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Netflix’s binge-release model is under new scrutiny as the streaming giant struggles
A scene from Netflix’s “Stranger Things”. Source: Netflix Could Netflix ditch its binge-release model? Stranger things have happened. The all-at-once release strategy for television shows is a bedrock of Netflix’s strategy. The first seven episodes of “Stranger Things,” which all premiered on May 27, broke records. It was the biggest premiere weekend ever for an […]
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Netflix is planning a ‘Squid Game’ reality show with a record $4.56 million cash prize
Netflix has opened casting for the show to English-language speakers around the world. Tang Ke | Future Publishing | Getty Images Netflix is doing “Squid Game” for real (without any of the blood and gore). The streaming platform has approved a reality TV series called “Squid Game: The Challenge,” which will pit 456 contestants against […]
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Netflix, once the great disruptor, is now taking ideas from the industry it upended to jumpstart growth
Reed Hastings, co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix Inc., during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the foreword to Hamilton Helmer’s “7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy,” published in 2016, Netflix co-founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings […]
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Former advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris joins Heather Podesta’s lobbying and PR firm
Shari Yost Gold, Senior advisor at Invariant Source: Shari Yost Gold Shari Yost Gold, a former advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris, is joining the lobbying and communications firm led by veteran lobbyist Heather Podesta. Yost Gold will be working as a senior advisor in communications and public affairs at Podesta’s firm Invariant, the two […]
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British police charge Kevin Spacey over alleged sex crimes
Medianews Group/boston Herald Via Getty Images | Medianews Group | Getty Images British police on Monday said they had charged Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey over historic allegations of sex offences after prosecutors last month authorized the charges, with the actor due in court onThursday. “Kevin Spacey Fowler, 62, has been formally charged today with four […]
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Fired Fox News editor Chris Stirewalt says he will testify before Jan. 6 riot committee
Former U.S President Donald Trump is seen on video during the hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A former Fox News political editor who was fired by the cable network […]
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PGA suspends 17 golfers, including Phil Mickelson, for playing in Saudi-backed LIV event
Phil Mickelson plays on the 18th during the Pro-Am at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Steven Paston | PA Images | Getty Images The PGA Tour has suspended 17 golfers, including major championship winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who are competing Thursday in the Saudi-backed LIV golf event […]
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We’re changing our price targets on 8 stocks in the portfolio
The moves reflect recent earnings reports, comments from company executives, and general market multiple compression. Source
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Mickelson the last to sign up for Saudi-funded golf league
Phil Mickelson, a chief recruiter for a Saudi-funded rival league to the PGA Tour, is ending his four-month hiatus by adding his name to the 48-man field for the LIV Golf Invitational that starts Friday outside London. Mickelson will be joining Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and three other former major champions in a 54-hole tournament […]
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Dave Roberts is one of the most powerful executives at ESPN – and he wants more diversity behind the scenes
Dave Roberts Provided by ESPN Dave Roberts is a creature of habit. The ESPN executive, who has emerged as an influential force behind the scenes at the network, prefers to take business meetings at the Four Seasons, for instance. In 2015, sports media personality and regular ESPN panelist Bomani Jones was in Los Angeles to […]
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