Netflix
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Netflix starts production on new Marco Polo adventure series
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The ten-part Marco Polo is being produced by The Weinstein Company and will be filmed in Italy, Kazakhstan and at the new Pinewood Studios in Malaysia for a late 2014 release.
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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to star in new Netflix sitcom
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Netflix has bought the rights to Grace and Frankie, a new 13-part sitcom starring legendary actresses Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin which will premiere next year.
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Netflix to show second season of Lilyhammer from next month
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Streaming TV service Netflix says it will premiere the second season of Lilyhammer on Friday 13th December. The first series originally ran in the UK on BBC Four in early 2012. Lilyhammer stars Stevie Van Zandt (The Sopranos) as New York mobster Frank ‘The Fixer’ Tagliano who is forced into the Witness Protection Programme after…
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Netflix unveils new ‘big screen’ look
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Streaming TV service Netflix has launched a new look which it says offers viewers “a much richer and more immersive experience” With the service now available on increasingly higher numbers of TVs, set top boxes and Blu-ray players, the new design has been created specifically for the big screen. The new design features multiple cinematic…
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Marvel to make four superhero live-action series for Netflix
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Disney’s Marvel has announced a deal to make four live-action series exclusively for Netflix. The deal includes four thirteen-episode series focused on Daredevil followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage culminating with a The Defenders mini-series about a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters. The dramas will be produced by Marvel Television in…
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Sky takes the fight to Netflix & Lovefilm by making premium TV cheaper
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Three months ago Sky won a rush of excited headlines when it released the NOW TV box – an internet connected box which allows access to iPlayer, Vevo and Sky’s movie and sports content – for just £9.99. Today the broadcaster announced another headline-grabbing bargain – access to Sky 1, Sky Living and Sky Atlantic…