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Posted Tuesday 4/19/22 at 10:37PM EDT
Netflix is considering a lower-cost, ad-supported tier
After years of saying Netflix isn't interested in advertising, co-founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings said today that the streamer is...
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Posted Wednesday 10/20/21 at 1:26AM EDT
Netflix's Reed Hastings says he expects the company's next Squid Game to also be a surprise
“There’s got to be other amazing ones like that that even (co-CEO) Ted (Sarandos) or I don’t yet know about...
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Posted Thursday 6/17/21 at 9:09PM EDT
Nielsen finds streaming edges out broadcast viewing, but trails cable
Nielsen on Thursday announced a new streaming measurement called "The Gauge," which found that streaming beat broadcast TV -- but...
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Posted Tuesday 4/20/21 at 10:10PM EDT
Netflix says it won't be "turning the screws" in password-sharing crackdown
“We’ll test many things, but we would never roll out something that feels like ‘turning the screws,'" said co-CEO Reed...
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Posted Thursday 9/10/20 at 3:31AM EDT
Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings doesn't expect Meghan Markle to return to acting, says she and Prince Harry are developing "epic entertainmenet"
“The real focus for them is on being producers and on building that production capacity," Hastings told CNBC of the...
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Posted Wednesday 4/22/20 at 9:43AM EDT
Netflix: We're not going to run out of shows during the pandemic
The streaming service has already finished production on almost all of its slate for this year, and has also finished...
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Posted Wednesday 1/22/20 at 2:34AM EST
Netflix CEO: We still have no interest in running advertising
Chairman and CEO Reed Hastings reiterated that his streaming service won't add ads.
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Netflix says it speaks truth to power after its CEO said "we’re not in the truth to power business"
Last week, CEO Reed Hastings defended Netflix's decision to pull Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act from Saudi Arabia, saying: “We’re not...
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Posted Saturday 11/09/19 at 2:01AM EST
As Netflix gets more streaming competitors, CEO Reed Hastings is finding Nielsen ratings to be useful
Hastings didn't full endorse Nielsen's measurement of its shows while speaking earlier this week at the New York Times DealBook...
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Posted Wednesday 11/06/19 at 7:51PM EST
Netflix CEO defends bowing to Saudi Arabia in pulling Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act: "We're not trying to do truth to power"
“We’re not in the news business, we’re not trying to do truth to power.
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Posted Friday 9/20/19 at 12:51PM EDT
Netflix's Reed Hastings: Amazon outbid us for Fleabag
The Netflix CEO spoke about the bidding wars between rival streamers during a speech at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge...
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Posted Friday 11/09/18 at 10:34PM EST
Netflix renews Korean zombie drama Kingdom before its Season 1 premiere
“It is really rare that we greenlight a second season of a show before the first has been seen,” said...
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Posted Wednesday 6/06/18 at 6:44PM EDT
Why Netflix's 13 Reasons Why Season 3 renewal is a bad idea
"No matter how many reasons there might be to renew it, there are always more reasons why not," says Andy...
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Posted Monday 3/19/18 at 12:37PM EDT
Petitioners urge The Crown's Matt Smith to donate the difference in his salary with Claire Foy to Time's Up
A Care2 petition urges Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Smith to "show that they stand with women and do the...
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Posted Tuesday 3/06/18 at 9:38PM EST
Netflix boss rejects Frances McDormand's "inclusion riders" proposal for increased diversity
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn't a fan of the proposal McDormand championed in her Oscar speech to have stars put...