Netflix has found its new head of public policy, turning to a veteran partner at the powerful law firm Akin Gump to oversee the streaming giant’s policy strategy and manage its policy teams around the […]
Alex Weprin
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How do you stand out in a crowded upfront environment that now includes tech giants alongside legacy entertainment companies? Going early helps, and so is being a bit different. So this week AMC Networks plans […]
If you ask any digital video creator about their biggest business concern, it will likely come down to reliability. TikTok and Instagram can drive reach and visibility, but don’t offer meaningful revenue. YouTube does, but […]
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions have set a co-main event for their next global live boxing special: MVP reigning undisputed super featherweight champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner vs. undefeated WBA Interim world champion Jennifer Miranda. […]
Starting today, Netflix users will have a whole lot of languages to choose from when watching a TV series of film on the streaming service. Netflix says that it is now allowing users watching on […]
Netflix has ordered a new reality competition series inspired by Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The series, The Golden Ticket, will combine elements of strategy, adventure and social dynamics, as contestants seek […]
After nearly three decades, Happy Gilmore is ready to return to the golf course. Netflix on Tuesday released the teaser trailer for the upcoming film Happy Gilmore 2, a direct sequel to Adam Sandler‘s 1996 […]
The first episode of WWE Raw on Netflix Jan. 6 was, in the words of a top executive at the company, perhaps the most important episode of the show’s 32-year history. The WWE inked a […]
Netflix is expanding its relationship with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, ordering three Kill Tony comedy specials, as well as a new stand-up comedy special. Hinchcliffe is no stranger to Netflix viewers, he had a previous stand-up […]
Fox may be getting into the direct-to-streaming business, but it has no plans on competing with the likes of Netflix, Peacock, or Disney+. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch spoke to a Morgan Stanley conference Monday, where […]
Forty five years after its creation, ESPN is expanding the SportsCenter franchise, bringing the sports news show to an entirely new platform: Disney+. ESPN says that it will launch a new Disney+ exclusive version of […]
Paramount and YouTube have a deal. The entertainment company and the Google-owned video platform have cut a new carriage deal that will keep Paramount channels available on the YouTube TV video service. The companies had […]
Amazon beat Wall Street expectations in its latest quarterly earnings report, with its advertising business surging by 18 percent year over year to $17.3 billion. Overall Amazon net sales was $187.8 billion in the quarter, […]
The Walt Disney Co. toppled Wall Street expectations in its latest quarter, with the company’s entertainment division and streaming business leading the charge. Disney reported revenue of $24.7 billion in its fiscal Q1, which ended […]