Category: netflix
How will digital media survive the ad crash?
Bustle Digital Group’s Jason Wagenheim discusses his company’s hard choices Anthony Ha @anthonyha / 7 hours When I first met Bustle Digital Group’s Jason Wagenheim, it was right as New York City was beginning to go into lockdown. The BDG offices were empty thanks to the company’s newly instituted work-from-home…
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The first ‘Space Force’ trailer has Steve Carell dancing to the Beach Boys
Netflix released the first trailer for its Space Force spoof today, and it includes the kinds of digs at the Trump administration’s quest to militarize space that you’re hoping for.The trailer explains that POTUS wants complete space domination, clai… Source
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Watch the first trailer for Netflix’s Space Force starring The Office’s Steve Carell
[embedded content] Netflix has released the first trailer for its series Space Force, which is a parodic take on the newest branch of the U.S. armed forces. The project was announced pretty shortly after the space-focused military branch was made official, so it’s actually pretty impressive to see a trailer…
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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Middleditch & Schwartz’ might change your mind about improv
We’ll admit it: Some of your Original Content podcast hosts are a little skeptical about improvised comedy. Of course, we can enjoy improv when it’s done well. It’s just that we’ve seen it done less well, often by friends who are so enthusiastic without being particularly funny. And our friends…
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Streaming service Hooq shuts down, ends partnership with Disney’s Hotstar, Grab and others
Hooq, a five-year-old on-demand video streaming service that aimed to become “Netflix for Southeast Asia,” has shut down weeks after filing for liquidation and terminated its partnerships with Disney’s Hotstar, ride-hailing giant Grab, and Indonesia’s VideoMax. Hooq Digital, a joint venture among Singapore telecom group Singtel (majority owner), Sony Pictures,…
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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ inflicts brutal action on forgettable characters
If you think that action movies generally suffer from an excess of characterization, then “Extraction” is the movie for you. Almost everything about the film that’s not an action scene is dealt with in a perfunctory way, starting from the sketchy characterization of our hero Tyler Rake (played by Chris…
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