'Stranger Things' actor addresses rumours that his character is gay
Not that it's remotely relevant, but a lot of people are interested in the sexuality of the character Will from Stranger Things.The hit Netflix show, which has a huuuge fanbase, also has a youthful...
View ArticleNetflix and Amazon are spending a truckload on TV programming (AMZN, NFLX)
You know the trend by now: Cable TV is losing its grip, internet TV is slowly eating it away. You can see it in the continuous decline in cable TV subscribers, and the streaming TV services cable...
View ArticleDisney dominates the list of upcoming movies teens are excited for (DIS)
Disney's still got the magic when it comes to capturing the imaginations of younger viewers, according to a new survey by investment bank Piper Jaffray.On Friday, Piper Jaffray released its semi-annual...
View ArticleLIVE: Netflix reports its earnings (NFLX)
Netflix reports its Q3 earnings on Monday.Wall Street is expecting the video streaming company to deliver results that are roughly in line with the guidance Netflix provided back in July. Here are the...
View ArticleAmericans leave hundreds of millions of vacation days unused and managers may...
Virtually all managers — 9 in 10 — claim they encourage their employees to take paid time off, according to a recent study. But then why do Americans leave hundreds of millions of vacation days...
View ArticleIt would take you over 41 days to binge-watch all the original shows and...
Netflix will release a whopping 1,000 hours of original shows and movies in 2017, the company announced during its quarterly earnings on Monday.That means you'd have to spend an insane 41 days...
View ArticleRANKED: 15 of Amazon's original shows from best to worst (AMZN)
On Monday, Netflix finally acknowledged Amazon Prime Video as a true global competitor in a letter to shareholders.The reason: Jeremy Clarkson's new show "The Grand Tour," which will debut in November,...
View ArticleThese digital frames are like Netflix for artwork
For $9.99 per month — less than one museum ticket — New York startup Electric Objects wants to beam art from galleries and museums into your living room.The company announced its newest product, a...
View ArticleESPN spends more money on content than any other network and it is not even...
ESPN is expected to spend $7.3 billion on content to fill its airwaves in 2016, according to projections by SNL Kagan and Boston Consulting Group (via CNBC).That total is 46% more than Netflix, the...
View ArticleNetflix is booming on the back of subscribers outside of the US (NFLX)
Netflix wowed Wall Street with higher-than-expected subscriber growth and healthy Q3 financial results on Monday, sending its stock up 20%.What drove that success? Well, as this chart from Statista...
View ArticleWalmart is now letting you stream a bunch of movies for free — with ads (WMT)
Walmart's Vudu streaming service, which lets you rent and buy movies on-demand, has launched a free section that's entirely supported by advertising.Walmart has dubbed the section "Vudu Movies on Us,"...
View ArticleThe 23 scariest horror movies on Netflix you need to watch for Halloween
Halloween is getting close, so it's time to search though Netflix for some scary movies.There are so many to choose from, so to make the rest of your October movie-watching easier, here are the 23 best...
View ArticleThis photo timeline could reveal the ending of the 'Gilmore Girls' revival
The INSIDER Summary:• Netflix has released new photos for "Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life."• There could be major clues in the photos about the show's arc.Most promotional photos don't tend to...
View ArticleThe biggest Chinese company you've never heard of is taking a big shot at...
Next year, LeEco — the so-called "Netflix of China," best known in the U.S. as the company that paid $2 billion for Vizio— will be taking on Netflix and Hulu here in America, as announced on stage at a...
View ArticleWhy Netflix shouldn't be scared of the 'Netflix of China' and its splashy US...
On Wednesday, the sprawling Chinese tech company LeEco, known as the “Netflix of China” for getting its start in streaming video, made a splashy debut in the US with products that ranged from phones to...
View ArticleAnalyst: AMC's TV triumph is getting torn apart by services like Netflix (NFLX)
Netflix giveth and Netflix taketh away.That’s the thrust of a recent Pacific Crest analyst note, in which Andy Hargreaves and Evan Wingren wrote that cable TV network AMC’s prospects are looking...
View ArticleHere's everything leaving Netflix in November that you need to watch before...
November is almost here, so it's time to say bye to some titles on Netflix.A whole lot of classics are leaving the streaming giant.Movies we're sad to see go include "E.T. the...
View ArticleHere's everything coming to Netflix in November that you need to watch
While it's sad to see some memorable titles leaving Netflix in November, there's also some great stuff coming to the streaming giant.Richard Linklater’s Oscar-winning “Boyhood” is coming, as well as...
View ArticleNetflix is winning the battle against geo-fence evaders (NFLX)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Netflix appears to be winning in its crackdown against virtual border...
View ArticleHilary Swank says that after winning 2 Oscars she was still offered 5% of her...
Hilary Swank proves that even if you've won an Oscar (or two), the struggle is very real for actresses in Hollywood.Swank attended a dinner party taped for Chelsea Handler's Netflix talk show,...
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