Latest Netflix News – Page 66
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NewsNetflix eyes pirated series
Netflix is analysing the performance of shows on pirate networks such as BitTorrent to help it determine which series to acquire, according to acquisitions exec Kelly Merryman.
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NewsNetflix to double original content spend
Original commissions are set to account for a fifth of Netflix’s content spend within the next few years.
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NewsNetflix strikes first pay-TV deal with Virgin
Virgin Media’s TiVo subscribers will be able to access shows including Breaking Bad and House of Cards after the pay-TV platform struck a deal with Netflix.
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NewsMacTaggart: Spacey on creativity, Netflix & Breaking Bad
Highlights from Kevin Spacey’s MacTaggart lecture - plus click to download the speech in full.
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NewsNetflix effect helps Breaking Bad double viewers
Breaking Bad more than doubled its US audience to 6m viewers for Sunday’s final series launch - with show creator Vince Gilligan chalking up the show’s success to the explosion of VoD services.
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NewsNetflix cues up Dutch dance doc
Netflix has acquired a feature-length documentary about Dutch dance music from UK factual distributor Journeyman Pictures.
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NewsNetflix moves into local commissioning
Netflix is moving to produce lower-cost local programming internationally for the first time and has commissioned its first major project outside of the US.
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NewsNetflix to air Breaking Bad in line with US
The series conclusion of Breaking Bad will be available in the UK hours after its US broadcast as Netflix extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsWhale doc Blackfish surfaces on Netflix
Killer whale documentary Blackfish has been picked up in the UK by Netflix after it struck a deal with distributor Doogwoof.
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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries and stand-up comedy specials as part of its original programming drive.
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NewsNetflix heads back to Hemlock Grove
Netflix has ordered a second series of Eli Roth’s horror series Hemlock Grove.
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NewsNetflix goes Dutch
Netflix is to launch in the Netherlands as part of its ongoing international expansion.
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NewsNetflix orders raft of Dreamworks shows
Netflix has struck a landmark deal with Dreamworks Animation that will see it stream more than 300 hours of exclusive original programming from the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda producer.
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NewsNetflix reveals The Killing launch plans
Netflix UK and Ireland will start offering its subscribers the American version of The Killing the day after its US premiere.
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NewsNetflix strikes Disney movie deal
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney that will see a raft of films including Avengers Assemble, The Muppets and Dumbo launch on the online platform in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsHarmonic adds Netflix transcoding presets
Harmonic has introduced Netflix-specific presets for its ProMedia Carbon file-based transcoder.
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NewsNetflix names release date for prison drama
Netflix will launch its fourth original series, female prison drama Orange Is The New Black, in July.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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NewsNetflix eyes new Euro launch after subs boost
Netflix added more than 1m international subscribers in the last three months, including its operation in the UK and Ireland, and will launch in another European territory in the second half of the year.
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NewsNetflix buys US rights to The Fall
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Gillian Anderson-fronted crime drama The Fall in the US after striking a deal with Content Television and Digital