HBO is in late stage talks to provide content for Hulu, according to a report in The New York Post. US streaming service Hulu, which offers TV and movies alongside live TV content, is owned by Twenty-First Century Fox, Disney and Comcast. Hulu is aiming to successfully close negotiations in time for Season 7 of […]
Netflix’s recently-cancelled series Sense8 is coming back next year for a two-hour final episode. Netflix and show co-creator Lana Wachowski confirmed that the hugely negative reaction from fans regarding the cancellation has inspired the show’s return. Netflix had announced earlier this month that Sense8 was not going to be renewed for a third season, despite […]
With a new season of Game of Thrones less than three weeks away, research from comparison site Finder.com.au suggests that Australians are once again likely to become the world’s most prolific pirates of the show. The only legal way to watch the show at the same time as the rest of the world will be […]
Netflix has continued its axing spree by cancelling Girlboss after just one season. The comedy-drama, inspired by the rags-to-riches true-life story of Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, received mixed reviews when it debuted in April. Critics condemned the series for largely glorifying Amoruso, despite the brand mogul being the target of a series of lawsuits […]
Netflix has acquired the global rights to The CW’s forthcoming Dynasty reboot for all international territories outside of the US. Each episode will be available on the streaming service 24 hours after it has aired in the US when the show launches this autumn. Dynasty was a popular soap opera in 1980s that saw two […]
Netflix has added a new genre to its library of online content with the launch of “Interactive Storytelling” – shows that allow the viewer to choose what happens next in the story. Aimed at children, the first Interactive Storytelling title available immediately is Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale. A second standalone title Buddy […]
Research from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 – a global research programme for senior pay-TV executives that examines the state of pay-TV innovations and strategies that will drive the next phase of growth for pay-TV operators – in TV, OTT and adjacent businesses, suggests that Latin America will see substantial pay-TV growth, driven by economic […]
The main European countries of origin for EU 28 TV content in Netflix’s catalogues are the UK with 160 titles (or 44 per cent of the total EU28 TV titles available in the 8 Netflix catalogues studied), France with 72 titles (20 per cent) and Germany with 52 titles (14 per cent). Together, these three […]
Thirty leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world have launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ […]
Telecoms, content and advertising group Altice has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Altice customers into all eligible devices in France, Portugal, Israel and Dominican Republic. According to Altice, the launch of the Netflix service on its platforms will seamlessly bring critically-acclaimed original Netflix series, […]