9 Story Media Group has partnered with Netflix and Scholastic to produce a new version of the Emmy® award winning 1990s animated children’s series THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS®. The new series will launch in the fall 2017 as a global Netflix Original Series. “The original Magic School Bus® series was one of the first series that I produced, 20 years ago,” said Vince Commisso, President & CEO of 9 Story Media … [Read more...] about 9 Story partners Netflix and Scholastic
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Sundance sensation on Netflix
Beverly Hills, CA- The hilarious coming-of-age comedy Brahman Naman, from leading Indian indie director Q, will be available exclusively for Netflix members around the world later this year. Set in Bangalore in the 1980s, Brahman Naman follows the exploits of Naman, a quick witted, high school quiz champ who leads his hopelessly nerdy friends on a trip to Calcutta to win a major college prize. Young, smart and full of heart, the trio are determined to win the quiz - and to lose their virginity … [Read more...] about Sundance sensation on Netflix
Netflix partners StarHub
Singapore– StarHub and Netflix announced a partnership that will bring Netflix to StarHub’s Fibre TV customers through their set-top boxes by early second quarter of 2016. StarHub will too join the Netflix Open Connect programme, providing the highest-quality experience for its customers. StarHub Broadband, Mobile and TV customers will also be able to pay for their Netflix subscriptions via their StarHub bills. Netflix subscriptions offered in Singapore are priced according to … [Read more...] about Netflix partners StarHub
Netflix and Singtel partners
Singapore- Singtel has announced a partnership with Netflix to give customers promotional offers to access top quality TV shows and movies on the streaming service. The tie-up will see Singtel customers standing a chance to get up to nine months’ worth of complimentary Netflix subscriptions if they re-contract or sign up for Singtel’s mobile plan and/or Fibre Entertainment Bundle+ from 22 January to 22 July 2016. Customers can also watch Netflix through Singtel TV set top boxes from … [Read more...] about Netflix and Singtel partners
Australia hit 17% SVoD in last 6 months
Subscription video on demand is growing rapidly in Australia, becoming an increasingly popular way to watch video content. From January to March 2015, Australia saw the launch of new SVoD services, including Netflix, Presto TV and Stan, and the take-up since then has been rapid. With the introduction of these services, Australians now have a greater range of video content viewing options. An ACMA survey found that an estimated 3.2 million adult Australians (17 per cent) watched video content via … [Read more...] about Australia hit 17% SVoD in last 6 months
Technical fault impede Netflix launch in Spain
A technical failure hampered the launch of Netflix in Spain with users through Vodafone being connected to the French version of the streaming service instead of the Spanish one due to misidentification. Vodafone’s subscribers were wrongly redirected to the French website of Netflix. Apparently, Netflix website identified the IPs associated to the operator as if they were French due to a technical failure. As a result, the affected Spanish users could not be registered in the Spanish … [Read more...] about Technical fault impede Netflix launch in Spain