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Netflix Unveils First Major Redesign Since 2013

Company says version being rolled out this month is more 'personal'

(Newser) - Netflix is ready to roll out its first major redesign in years, and it says the new version is "simpler, easier, and more intuitive." This is the streaming company's first big redesign since 2013, when it had around 30 million subscribers, compared to more than 300 million...

Netflix Looking to Join '$1T Club' by 2030

Streamer's goal is to hit $1T market cap by then

(Newser) - Netflix is looking to join a pretty exclusive club, dubbed the "$1 Trillion Club" by the Wall Street Journal : The streaming company revealed at its last business review meeting that it is aiming to reach $1 trillion market capitalization and double its revenue by 2030. As of late last...

MLB Star: 'I Pulled the Trigger' in Suicide Attempt

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran opens up on mental health struggles in Netflix docuseries

(Newser) - Behind the scenes, life in the MLB isn't always as fun as it looks, particularly when playing for the much-watched Boston Red Sox, as All-Star Jarren Duran makes clear in Episode 4 of Netflix's new eight-part docuseries The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox , out Tuesday. The...

Netflix CEO Donates $50M to an AI 'Moral Imperative'

Reed Hastings forks over big bucks to alma mater Bowdoin College to study consequences of AI

(Newser) - Bowdoin College just got the largest financial infusion it's ever received in its 231-year history, courtesy of one of its most famous former students. Reed Hastings, who graduated from the Maine liberal arts college in 1983, has ponied up $50 million to his alma mater for the Hastings Initiative...

Director Faces 90 Years for Allegedly Defrauding Netflix

Carl Erik Rinsch pocketed $11M meant to fund his TV series, prosecutors say

(Newser) - A director expected to make a TV series for Netflix could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of defrauding the streamer. Carl Erik Rinsch, director of 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves, had pitched a science-fiction series about artificial humans called White House, later renamed Conquest. A...

Trump Rally Comedian Who Mocked Puerto Rico Has a Deal

Netflix signs Tony Hinchcliffe for specials

(Newser) - The comedian whose remarks about Puerto Rico at a Trump campaign rally in New York last fall did not amuse everyone achieved a career milestone on Monday. Netflix announced it has signed Tony Hinchcliffe to a multiple-show deal, Politico reports. "Myself and our entire crew of Austin comedians, peers,...

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Meghan Markle's New Show Is 'Pointless'

Critics can't relate to the 'hostess with the mostest' on Netflix

(Newser) - The Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle series premiered Tuesday on Netflix after delays attributed to California's wildfires. The consensus from critics is that it might have been better buried in ash. Four takes:

Australia Still Chasing Influencer Who Faked Cancer

Belle Gibson, who just got the Netflix treatment, has not yet paid her debt

(Newser) - A decade after wellness influencer Belle Gibson admitted she didn't have terminal brain cancer, which she claimed was cured by the healthy lifestyle that made her famous, her story has inspired a new Netflix series—and fresh outrage in Australia about the case's lack of resolution. Authorities said...

Gascon to Attend Oscars: 'I'm Grateful to Be Back'

Variety reports that Netflix has agreed to pay for Emilia Perez star's showing amid controversy

(Newser) - The distance between Netflix and Karla Sofia Gascon just got a bit smaller. Variety reports that best actress nominee Gascon, 52, will indeed attend the Academy Awards on Sunday at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre—and that the streaming service has agreed to pick up the tab, despite the "nightmare"...

Netflix Takes Flak Over Use of AI for Gabby Petito's Voice

Parents gave OK for American Murder filmmakers to use AI, but Petito's mom now calls it 'weird'

(Newser) - If you've watched American Murder: Gabby Petito , the new Netflix docuseries about the 22-year-old murdered in 2021 by fiance Brian Laundrie that debuted on Monday, you may have thought Petito's voice sounded a little ... different. Vulture now confirms: "Yes, that was an AI re-creation of Gabby Petito'...

Is Little House 'Woke?' Reboot Raises a Debate

Megyn Kelly warns Netflix not to 'wokeify' it, but Melissa Gilbert says original is thoroughly 'woke'

(Newser) - Less than a week after Netflix announced it was rebooting Little House on the Prairie, a political squabble has erupted over the iconic show.
  • Megyn Kelly: Netflix, "if you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project," the
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Little House on the Prairie Is Getting Rebooted

Netflix is bringing back the iconic family Western for a new generation

(Newser) - Everything old is new again, even at the Ingalls house. Netflix has given the thumbs-up to a reboot of Little House on the Prairie, the long-running TV drama that followed the lives of a tight-knit family living on a farm in the late 1800s. The Boys writer/producer Rebecca Sonnenshine will...

Netflix Raises Prices for All Plans, Even the Cheap One

'Standard with ads' is now $7.99 a month

(Newser) - Netflix is raising prices again, with its cheapest ad-supported tier going from $6.99 per month to $7.99 in a move the Wall Street Journal says aims to capitalize on the record subscriber increase the company saw in the fourth quarter. The top-tier premium plan is now $24.99,...

Netflix Broke Records With Its Christmas NFL Games

League's debut on Netflix broke streaming record, with no major glitches

(Newser) - It was a happy holiday for Netflix—the service set streaming records with its Christmas Day NFL double-header, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. The two games, the first NFL games carried live on Netflix, averaged 24.2 million viewers each, which is a record for streamed NFL games. But that'...

Happy Gilmore Returns With a Little Travis Kelce

NFL star is making his big screen debut in the Netflix sequel

(Newser) - It's been safe to play golf for nearly three decades since Happy Gilmore tore up the links, so Netflix decided to end that calm with a sequel, and is now out with a trailer for Happy Gilmore 2. Adam Sandler returns as the scrappy golfer, reports People , but there'...

Victory Sets Chiefs Up for Super Bowl Run

Netflix also has a comparatively good day

(Newser) - The Chiefs' 29-10 thumping of the Steelers on Wednesday—marked by Patrick Mahomes' three touchdown passes—did several things for the defending Super Bowl champions. The victory in Pittsburgh clinched the top seed in the AFC for Kansas City, CBS Sports reports, meaning that the Chiefs will have a bye...

Via Netflix, Jamie Foxx Opens Up About 'Mystery Illness'

Actor reveals the cause of his 2023 health scare via a special

(Newser) - Jamie Foxx's "mystery illness" is a mystery no more. As NBC News reports, the 56-year-old actor is opening up about his 2023 health scare in a Netflix special called Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... And what had happened was "a brain bleed that led to a...

A Millennial Admits: Sappy Christmas Films Aren't Terrible

NYT columnist Amanda Hess is surprised to find she's 'aged into the bad Christmas movie'

(Newser) - If you've ever scoffed at the treacly looking Christmas movies churned out annually by the likes of the Hallmark Channel and Netflix, refusing to become an old cat lady (or lad) sobbing over a rom-com, take comfort that "old" isn't the only demographic that these type of...

Jamie Foxx Had a Surprise When He Woke Up From Coma

Actor describes health scare to audience for standup special

(Newser) - When Jamie Foxx came to in an Atlanta hospital after collapsed in April 2023, he thought he'd been passed out for a few moments. Then he realized he had a new beard; Foxx had been in a coma for weeks. The actor and comedian made the revelation to an...

Watch Out, Netflix—Here Come the Niche Streamers

Crunchyroll, BritBox, and other specialty content providers are enjoying a subscription boom

(Newser) - There's a new streaming sheriff in town. Although most people are more familiar with mainstream content providers like Netflix, Max, and Disney+, Quartz reports that specialty platforms such as BritBox are now the hot ticket, with subscriptions to those services spiking nearly 20% this year, according to data from...

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