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When she was growing up in Australia, Carla de Jong remembers watching the iconic Canadian TV show Degrassi — which at the time was airing on Australia’s public broadcaster. “I love the example of Degrassi, which is a wonderful Canadian series…. And it showed me as an Australian teenager what …
Read More »Netflix, Warner Music sign multi-year deal to produce artist documentaries
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Netflix and Warner Music Group (WMG) have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to produce documentary series …
Read More »Warner Bros. reopening takeover talks with Paramount, but Netflix deal still favoured
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Warner Bros. will reopen takeover talks with Paramount Skydance after receiving a seven-day waiver to do …
Read More »New Netflix series about a hockey team’s bus crash hits a nerve in Sask.
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A new Netflix series is in production. It’s set in a working-class town where hockey is …
Read More »Why the massive merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is proving so contentious
The massive deal to combine one of Hollywood’s oldest studios with a streaming giant hasn’t even been approved yet, but it’s already riling multiple related industries and politicians concerned about monopolies and media concentration. If approved by U.S. regulators, Netflix’s $72 billion proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery would merge …
Read More »Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $72B US
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US, a deal that would hand control of one …
Read More »Netflix and other streaming services now blocked on federal government networks
Federal government employees are no longer able to stream Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services while at work. The government agency responsible for providing IT services, Shared Services Canada (SSC), confirmed in an email that it blocked the streaming sites on all networks it manages late last year. Though there …
Read More »Booing and blunts: WWE Raw on Netflix signals a cultural vibe shift
For the first time in more than 30 years, WWE’s popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw didn’t broadcast on linear television in the U.S. That’s because it streamed exclusively on Netflix — Raw‘s first show following a major deal reached in 2024 between the wrestling franchise and streaming giant. One expert calls the partnership an …
Read More »The dollars and cents of sexy Netflix Christmas movies
For the second week of December, the running theme of Netflix’s global top ten performing movies may not seem all that surprising. There’s That Christmas, the Pixar-adjacent holiday flick about Santa caught in a snowstorm. There’s A Royal Date for Christmas, which pretty much speaks for itself. And there’s ‘Twas …
Read More »Ho ho oh no: Ranking the new Netflix holiday rom-coms
Move over, Hallmark; Netflix is getting festive. While Hallmark’s cable channel used to have the market cornered on Christmas-themed romance, the past few years has seen Netflix double down on mirth and merry. Some seasonal selections new to the streamer this year include Hot Frosty, The Merry Gentlemen and Our Little Secret. So which …
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