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January 02, 2024

Media & TV

Chappelle lashed over trans joke in Netflix hit

Dave Chappelle did exactly what he said he wouldn’t do in his new Netflix special: make fun of trans people. Critics have lashed the comedian over the material.

By Editors Desk

Chappelle lashed over trans joke in Netflix hit

December 27, 2023

Media & TV

Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’

Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US from early next year

By Editors Desk

Amazon Prime Video subscribers will begin to see ads in streaming content unless they pay extra for their monthly package. Photograph: Omar Marques/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

December 13, 2023

Entertainment

Netflix reveals top shows of 2023 in first ever report into viewership data

Netflix has released its first ever report into viewership data – and one show beat out the popular Wednesday to come out on top.

By Editors Desk

Song Hye-kyo’s The Glory rounded out the top three. Picture: Netflix

December 12, 2023

Media & TV

Netflix reveals what people are really watching

The streaming platform shared its most comprehensive report on viewership data

By Editors Desk

Netflix revealed viewership data behind some of its biggest projects on Tuesday. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

November 22, 2023

Media & TV

Squid Game The Challenge: It felt like it was real, says contestant

Mysterious masked guards in pink boiler suits, a singing giant doll and a life-changing sum of money... it can only mean the return of Squid Game.

By Editors Desk

Squid Game The Challenge: It felt like it was real, says contestant.

November 08, 2023

Entertainment

How Netflix Conquered Hollywood — And Then Broke It

The inside story of how the streamer muscled its way to the top by defying the industry’s conventions — and eventually paid the price.

By Editors Desk

From left: Joel Schumacher, David Fincher, Kevin Spacey, Ted Sarandos and Mahershala Ali at the 'House of Cards' premiere afterparty in 2013. JEMAL COUNTESS/GETTY IMAGES

October 18, 2023

Business

Netflix to Raise Prices as Password Crackdown Boosts Subscriber Growth

The streaming giant added 8.8 million subscribers in the third quarter and said it would immediately raise U.S. basic-plan prices to $11.99.

By Editors Desk

Netflix says that this year it will have more returning seasons than any other streamers, including hits such as ‘The Crown.’ PHOTO: DANIEL ESCALE/NETFLIX

September 20, 2023

People

Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths”

In his new special, the comedian recounts harrowing experiences he’s faced as an Asian American and Muslim American. Does it matter that much of it never happened to him?

By Editors Desk

September 06, 2023

Entertainment

Aaron Paul says it’s ‘insane’ Netflix doesn’t pay him ‘Breaking Bad’ residuals

In July, SAG-AFTRA went on strike after failed contract negotiations with Hollywood’s biggest studios.

By Editors Desk

Aaron Paul in 2022.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

August 19, 2023

Media & TV

What To Expect From Netflix's Final Season of 'The Crown': Deaths and Drama

Exactly how The Crown will end is not yet known.

By Editors Desk

Main image, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. Inset, top, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and inset, bottom, Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy as Prince William and Kate Middleton. The sixth season of The Crown is set to be the last.

August 17, 2023

Entertainment

WGA West Calls For Government Regulation Of “Anti-Competitive Practices” Of Disney, Amazon & Netflix

See the full report here.

By Editors Desk

July 27, 2023

Business

Netflix lists AI job worth $900,000 amid twin Hollywood strikes

Company lists highly paid machine-learning project manager role while actors and executives at odds over future of AI in Hollywood

By Editors Desk

The machine-learning job is not the only new AI position sought by Netflix. Photograph: Stewart Cook/Shutterstock

July 19, 2023

Business

Netflix Scraps Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan

The streaming company said it no longer offers its $9.99-a- month basic plan for new customers in the U.S. and the U.K.

By Editors Desk

Netflix’s cheapest plan without ads is now $15.49 a month for new members. PHOTO: GABBY JONES/BLOOMBERG NEWS

July 06, 2023

Media & TV

Fans devastated after Netflix announces hit show Sex Education to end after four seasons

Netflix shocked fans this morning when it announced its popular teen series would be ending after the upcoming fourth season.

By Editors Desk

Sex Education stars Asa Butterfield (Otis) and Mimi Keene (Ruby) in a Season 4 promo pic. Picture: Netflix

June 28, 2023

Entertainment

Netflix breaks silence on Harry, Meghan deal

As rumours swirl about the couple’s eye-watering $150m Netflix contract following the collapse of their Spotify deal, the streaming giant has released a statement.

By Editors Desk