
Adam Sandler’s politically incorrect western parody The Ridiculous 6 has been soundly rejected by mainstream film critics, but that hasn’t stopped the slapstick comedy from breaking records by becoming the most-watched movie premiere in Netflix’s history.
by Kipp Jones7 Jan 2016, 11:20 AM PST0

An online petition has collected hundreds of thousands of digital signatures seeking a pardon for a pair of convicted killers-turned-social media sensations based on a Netflix documentary series that cast doubt on the legal process.
by Breitbart News5 Jan 2016, 6:19 PM PST0

Streaming giant Netflix used Tuesday night’s CNN Republican debate to announce the fourth season of its political drama “House of Cards” with a campaign ad for the show’s fictional character Frank Underwood.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Dec 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

Streaming video and audio now accounting for 70 percent of internet usage within North American homes during the peak evening period, according to a new report from Sandvine.
by Michael Poole9 Dec 2015, 5:19 AM PST0

Adam Sandler’s controversial Netflix film The Ridiculous 6 got its first trailer this week.
by Daniel Nussbaum28 Oct 2015, 2:42 PM PST0

A New Mexico man who beat his friend to death while drunk told police that he had been “binge-watching” The Walking Dead and believed his friend had begun turning into a zombie.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Oct 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

Insiders are reporting that Disney-owned ESPN cable sports network is preparing to cut up to 350 jobs, causing it to shed about 4.3 percent of its workforce.
by Warner Todd Huston20 Oct 2015, 8:07 PM PST0

Netflix executives hinted Wednesday that the streaming giant could take on a new challenge in the next couple of years: getting into news programming.
by Daniel Nussbaum15 Oct 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

Netflix has altered a film description for the 1995 Disney hit Pocahontas after the company was accused of perpetuating negative stereotypes about women and Native Americans.
by Kipp Jones21 Sep 2015, 6:01 PM PST0

“Life is a funny thing, you now,” says rock and roll icon Keith Richards in the trailer for his upcoming documentary. “Nobody wants to get old, but they don’t want to die young either.”
by Kipp Jones11 Sep 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

The BBC’s Head of Television, Danny Cohen, has complained that the corporation “just couldn’t compete” with the global financial might of Netflix, losing out on a pitch for what he says was “a classic BBC subject”. Cohen, speaking ahead of the Edinburgh
by Sarkis Zeronian26 Aug 2015, 10:08 AM PST0

The Hawaii state government has eliminated access to video streaming services featuring entertainment for its employees.
by William Bigelow16 Aug 2015, 8:33 PM PST0

Classic children’s television show Sesame Street has landed a new home at HBO.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Aug 2015, 10:35 AM PST0

The largest swindle big business ever played on the American people — forcing us to pay huge cable bills for dozens of channels we never watch — is slowly coming apart. Even with an ever-increasing population, the pay TV industry
by John Nolte11 Aug 2015, 10:18 AM PST0

FX President John Landgraf sent shivers down the spines of television executives last week when he declared that the so-called “golden age” of the medium could soon be reaching its end.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Aug 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

The trailer for Netflix’s first original film Beasts of No Nation was released this week.
by Daniel Nussbaum4 Aug 2015, 12:19 PM PST0

Netflix is on a roll. The video streaming giant has grown 6x in the last 6 years, expanding from roughly 10.3 million subscribers in 2009 to an astounding 65.6 million in the second quarter of 2015.
by Ferenstein Wire18 Jul 2015, 12:24 PM PST0

Thanks to investments in original programming, with popular shows such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, Netflix added 2.5 million new subscribers in the second quarter of 2015.
by Kipp Jones15 Jul 2015, 9:03 PM PST0

Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose is making waves both on the small screen and off it.
by Daniel Nussbaum12 Jul 2015, 10:51 AM PST0

Streaming content king Netflix has become known for making bold moves into the original content game. With critically-acclaimed series like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Oscar-nominated documentaries like The Square, and an upcoming four-picture deal with funnyman Adam Sandler, the company has barnstormed its way to over 62 million subscribers worldwide.
by Daniel Nussbaum17 Jun 2015, 5:41 PM PST0

In an announcement Tuesday, Sony claims that starting next month, through its Playstation Vue streaming service, the company will offer a la carte subscriptions to whatever individual channels customers choose to pay for. For now, this service is only available
by John Nolte17 Jun 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

Now streaming on Netflix, the documentary Hot Girls Wanted takes an in-depth look at how the amateur porn industry takes advantage of a never-ending line of young girls, by promising to make their dreams come true.
by Kipp Jones31 May 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

Netflix (NFLX) stock briefly hit an all-time high of $628.50 per share on Tuesday after an analyst at equity research firm Pivotal Research Group increased the stock’s end-of-year target price to $850, a boost of 38% over the stock’s Monday closing price of $650.
by Daniel Nussbaum19 May 2015, 1:09 PM PST0

Days after a dozen Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler’s upcoming Netflix-only comedy western, The Ridiculous Six, video has emerged of the actors expressing concerns the script is disrespectful and offensive to the film’s producers.
by Kipp Jones27 Apr 2015, 9:25 AM PST0

Laverne Cox, the transgender star of the Netflix drama Orange Is the New Black, was named on People’s 2015 list of the World’s Most Beautiful People.
by William Bigelow22 Apr 2015, 8:40 PM PST0