At the end of 2023, A1 Group announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with Netflix. Following the launch of Netflix at A1 North Macedonia, Netflix is now also available in Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. “With the launch of A1 & Netflix bundle offers in what is now the sixth […]
RedBird IMI has agreed to acquire All3Media, the independent television production and distribution company, from its joint owners – Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global – for £1.15 billion (€1.35bn). RedBird IMI is a joint venture between RedBird Capital Partners and International Media Investments focused on building companies in media, entertainment and sports. All3Media, based […]
Leave the World Behind, the new apocalyptic thriller from director Sam Esmail starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali, Myha’la, debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English Films List with 41.7 million views, making it the most watched title in the week commencing December 4th. Family films proved popular in the week; Family Switch, the […]
Production company Studio Lambert has promoted three members of its senior team as the company continues its growth in large scale unscripted shows and drama series. Tim Harcourt, who has been creative director since 2014, becomes chief creative officer. Harcourt has led the company’s unscripted programming for nearly a decade and been responsible for many […]
The four top spots on Netflix’s Top 10s in the week commencing November 27th were all holdovers from the previous week. Leo, the animated film from star, co-writer and producer Adam Sandler, held on to the top of the English Films List for the second week in a row with 23.6 million views, making it […]
Netflix has revealed plans to launch entertainment-focused stores, where customers can shop, eat and immerse themselves in Netflix franchises such as Squid Game, Bridgerton and Stranger Things, via curated live experiences and performances. The first two stores, which will be branded ‘Netflix House’ are set to open in the US in 2025, with a global […]
Speaking at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters talked up the streamer’s huge investments in creative content, and claimed an ‘entertainment tax’ on the company – and its rivals – would be damaging to the creative industry, as well as broadband providers and consumers. The concept of ‘fair share’ levies on the […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has launched a new investigative podcast, Squid Scam, hosted by journalist Janhoi McGregor (The Plug, Forbes, The Guardian) which takes a deep dive into the murky underworld of crypto. Squid Scam, an Audible Original podcast produced by ITN Productions, investigates one of the most shocking online scams in recent memory – as […]
Netflix has launched Netflix Heads Up! globally – an exclusive version of the popular mobile game that is loaded with Netflix-inspired decks. The game is a twist on charades where players have to guess the words on another player’s forehead before the one-minute timer runs out. In partnership with Ellen Digital Ventures, Netflix Heads Up! […]
Netflix beat its own record by commissioning new Original first-run TV or movie content from 28 different markets in the second quarter of 2022, according to a report by Ampere Analysis. This reflects the increasing importance of the international audience to the company’s continued growth. Netflix has commissioned new content from 44 territories since the […]