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Plundering Dave Gandler’s (Winnable) Case vs. Spulu, Denis Villeneuve’s Chris Nolan Moment, Chris Nolan’s Disc Dreams, Bob Iger’s Bollywood Hustle … and the Wild Hallucinations of Townes Van Zandt

In this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we further isolate ourselves and make our sense of loneliness and alienation even worse

Broadcasting & Cable

Gaspin' for a Little Respect: Why Former Top Broadcast TV Execs, Dave Zaslav, Hollywood Trade Reporters and the Ol' Theatrical Experience Get Nothin' But Shade

In this week's 'Next Text,' we also ponder Sam Waterson's GOAT status, Netflix's SAG Awards possibilities, the vast narrative limitations of 'Bob Marley: One Love,' and the breaking bad of LiMu Emu

Broadcasting & Cable

Netflix President Ted Sarandos Addresses Squid Game US Remake Rumors

Netflix President addresses rumors of a Squid Game US remake by David Fincher. Season 2 promises to continue the intense competition and suspense of the or...

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Hit Adam Sandler Netflix film with Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score is getting a sequel

Leo is back for seconds

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A rare Netflix skeptic on Wall Street says it fails the grandmother test: The winner of the streaming wars will have to do too much to stay on top

Citi's Jason Bazinet downgraded Netflix because of its narrative. "If you can explain a story in two lines to your grandmother, that will get a higher multiple"

Fortune

How did Netflix 'win the streaming wars' while being criticized for becoming 'unwatchable?' It could all be explained by the concept of 'platform decay'

Netflix has been simultaneously crowned the winner of the streaming wars and a target of criticism for having mediocre content.

Fortune

Ricky Gervais Responds To Netflix Users Who Were ‘Offended’ Enough To Sign A Petition About A Controversial Joke In His Upcoming Special

Petitioners are asking Netflix to remove Ricky Gervais' upcoming special Armageddon due to a controversial joke, and the comedian responded.

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Deep Diving Into Netflix’s Big, Non-Contextualized Data Dump — a Huge Flex or Giant Head Fake?

When Ted Sarandos dumped 6 months of audience data for 18,000 shows in our lap, he was trying to tell us something. This week's 'Next Text' wants to know what that is exactly

Broadcasting & Cable

Netflix reveals its most-viewed shows for first time – including one drama we spent 812m hours watching

Streamer reveals viewing data across its entire catalogue for first time as part of transparency move... and it shows we’re a world of couch potatoes

The Independent UK

Netflix Releases Vast Viewing Data For First Time

Netflix for the first time published detailed viewing figures about thousands of its shows and movies Tuesday, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the world-leading streaming platform's top hits and highest-profile flops.

International Business Times

Netflix just opened the floodgates with its first-ever biannual report revealing viewership data

A top show for the first six months of 2023 was "Ginny & Georgia," which Netflix users watched for the equivalent of 110,000 years.

Fortune

Netflix CEO Confident India Will Become One Of Its Top Markets, Thanks To Booming Economy

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos believes getting 100 million subscribers is achievable in India, one of its fastest-growing markets.

International Business Times

Netflix Targets $40 Million in 2024 Pay for Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters

Executive chairman Reed Hastings set to get $1 million

Broadcasting & Cable

Netflix 'completely satisfied' with password sharing crackdown — and throws shade at competitors

Netflix's password sharing crackdown may be controversial, but apparently the company is satisfied with how things are going.

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Netflix boss reveals surprising fact about which movies we watch

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has stated that eight of the ten most-streamed movies are animated ones, not live-action.

Broadcasting & Cable

Book Review: ‘Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV’

Peter Biskind’s book on how peak TV came to be, and what happened when Netflix entered the game

The Guardian - US

Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre to reopen after Netflix restoration

Streaming giant planning to use the lavish location as a venue for premieres and events after $70m renovation

The Independent UK

Hollywood's actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next?

Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history

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Netflix is planning brick-and-mortar retail locations that look nothing like video stores

“Don’t think of it like Disneyland,” says CEO Ted Sarandos.

Evening Standard

Netflix posts final DVDs to customers today

The Blind Side was the most-requested DVD from Netflix over its 25 years

The Independent UK

As writers and studios resume negotiations, here are the key players in the Hollywood strikes

Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt

The Independent UK

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music’ and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

Clarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as “The Godfather of Black Music,” has died

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Clarence Avant, a major power broker in music, sports and politics, has died at 92

Clarence Avant boosted the careers of a vast array of influential figures, including Michael Jackson, Jim Brown and Barack Obama. He came back into the news after his wife was murdered in 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92

Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement.

The Independent UK

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music' and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

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