A new industry analysis by consultancy firm Media Partners Asia (MPA) projects substantial growth in Japan’s digital entertainment landscape. The report, “The Future of Japan’s Video Industry,” forecasts the online video sector to expand at a 7% compound annual growth rate over the next five years. Total screen industry revenue, encompassing free TV, pay-TV and […]

DR Sales, the international sales arm of Danish pubcaster DR, is launching at Mipcom in Cannes DR Drama’s latest event series “Generations,” mixing crime, mystery and family secrets. Making her debut in long-form serialised drama is Anna Emma Haudal, behind DR3’s hit youth series “Doggystyle” for which she won a national Robert Award for best […]

The “East of Eden” limited series adaptation at Netflix is rounding out its cast. Variety has learned that Tracy Letts (“Saturday Night,” “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Martha Plimpton (“The Regime,” “Mass”), Ciarán Hinds (“Belfast,” “Game of Thrones”), Joseph Zada (“We Were Liars,” “Invisible Boys”), and Joe Anders (“Bonus Track,” “I Am […]

Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” in which she makes her directorial debut and stars, premieres on Netflix on Oct. 18. It follows the real-life, tragic trail of deaths left by serial killer and sex offender Rodney Alcala in the ’70s while he was also able to become a contender of the popular game show […]

“In 2007 I watched the “X Files” on YouTube. That changed my consumer experience!” said analyst firm Ampere Analysis’s Research Manager Olivia Deane, invited to discuss audience’s shift in the last 20 years, structural adaptations and new business models in kids’ content at MipJunior’s opening session Oct. 18. From the boom of on-demand to peak […]

It’s officially the holiday season. Beginning Oct. 12, Great American Family kicked off their Great American Christmas 2024 event, while Hallmark Channel will start to roll out their new movies, as part of the 15th annual Countdown to Christmas event, on Oct. 18. This year, across the channel, Hallmark Mystery and Hallmark+, the company is […]

The Coca-Cola Company has named Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria the latest member of its board of directors. Her role is effective immediately and brings Coca-Cola’s board membership to 12. At Netflix, Bajaria oversees all film and television for the streamer in all languages and manages the spending of its $17 billion annual content […]

As Netflix leaders unveiled Q3 earnings that are the envy of the media industry, co-CEO Ted Sarandos doubled down on the streamer’s commitment to dealmaking terms that have been vital to Netflix’s business model, as well as its preference for select and short theatrical runs for its original movies. During Netflix’s Q3 video conference call, […]

Netflix is expecting to keep growing revenue at double-digit percentages in 2025. In reporting Q3 2024 results that beat analyst forecasts, the company provided a forecast of revenue for next year: For 2025, Netflix is forecasting revenue of $43 billion-$44 billion, which would represent growth of 11%-13% compared with its 2024 revenue guidance of $38.9 […]

Netflix reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, reporting it had added 5 million paid subscribers to reach 282 million globally. That marks year-over-year growth of 14%. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $5.12 on $9.77 billion in revenue for the July-September quarter, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv. Netflix reported adjusted EPS of […]

Alexis Bloom’s “The Bibi Files,” Raoul Peck’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” and Johan Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” are among the 15 documentary films that have received a coveted spot on DOC NYC’s feature shortlist. Launched in 2012, the DOC NYC feature shortlist, which this year includes several streamer-backed docs as well as […]

Clementine Gayet and Jimmy Desmarais, a pair of senior executives in charge of Netflix’s French scripted originals, are set to step down from the streamer at the end of the year, Variety has learned. They follow a string of high-profile exits at Netflix in France, including Damien Couvreur, VP of series and documentaries, who left […]

Rolling off Netflix’s Oscar-winning “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Emmy-winning “The Empress,” the streamer has set its next German production, an untitled feature inspired by the true story of the migrant rescue ship the Iuventa. Louis Hofmann, the German breakout actor of “All the Light We Cannot See,” headlines the movie. Markus Goller, whose latest film “Die Ironie […]

“Joy” has been a much-used title in recent years, one that a new film about the battle to develop in-vitro fertilization treatment justifies recycling once more with a late-film reveal: It was the middle name given to Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first so-called “test-tube baby,” and the first successful outcome in over a decade […]

Netflix is expected to post solid results for the third quarter of 2024 — but with subscriber gains from its password sharing crackdown now tapering off, some Wall Streeters believe price hikes are on the near-term horizon. The company is scheduled to release Q3 2024 earnings Thursday, Oct. 17, following the market’s close at 4 […]

Netflix have released a trailer for the upcoming professional boxing match between Jake “El Gallo” Paul and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The trailer for the bout culminates with Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) and Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) meeting in the center of the ring, ready to exchange blows. The full trailer can be […]

Scandinavia’s leading sales outfit REinvent has boarded Norway’s true crime “Escaping Bolivia,” currently filming in Cape Town, South Africa, after an initial shoot in Oslo. Fenomen (“Rod Knock”) and longstanding outfit 4 ½ (“Out Stealing Horses”) are producing for TV2 Norway, in co-production with Germany’s pubcaster NDR and Oslo Film Fund. Helmer Anna Gutto, behind […]

Smash hit Korean reality show “Culinary Class Wars” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. The show pits a total of 100 renowned chefs and undiscovered cooking talents against each other in a culinary battle for the ultimate taste. Mounted on a large scale and running to 12 episodes, the contest at times […]

Netflix announced it will release the Christmas romantic comedy “Our Little Secret” on Nov 27. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Tony-award winning Kristin Chenoweth, “Pretty Little Liars” alum Ian Harding and former “SNL” and “Mean Girls” cast member Tim Meadows. The storyline is that of two exes, Lohan and Hardin, who find themselves having to spend […]