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Controversy over Golden Globes leads NBC to pull out for 2022

Following controversy over lack of diversity the Golden Globe Awards won't be aired by major TV network NBC in 2022

11/05/2021

USA

Netflix tests a crackdown on users sharing account passwords

The popular streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify their account via email or text, or to “verify later."

12/03/2021

USA

'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes

Netflix also won big with 'The Crown' and 'The Queen's Gambit' taking home the award in their respective categories.

01/03/2021

Cinema

Hollywood prepares for virtual 78th instalment of Golden Globes

Judged by members of the international press in the United States, the awards are considered the antechamber of the Oscars.

27/02/2021

Spain

Queen’s Gambit: Why the Netflix series was a hit for one Spanish firm

Family business Rechapados Ferrer has been inundated with orders since The Queen's Gambit was aired on Netflix.

05/02/2021

Earth News

Climate-focused Netflix rival launches today, backed by Prince Harry

The launch of the environmental streaming platform, WaterBear, has also been praised by the likes of BAFTA.

01/12/2020

United Kingdom

The Crown: Netflix series suffers backlash over depiction of UK royals

Critics say The Crown displays a general lack of respect for The Queen and her family.

30/11/2020

World News

The Queen's Gambit: Why no woman has been crowned chess world champion

The success of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit has renewed interest for chess and rekindled the debate over why so few women make it into the upper echelons of the intellectual sport.

27/11/2020

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London's Chinatown is 'over the Moon' about its lantern installation

An installation of lanterns promoting the new animated film "Over the Moon" gave Soho's Chinatown additional colour on Wednesday.

23/10/2020

Partner content

Netflix pioneer Mitch Lowe on entertainment industry's future

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In this edition of Interview, we’re talking about the video streaming revolution with Mitch Lowe, one of the founding executives of Netflix and someone who's been at the forefront of the video entertainment industry since the early 1980s - plus where he thinks the sector is heading next.

22/10/2020

Earth News

How did the internet react to David Attenborough's newest documentary?

Sir David Attenborough's latest release is unlike any of his previous work.

05/10/2020

USA

Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix

The couple have signed a multiyear deal to produce nature series, documentaries and children's programming.

02/09/2020

United Kingdom

Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana on 'The Crown'

"It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one," Debicki said in a statement.

17/08/2020

France

Netflix boycott calls over film deemed offensive to Muslims

The 2017 Egyptian film Sheikh Jackson was criticised for a scene which shows an imam being disturbed during his prayers in a mosque by a flash mob dancing to Michael Jackson's infamous Thriller choreography.

30/07/2020

Earth News

Zac Efron looks for solutions to climate change in new Netflix series

The Hollywood actor travels round the world to highlight communities living a more sustainable way of life.

01/07/2020

Earth News

Is planting trees the answer to offsetting our Netflix addiction?

A new subscription service uses trees to offset users' carbon emissions caused by their streaming habits.

27/05/2020

France

'Netflix and ill' anyone? Online dating in the time of coronavirus

In Spain, the use of dating apps has surged with Tinder registering an increased of 94.4% among those under 35.

14/04/2020

USA

Euroviews. The predictable disappointments of Netflix's unambitious 'Altered Carbon' ǀ View

The characters in "Altered Carbon" may be able to move from body to body at will, but genre tropes and preconceptions keep the writers and directors trapped in more limited structures.

28/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. How Netflix, Star Wars and Marvel redefined Hollywood ǀ View

In the 2010s, people didn't stop going to the movies. That might be because as the screens got smaller, the movies got bigger.

30/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. Netflix's 'The Witcher' pushes the adult fantasy genre beyond 'Game of Thrones' ǀ View

Unlike most books that followed in the "Lord of the Ring's" footsteps, “The Witcher” stories aren’t told from a Western perspective. This is fantasy rooted in the eastern European tradition combining fairy tales and horror.

24/12/2019