORD/NETFLIX “One Piece” continues to dominate the competition on the English-language TV chart during the Sept. 11-17 viewing...
Susan Rice Rejoins Netflix Board of Directors
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Susan Rice has rejoined Netflix’s board of directors, after leaving the Biden administration this spring,...
California Black Caucus Calls Studios to Explain Sudden Departures of Black Female Hollywood Execs
CLBC A group of state legislators representing the California Legislative Black Caucus are calling on film studios to meet with them...
Netflix Updates Top 10 Charts to Include Estimated Viewers in Addition to Hours Viewed
Netflix is making a major shift in how it reports its Top 10 rankings. Starting today, the streaming giant will provide an estimated...
‘Stranger Things’ Animated Series Ordered at Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix Netflix is continuing to build out the “Stranger Things” franchise, with the streaming giant ordering an animated...
Netflix Executives Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke Exit Company Amid Film Group Restructuring
Courtesy of Getty Images Two veteran Netflix creative executives are parting ways with the streamer following a restructuring of the film...
Netflix, CBC and APTN Greenlight Arctic-Set Comedy From Inuit Writing Duo
L-R: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Netflix, APTN and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have commissioned a new comedy...
Cannes 2023 Thierry Fremaux on the Festival’s Relationship With Hollywood, Scorsese, Netflix, Oscars
Credit: Jean-Louis Hupe Can the Cannes Film Festival top itself after a 2022 edition that premiered three picture nominees, “Top Gun:...
Netflix to Increase Asia Content Spending by 15% in 2023 as Revenue Growth Accelerates in the Region
Jeon Do Yeon in Kill Boksoon (Courtesy of Netflix) Global streaming operation Netflix is forecast to spend $1.9 billion on local content...
Surprise! Toy Giant MGA Entertainment Takes Aim at Content and Gaming With Studio Launch, Pixel Zoo
The privately held owner of L.O.L. Surprise!, Rainbow High, Bratz and other brands commits $500 million to build up production and IP...
Matt Thunell Exits Netflix to Become President of Skydance TV, Bill Bost Steps Down to Form Company
L-R: Matt Thunell, Bill Bost Netflix executive Matt Thunell is leaving the streaming service to become the president of Skydance...
Netflix Will Stop Providing Subscriber Forecasts Starting With Q1 2023
Netflix will no longer share projected subscriber targets in upcoming earnings reports — a closely tracked metric among investors — as...
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Andrea Berloff, John Gatins Form Creative Partnership With Netflix
Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff and John Gatins have formed a creative partnership with Netflix to write feature films for the...
Riot Games Hires Mandy Beckner as Global Head of Live Action Development, Film & TV
Riot Games has hired veteran executive Mandy Beckner as its global head of live action development, film and TV. She joins the developer...
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