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May

28

2022

Get Set For An NFT Scavenger Hunt

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Netflix is bringing back its popular series Love, Death + Robots for a third go round, only this time with an NFT twist! Information on the show’s website reveals that the NFT scavenger hunt was created in conjunction with Web3 studio Feature. The hidden prizes include nine QR-coded pieces of digital art embedded in various media including videos, billboards and in actual episodes of the sci-fi series. Minted Via Ethereum Like the majority of NFTs, the Love, Death + Robots NFTs are minted on the Ethereum blockchain, with the starting price of each on OpenSea about…

Dec

29

2021

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Hollywood Stocks In 2021: Netflix Extends Gains, Disney and Discovery Drop

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BY GEORG SZALAI, ETAN VLESSING | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business ViacomCBS and Roku slumped, Imax and Comcast were down slightly while Sony and Lionsgate saw share prices jump year-over-year. Coronavirus vaccines, variants and new waves of infection, global supply chain issues, Reddit-powered meme stocks, mergers and acquisitions, plus streaming hopes and fears were some of the ingredients that made 2021 another year of volatility for stocks, including those of audio entertainment companies and shares of Hollywood giants. But while the broader stock market is on track to end the year significantly higher, just like it did in 2020, the media and entertainment sector…

Dec

28

2021

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Netflix, ‘Tiger King’ Producers Sued Over Unauthorized Use of ‘Ace Ventura 2’ Clips

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BY KIMBERLY NORDYKE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business The copyright infringement lawsuit claims that the show featured two clips from the Jim Carrey film "without permission or license." Morgan Creek Productions has sued Netflix and the producers of Tiger King for copyright infringement over the use of Ace Ventura 2 clips in the hit reality series. The show, which became a hit upon its release in March 2020, focused on Joseph Maldonado Passage, aka “Joe Exotic,” owner of a “big cat” zoo. “The series was filled with sordid tales of animal abuse, voluminous guns and a quixotic bid for the U.S. presidency,” the lawsuit against Netflix…

Dec

22

2021

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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to See Pay Hit $40M in 2022, Reed Hastings Set to Earn $34M

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business This past year saw the streaming giant expand into video games, acquire the Roald Dahl Story Company and see its subscriber growth stall, setting up 2022 to be a critical year for the company. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is set to out-earn his colleague and co-CEO Reed Hastingsin 2022. The executives are expected to earn $40 million and $34.6 million, respectively, next year, according to a regulatory filing that was published Tuesday afternoon. Hastings’ pay is made up of $34 million in stock options and $650,000 in base salary, while Sarandos will take a $20…

Dec

11

2021

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Netflix Wants to Own Online News About Its Content, Too

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BY MIA GALUPPO | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Business A new website, Tudum, will host news like renewals and consumer content about series and films, marking the latest editorial effort by the streaming giant. Netflix is aiming to boost its growing editorial efforts with the launch of a new website titled Tudum, the name being a further riff on the sound that accompanies the company’s logo when subscribers open the streaming site. The new website shares its name with what the company billed as a “global fan event”that took place in September. It offered exclusive first looks and interviews covering its series…

Dec

04

2021

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Former Netflix Engineer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Insider Trading

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business Sung Mo Jun, 49, was also given a $15,000 fine for leading an insider trading ring that brought in more than $3 million in profit based on information about Netflix's subscriber growth. A former Netflix engineer was sentenced to two years in prison and given a $15,000 fine for his role in leading an insider trading ring based on private information about the streaming giant’s subscriber growth, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said on Friday. The former engineer, Sung Mo Jun, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in August. During…

Nov

24

2021

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Sandra Bullock in Netflix’s ‘The Unforgivable’: Film Review

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BY DAVID ROONE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Vincent D’Onofrio, Viola Davis, Jon Bernthal and Rob Morgan also star in this redemption drama about a damaged woman navigating her freedom after 20 years in prison. A strong cast and tightly focused direction make The Unforgivable an engrossing enough redemption drama, though this Americanized feature adaptation of British TV writer Sally Wainwright’s 2009 miniseries, Unforgiven, doesn’t always benefit from its condensed plotting. A deglammed Sandra Bullock headlines as Ruth Slater, an ex-con attempting to find a quiet place in the free world, who wants only to reconnect with her younger sister after serving 20 years…

Nov

16

2021

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Netflix Changes How It Measures Its Daily Top 10

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The on-screen list of top titles will be supplemented by a website showing the leading titles in a host of territories. In its third quarter earnings, Netflix announced it would change how it reports viewing metrics. The public facing aspect of that switch goes into effect Tuesday. The streamer says it’s changing the way it reports its in-app top 10 lists, and it will supplement those local lists with a website showing top titles in more than 90 countries. The rankings will now be based on the total number of hours viewed for a given title, rather…

Nov

15

2021

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Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’: TV Review

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BY ANGIE HAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda lead a live-action adaptation of the classic anime series about a ragtag band of intergalactic bounty hunters in the year 2071. What’s the point of adapting Cowboy Bebop in live action? That’s the question I found myself asking over and over during the roughly 10 hours of Netflix’s new series, and it’s one I grew to suspect its creators had spent too little time asking themselves before they took the plunge. As far as it’s possible to tell, their line of thinking seems to have been…

Oct

30

2021

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Fired Netflix Staffer Files Labor Complaint Alleging Company Is Trying to Stop Employees From “Speaking Up”

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business B. Pagels-Minor and Terra Field have alleged that the streaming giant retaliated against them for protesting Netflix's actions around the Dave Chappelle special 'The Closer.' A fired Netflix employee and current software engineer at the streamer have filed a labor charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that Netflix retaliated against them for “speaking up” against Netflix’s handling of the Dave Chappellecomedy special, The Closer. The charge, filed on Wednesday and first reported by The Verge on Friday, was submitted on behalf of B. Pagels-Minor, a former Netflix program manager who was fired for allegedly leaking company…

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