By the close of 2019, Netflix subscribers, who are die-hard-fans of the 90s sitcom ‘Friends’ will no longer have access to it on the platform. ‘Friends’ is officially moving to HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service set to launch in 2020. Netflix tweeted, “We’re sorry to see ‘Friends’ go to Warner’s streaming service at the beginning of 2020 (in …
‘Red Notice’, which will star Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot of ‘Wonder Woman’ fame has moved from its initial production house Universal to streaming platform Netflix. Universal had been tipped last year to helm over productions of the developing film nearing a budget in between $125 million and $150 million, but has handed over production rights to Netflix due to …
After the release of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things 3’, a study put together by The Truth Initiative, a nonprofit public health organisation working to eliminate tobacco use has shown that the streaming platform leads the chat of broadcast, streaming and cable services, which depict tobacco use in their running shows. The study again proved that Netflix has taken over the No.1 …
The second most-nominated living actor to never have won an Academy award Amy Adams, is eyed by streaming giant Netflix, to star in their film adaptation ‘Hillbilly Elegy’. The Netflix soon to finance and distribute film is based on the book ‘Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis’ by J. D. Vance. The book is a …
With their Academy award best picture nomination (Roma) still fresh in the news, Netflix has set another record straight by becoming the first streamer to join the fold of Motion Picture Association of America. The unprecedented move was endorsed by Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. Welcoming the streaming giant to the club, CEO of MPAA Charles Rivkin …
Streaming giant Netflix, is set to hike up the prices for their subscription plans. With effect, their basic plan will move from $8 to $9. Standard plan, which allows subscribers to stream movies and TV shows in high definition from two different screens at the same time, increases from $11 to $13 and the premium plan, where subscribers can stream …
The International Confederation of Art Cinemas, CICAE, has called for a ban on films backed by Netflix to be screened at the Venice Film Festival as part of the festival’s official competition. In a statement released on Monday by CICAE, the association called on Venice Film Festival director, Alberto Barbera to reserve competition slots for Netflix films. This follows the …
Streaming giant, Netflix, has been accused by the Parent Television Council for depicting pornography in the film ‘Desire’ in a scene where a nine-year old girl was masturbating to the point of orgasm. In an open letter by Timothy F. Winter, president of the Parent Television Council, to Netflix asked the question of whether or not Netflix now stream nine-year …
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