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Netflix’s Bela Bajaria Makes More Management Changes
Netflix’s Bela Bajaria, the recently promoted head of global TV, has been busy making inhouse management changes under the guise of co-CEO Ted Sarandos, whom she reports to. Bajaria is looking to meld English-language content and non-English content departments under her control into a unified global team, resulting in myriad department redeployments and the reduction … Continue reading “Netflix’s Bela Bajaria Makes More Management Changes”
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Netflix’s ‘Barbarians,’ ‘Emily in Paris’ Top TV Time Charts
Netflix’s “Barbarians” was the top rising show and the service’s “Emily in Paris” the top binge on the TV Time charts for the week ended Oct. 25. “Barbarians” debuted on Netflix Oct. 23. The German TV series is about the build to the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in ancient Germania during the Roman invasion. “Emily in Paris,” … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Barbarians,’ ‘Emily in Paris’ Top TV Time Charts”
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‘Fatima’, ‘Friendsgiving’, ‘Rambo’ Steelbook Collection Top Slate of New Disc, Digital Releases
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Fatima, Lionsgate’s Friendsgiving and Warner Bros.’ Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale top the slate of new releases available for for home viewers beginning Oct. 27. Other new releases consumers can now watch at home include Warner’s Toys of Terror and a Steelbook collector’s set of all five “Rambo” movies on 4K … Continue reading “‘Fatima’, ‘Friendsgiving’, ‘Rambo’ Steelbook Collection Top Slate of New Disc, Digital Releases”
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Apple TV+ Bowing 72-Hours of Exclusive ‘Charlie Brown’ Holiday Specials; Social Media Not Happy
Apple TV+ is set to stream 72 hours of classic Charlie Brown-themed animated holiday specials, including favorites, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” for free beginning Oct. 30. This is the first year the venerable holiday classics will not air on broadcast television — a reality that didn’t sit well … Continue reading “Apple TV+ Bowing 72-Hours of Exclusive ‘Charlie Brown’ Holiday Specials; Social Media Not Happy”
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Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox One Distribution, Content Channels
Redbox Free Live TV, the ad-supported VOD sister service to kiosk-based disc rentals, has signed an agreement with Microsoft to make its app available on the pending Xbox One X and Xbox One S video game consoles. Free Live TV is also available on the Roku platform, Apple TV and Android TV, in addition to … Continue reading “Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox One Distribution, Content Channels”
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First BlumFest Will Be Celebrated Online Oct. 29 Touting Blumhouse Projects
Blumhouse Productions is mounting the first of what it hopes will be an annual BlumFest Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. PST on its YouTube channel and Facebook page. The event will feature the stars from the upcoming Blumhouse films Freaky and The Craft: Legacy; talent and filmmakers from other Blumhouse feature films and television series; and several surprise … Continue reading “First BlumFest Will Be Celebrated Online Oct. 29 Touting Blumhouse Projects”
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Tubi Adds New Fox Music Reality Series, ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Tubi is going back to the Fox Corp. content well for new music reality series, “I Can See Your Voice,” which is now available to stream on the ad-supported VOD platform. Weekly episodes from the debut season, hosted and executive produced by “The Masked Singer” panelist Ken Jeong, will continue to roll out on Tubi … Continue reading “Tubi Adds New Fox Music Reality Series, ‘I Can See Your Voice’”
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Rakuten Viki Launches Private Watch Parties
Asian content-themed SVOD Rakuten Viki Oct.26 announced new software that enables subscribers to host their own private Watch Parties for friends and families in the United States. Following the initial summer rollout, the new feature enables users to schedule their own private viewing sessions from a wide selection of movies and TV shows. The virtual … Continue reading “Rakuten Viki Launches Private Watch Parties”
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Report: Netflix Sweden Posts First Subscriber Loss
Swedish households added 700,000 streaming video subscribers in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30), but Netflix wasn’t among the gainers. New data from Mediavision indicates the SVOD giant lost 110,000 subs in Sweden — the first sub loss since the service launched operations in the Nordic country in 2012. Netflix remains the largest SVOD operator … Continue reading “Report: Netflix Sweden Posts First Subscriber Loss”
