Streaming pioneer Netflix cleaned up at the Golden Globe nominations Thursday, leading the TV nods with eight and earning one for its first feature film, reflecting the rise of online studios in producing original content….
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Netflix to double production of original series next year
Internet streaming giant Netflix has plans to double production of original series next year, its head of content said. “We will have about 16 original scripted series this year growing to 31 next year,” chief…
Child soldier drama makes Netflix award contender
Officially its full title is the International Exhibition of the Cinematographic Arts. Yet the top prize at this year’s edition of the Venice Film Festival could be handed to a film destined to barely see…
Apple mulling original online television shows: report
Apple is dabbling with the idea of making online television programming in a move that would challenge established players such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, according to show-business magazine Variety. Variety cited unnamed sources as…
New start-ups want to become the ‘African Netflix’
A crop of new tech entrepreneurs from Africa and its diaspora are hoping to build a bridge between the continent’s growing middle class and booming film industry in a quest to become the “African Netflix”….
Full House set to return after 20 years off TV!
Netflix Tuesday confirmed long-standing rumors that hit TV show “Full House,” a family sitcom that captivated millions of viewers in the 1980s and ’90s, is returning to the small screen. The streaming giant has commissioned…