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Who knows? Maybe "mandatory binge drops" could be next? In what was a surprising announcement from Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings during the company's Q1 earnings interview, the streamer looks to be getting into the business of offering lower-cost, ad-supported subscription packages "Those who have followed Netflix know that I have been against the complexity of[...]

All this while legions of Black Mirror fans continue looking to claim the title for having seen every possible scenario/ending Netflix's first live-action interactive experience has to offer. Netflix But there was one question the vast majority of you had a very strong opinion on: Frosties or Sugar Puffs? Let's just say it wasn't even close… During the company's[...]

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said during a recent annual shareholder meeting, "It (13 Reasons Why) is controversial But nobody has to watch it." Now comes word that there's one reason why fans of the popular drama series might not get "to watch it" – and it has nothing to do with controversy. With the first season 3 table read[...]

Netflix has ousted Communications Chief Jonathan Friedland following reports of repeated usage of the N-word during meetings. Credit: Netflix In a memo posted on Friday, June 2nd, CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings announced the firing of Friedland, citing "descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity." Considering Friedland was[...]

Credit: Netflix So it appears media advocacy group the Parents Television Council (PTC) has at least 13 Reasons Why Netflix shouldn't have renewed their controversial drama series for a second season let alone a third — which is exactly what the streaming service announced earlier today. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings defended the decision to bring the series[...]

An inclusion rider is a sentence in a contract where actors and actresses can require that a project they are working on includes a diverse cats and crew — something Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says they have no interest in doing. During a press meeting at the Netflix offices, Hastings stated that he would prefer to[...]

One person who added their voice to the outcry was Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings, who joined other tech-industry leaders in their disapproval but did so more directly and candidly via his Facebook wall: Google has also recalled its employees from abroad in an effort to get them back onto U.S soil before the order had gone[...]

It was a presentation from CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and the company has released that video for everyone to see. Hastings starts be showing how the natural evolution of television lead to internet streaming services like Netflix He says that the internet is changing television and we are at[...]