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Why Choose Your Own Endings For Film And TV Are A Bad Idea

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that allowing viewers to decide what happens next will lead to lower quality stories… Wednesday brought the enticing news that Netflix are planning on creating a show that has an element of interaction, where viewers will be able to choose what happens next. Initially this will be for children’s programmes, […]

Why Cannes Giving Netflix The Seal Of Approval Matters

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Neil Calloway argues that the films being shown at Cannes mark a turning point in cinema… Ten years ago Netflix were a cool little company that would mail you DVDs every month, even providing a little envelope so you could return Casino Royale before they sent you Pan’s Labyrinth. If someone had told you that […]

Netflix adds download feature for its movies and TV shows

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If you’re a Netflix subscriber you may want to update your app, as the streaming service has announced today that its members worldwide are now able to download episodes of TV shows and movies from its library of titles. “While many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, we’ve often heard they also want to continue their […]

Netflix cancels Marco Polo after 2 seasons

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Netflix has cancelled Marco Polo, its hit show which began in 2014. The series examined the early life of the titular explorer and his days with Kublai Kahn, ruler of the Mongol Empire in the 13th Century, and starred Lorenzo Richelmy and Benedict Wong as the two leads. No specific reason is given for its cancellation, but […]

Netflix/Amazon revenue to surpass UK box office by 2020

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Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years. The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services […]

Netflix is reportedly developing a Choose Your Own Adventure show

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Streaming giants Netflix are reportedly working on and developing a ‘choose your own adventure’ show to add to their 2017 slate. Netflix have certainly been forward thinking with their approach to TV content, leading the way in online streaming of high profile shows while developing their own original content. This entrepreneurship doesn’t seem to be […]

Netflix to co-produce BBC thriller Requiem

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Streaming giants Netflix are jumping on board with the BBC to co-produce their new psychological thriller TV series Requiem. The team up, confirmed by Variety, will see them producing a six part television series written created by Kris Mrksa of The Slap and Underbelly fame. The show will be produced by New Pictures whose credits […]

Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington to star in Netflix drama series Safe

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Former Dexter and Sherlock stars Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington have been cast in the new drama from Netflix and Canal+, Safe. The eight-part series comes from mystery author Harlan Coben and the UK’s Shameless’ Danny Brocklehurst, who will also write the series. Safe will see Hall as a British paediatric surgeon raising two teenage daughters, Jenny and Carrie, alone after the death […]

Adam Sandler’s The Ridiculous 6 is the most watched movie in Netflix history

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He may not be popular with everyone, but there’s no arguing Adam Sandler doesn’t have an audience. Even with the box office disappointment of Pixels and critical bombs like That’s My Boy and Grown Ups 2, it’s been revealed that his latest film The Ridiculous 6 is the most watched movie in Netflix history. “The […]