Netflix is making ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’
Netflix has acquired the rights from Paramount to make “Beverly Hills Cop 4.” Deadline, which broke the news, said the studio has been trying to restart the franchise in several… Read more »
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Disney+ to launch in India, Southeast Asian markets next year
Disney plans to bring its on-demand video streaming service to India and some Southeast Asian markets as soon as the second half of next year, two sources familiar with the… Read more »
Disney+ has already attracted over 10 million subscribers
Disney’s launch of its premium subscription streaming service Disney+ was not without issues — high demand resulted in content not being accessible for hours on its first day of availability…. Read more »
Netflix and Nickelodeon partner on original programming, following Disney+ launch
Netflix is taking on the Disney+ threat by partnering up with kids entertainment giant Nickelodeon, which will produce original content, including films and TV shows, for Netflix’s streaming service. The… Read more »
China Roundup: facial recognition lawsuit and cashless payments for foreigners
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world…. Read more »
The Irishman is out in cinemas today and it may be the mob’s greatest HIT after £112m splurge and 12 years in the making
THEY are gangster-film icons who have joined forces for The Irishman, in what the critics are calling “the ultimate mobster movie”. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, with… Read more »
How to cancel Netflix and can I do it on my phone?
NETFLIX has established itself as one of the top streaming services but the fluctuating prices can be a little unnerving for some members. Here’s a guide for what to do… Read more »
Best Halloween horror movies on Netflix right now – from The Green Room to The Autopsy of Jane Doe
HALLOWEEN has been and gone but if you’re not quite ready to say goodbye then you’re in luck because Netflix still has a string of spooky films for viewers to… Read more »
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Living with Yourself’ delivers a surprisingly emotional punchline
The following post contains no major spoilers for “Living With Yourself,” but it does describe the show’s big concept — which can be a fun surprise if you manage to… Read more »
Tencent leads $111M investment in India’s video streaming service MX Player
MX Player, a popular video app that offers both local playback and streaming services, said on Wednesday that it has raised $110.8 million in a new financing round led by… Read more »
Netflix launches $4 mobile-only monthly plan in Malaysia
Netflix is ready to take its lower-cost, mobile-only plan beyond India as it looks to expand the reach of its service in other international markets. The American on-demand video streaming… Read more »
Original Content podcast: ‘El Camino’ provides a quiet coda to ‘Breaking Bad’
When a TV show gets turned into a movie, it often represents a big change of pace, with a standalone plot, a bigger budget, all made for a bigger (or… Read more »
Netflix fans have their ‘minds blown’ by tense new mystery thriller Fractured’s killer twist
NETFLIX fans have had their “minds blown” by tense new mystery thriller Fractured’s killer twist. The film sees Sam Worthington play Ray, a dad trying to figure out what happened… Read more »
Original Content podcast: For better or for worse, ‘The Politician’ is absolutely bonkers
We all agree: “The Politician” is a crazy show that tries to do everything at once. After all, why settle for a fast-talking satire about a high school election; a… Read more »
Actor and HitRecord founder Joseph Gordon-Levitt says we should all get off YouTube
The multi-hyphenate actor-director-entrepreneur, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (best known for roles in “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Inception,” “Snowden” and, “10 Things I Hate About You,”) came to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019… Read more »
‘Stranger Things 4’ takes Netflix’s hit retro sci-fi show beyond Hawkins
“Stranger Things 4” got its first teaser today, courtesy of the official Stranger Things Twitter account. The Netflix series, which is in its fourth season (although the creators, brothers Matt… Read more »
Cracking the code on podcast advertising for customer acquisition
Krystina Rubino & Lindsay Piper Shaw Contributor Krystina Rubino is a marketing executive who leads the offline growth marketing practice at Right Side Up. Lindsay Piper Shaw is an advertising… Read more »
Tesla V10.0 car software update adds Smart Summon, Netflix/YouTube, Spotify, karaoke and more
Tesla is rolling out a new software update that adds a slew of new features to its cars. These include the new “Smart Summon” feature, which will allow cars equipped… Read more »
Amazon’s ‘Fleabag’ wins four Emmys, including best comedy series
Amazon must be pretty happy after tonight’s primetime Emmy Awards, where its shows “Fleabag” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” dominated the comedy categories. “Fleabag” did particularly well, winning the big… Read more »
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Terrace House’ is still the most soothing reality show around
“Terrace House” (a co-production between Netflix and Fuji Television) is back, and it hasn’t changed much since we reviewed it last year. As with previous seasons, “Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020”… Read more »
Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph on the company’s earliest days, the streaming wars, and moving on
Netflix is today a company whose valuation hovers around $130 billion, but it was, of course, once a little startup, and in his new book “That Will Never Work,” Netflix’s… Read more »
Stranger Things fans claim the Upside Down isn’t an alternate world – but a future of the Russians’ creation
STRANGER Things’ Upside Down realm is cloaked in mystery. Beyond depicting it as a rift between two worlds, show bosses have kept the origins of the sinister realm under wraps,… Read more »
Netflix acquires global streaming rights for ‘Seinfeld’ starting in 2021
Netflix has just scored a major content deal that could help it stem the loss of subscribers as competition among streamers heats up. The company announced it has acquired the… Read more »
Seinfeld fans rejoice after Netflix strikes deal to air all 180 episodes
SEINFELD will air on Netflix around the world after the TV giant struck a deal to air all 180 episodes of the smash-hit 90s comedy. The company revealed today that… Read more »
Original Content podcast: ‘The Family’ investigates a secretive evangelical group
“The Family” is a new documentary series on Netflix, based on the work of journalist Jeff Sharlet — whose books promise to expose “the secret fundamentalism at the heart of… Read more »
13 ways to screw over your internet provider
Internet providers are real bastards: they have captive audiences whom they squeeze for every last penny while they fight against regulation like net neutrality and donate immense amounts of money… Read more »
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s new ‘Dark Crystal’ is a visual delight, no nostalgia needed
“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” returns viewers to the world of Thra — a distant, magical planet ruled over by the sinister, long-lived Skeksis, who have lied their way… Read more »
What’s Bill Gates’ worst fear? Netflix’s new docuseries will try to figure him out
Next month, Netflix will release a three-part documentary series called “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates,” in which Davis Guggenheim (director of “An Inconvenient Truth” and “He Named Me Malala”)… Read more »
Netflix’s ‘The Irishman’ is coming to theaters on Nov. 1
“The Irishman,” the much-anticipated Martin Scorsese film produced by Netflix, will get a theatrical release on November 1, starting in Los Angeles and New York. It will then debut on… Read more »
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ awkwardly mixes fiction and reality
“The Red Sea Diving Resort,” a new film on Netflix, is based on the true story of Mossad agents who took over an abandoned holiday resort in Sudan to smuggle… Read more »