Ricky Gervais’ Sitcom ‘Derek’ Coming To Netflix This Fall
Netflix is bringing Ricky Gervais’ latest sitcom, “Derek,” to subscribers worldwide this Fall. The video-streaming site will release all seven 30-minute episodes of the British sitcom’s first season, written and starring Gervais, on September 12. “Derek” is a “bittersweet comedy-drama” that features Gervais as a man working at a retirement home who spends his days [...]
Netflix, YouTube Take Up Nearly Half of Home Internet Traffic
Video streaming sites take up more than half of peak downstream home internet traffic in North America, according to the latest report from Sandvine. Netflix is still the dominant leader in traffic, taking over nearly a third (32.3 percent) of traffic during peak times, though it has dropped a fraction of a percent from last [...]
Netflix Marks Final Countdown to Season 4 of ‘Arrested Development’ With Trailer
The latest season of “Arrested Development” is coming to Netflix in a couple of weeks, and they’re counting down the days by releasing a trailer teasing what could be the last misadventures of the Bluth family. Apart from looking a few years older since their last television appearance, the Bluths haven’t changed much and are [...]
Netflix Gets Exclusive Rights to Five Disney XD and Disney Junior Shows
Netflix is adding some more Disney programming to its lineup as part of a multi-year agreement with The Walt Disney Company that was announced today. USA Today reported that the video streaming site will have exclusive United States rights to stream five shows from Disney XD and Disney Junior. Two of the shows, “Jake and [...]
Netflix Adds 2 MM More Subscribers, Cites ‘House of Cards’ Impact
Is Netflix’s expansion into creating its own original programming paying off? The company announced that it added 2 million subscribers in the United States in the first quarter of this year and now boasts around 29.17 million subscribers. In a statement to investors, Netflix said that improvements in customer service, content delivery and its foray [...]
Netflix Poised To Have 46 Million Streaming U.S. Subscribers by 2021
As more viewers turn to online video for entertainment, DigitalTVEurope.net reports that Netflix is poised to hit 46 million streaming customers in the United States by 2021, an increase from previous estimates of 43 million. The report by Pacific Crest also predicts that Netflix will have 36 million subscribers by 2015, up from 27.2 million [...]
Directors of ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy To Create Original Sci-Fi Series For Netflix
Netflix announced today that it will be collaborating with famous filmmaking siblings Lana and Andy Wachowski, the directors behind “The Matrix” trilogy and “Cloud Atlas,” to create a new original series, “Sense8,” exclusively for Netflix subscribers. The 10-episode series will be the internet debut for the Wachowskis, who will be collaborating on the series with [...]
Netflix Finally Launches Facebook Integration For U.S. Users
Is there ever such as a thing as too much information? In this age of social media, people share just about everything from their favorite bands to what kind of toast they ate this morning. Now, Netflix is the latest company that wants social media users to be share-happy. They just launched their integration with [...]
Netflix’s Flixies Awards Celebrates The Best In Streaming Movies and TV Shows
Looks like the awards season isn’t over just yet. Netflix is celebrating the best of its streaming movie and television titles for their first annual Flixies awards on March 11. Voting for these awards are open to both Netflix and non-Netflix subscribers in the 40 countries that have the service. The category list that will [...]
Netflix, DreamWorks Team Up To Create Original ‘Turbo F.A.S.T.’ Animated Series
Although Netflix is aggressively targeting the adult market with its original, riveting political series “House of Cards” and the upcoming return of “Arrested Development,” they haven’t forgotten about their much younger demographic. Netflix is expanding its original programming to include an animated series for kids in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation, a studio known for its [...]
