Johnny Depp is heading back to the big screen in a new movie, though it’s not being backed by Netflix, as previously reported.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix has made no secret that it would rely on third-party partners to roll into the ad-supported VOD space. Now word has emerged that Google and NBCUniversal are the top contenders to potentially land a coveted deal with the streamer to sell and serve ads for Netflix’s lower-cost plan with ads.Google and Comcast’s NBCU are both pursuing an exclusive pact with Netflix for the forthcoming ad-supported streaming package, the Wall Street Journal reported this week, citing anonymous sources.
That followed a similar report by CNBC that Netflix has met with Google, NBCU and Roku about marketing tie-ups and an unconfirmed report last week by the Information that Netflix was in talks with Comcast and Roku for ad-tech and sales deals. Reps for Google and Comcast/NBCU declined to comment.
According to a Netflix spokesperson, “We are still in the early days of deciding how to launch a lower-priced, ad-supported option and no decisions have been made.”In a session at the Cannes Lions advertising conference Thursday, co-CEO Ted Sarandos, when asked which ad companies Netflix is in discussions with about partnerships, declined to be specific. “We’re talking to all of them right now,” replied Sarandos, as reported by Reuters.
He added, “What we do at first will not be representative of what the product will be ultimately. I want our product to be better than TV.”Co-CEO Reed Hastings previously indicated that Netflix would work with advertising partners to launch the service.
“We can be a straight publisher and have other people do all of the fancy ad-matching and integrate all the data about people,” Hastings said in the company’s Q1 interview in April. “So we can stay out of that and really be focused
.Johnny Depp is heading back to the big screen in a new movie, though it’s not being backed by Netflix, as previously reported.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Stranger Things” universe is expanding at Netflix, with the Duffer Brothers lining up multiple projects within the world they created for the series.Under their overall deal with Netflix, the Duffers — Matt and Ross — have established the production company Upside Down Pictures, bringing on Hilary Leavitt to run the company.Among the new projects they have in development, the Duffers are officially working on a “Stranger Things” spinoff series, though exact plot details remain under wraps. The show will be based on an original idea by the Duffers with Upside Down Pictures and 21 Laps producing.
Bill Pullman’s iconic Independence Day speech will be watched by many on Monday, July 4, but the chances of him tuning in is slim to none.
SAG-AFTRA and Netflix, which have been negotiating under a media blackout for a new contract, have agreed to extend their current contract through July 31 to allow bargaining to continue. Their current contract – known as the 2019 Netflix Agreement – had been set to expire today.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have hired Handmaid’s tale director Liz Garbus to produce their upcoming Netflix documentary, according to reports. In 2020, the Sussexes signed a multi-million-pound deal with Netflix, six months after the couple dramatically stepped back from royal duties, and settled down in Los Angeles from where they will launch their new Hollywood career.
It has now been officially confirmed that Netflix will soon be introducing adverts onto its service following an increase in subscription costs.
As the cost of living crisis continues to grip the nation, many of us are having to cut back on luxuries to help save for the essentials. With less chances to dine out, hit the town or hang with friends, many of us are turning to our good ol’ tried and tested friend Netflix to just relax and chill at home.
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Ted Sarandos confirmed today that Netflix is speaking to multiple potential partners to help it introduce ads to its platform.
Delegates at Cannes Lions were stopped from entering the advertising festival this morning after Greenpeace activists staged an anti-fossil fuels protest on top of the Palais des Festival — the latest of several guerrilla stunts to disrupt the event.
The Closer. He then went on to say that the place should be named the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. When TMZ subsequently caught up with Anthony Anderson after the event, the black-ish alum shared positive thoughts and commended the decision: Dave Chappelle’s The Closer hit streaming back in October and, shortly after its release, celebrities and LGBTQ+ organizations like GLAAD spoke out in opposition of it.
If there is any blossoming romance between Netflix and NBCUniversal amid speculation the former is looking for an ad sales partner, the latter’s CEO Jeff Shell wasn’t spilling the beans Wednesday when he sat down for a discussion at the Cannes Lions event.
Netflix has a message for Hollywood: We’re not broke.In the wake of a massive stock slide triggered by a subscriber dip during the first quarter, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, head of global film Scott Stuber and head of global television Bela Bajaria have launched a charm offensive, stressing to top creators and agents that they will continue to spend aggressively to make and market movies and shows. In calls and in-person meetings, sources say they have positioned the April stock drop as a setback, reassured filmmakers and showrunners that they remain well-capitalized and informed them that they don’t believe the answer to their current predicament is to stop competing for buzzy content.
EXCLUSIVE: Departing Netflix Director Of UK Scripted Chris Sussman is in talks to exec produce the fourth season of Apple TV+ comedy Trying, Deadline can reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Gibney is adapting Michael Pollan’s mind-altering substance book How To Change Your Mind for Netflix.
Known for her long career of acting prowess, Emma Thompson now appears to have proven herself once again. Netflix’s first teaser trailer for the upcoming “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical” features ominous narration from Thompson, who plays the infamous headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.
2ND UPDATE, 9:45 AM: Mo’Nique and Netflix have settled the lawsuit she filed against the streaming company in 2019 claiming racial and gender bias, Deadline has confirmed. Details of the deal weren’t disclosed. Read about the case below.
Jerry Seinfeld has assembled a stellar cast for his Netflix comedy Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, with Melissa McCarthy (God’s Favorite Idiot), Jim Gaffigan (Linoleum), Amy Schumer (Life & Beth), Hugh Grant (The Undoing) and James Marsden (Sonic the Hedgehog 2) signing on for roles, along with Jack McBrayer (Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show), Tom Lennon (Reno 911!), Adrian Martinez (iGilbert), Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live), Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood), Christian Slater (Dr. Death) and Sarah Cooper (Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine). In addition to co-writing and directing the film, in his feature debut, Seinfeld is set to star, as we told you first.
Lionsgate Chairman Kevin Beggs has said the studio is “working on a variety of projects” with 42, ramping up international productions and has put recent successes down to there being “a little more room at the broadcasters.” Beggs also defended Netflix following a period of lower-than-expected growth for the streamer but said it may need to be “more judicious and disciplined” going forwards.