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 […]
Alex Weprin
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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 […]
Women’s sports are having a moment, with viewership up, leagues inking lucrative new TV deals, and interest among fans never higher. With that in mind, the streaming platform Roku, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Rich […]
In a streaming world filled with giant platforms spending $15 billion per year or more on content, a surprise player raised eyebrows last month when it hit 2 percent of TV viewing time in Nielsen’s […]
A post-Venu pay-TV landscape is beginning to take shape, with Comcast Xfinity launching a new skinny (or at least skinnier) streaming bundle of channels focused on sports and news programming. The offering, Sports & News […]
CNN on Thursday announced major layoffs and a new strategic plan, in a post-election maneuver meant to help transform the cable channel during a challenging time for the media business. CNN CEO Mark Thompson announced […]
Las Vegas‘ newest residency isn’t a musical act, it’s an opportunity to taste everything Netflix has to offer. Netflix says that it will open its latest experiential project on the casino floor at the MGM […]
The NFL and a record-shattering boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul helped Netflix add 19 million subscribers in its fourth quarter — a new record for the company, surpassing even COVID-era highs — […]