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  • CUTIES getting ugly for Netflix

    CUTIES getting ugly for Netflix

    The LA TIMES reporting

    Netflix issued an apology Thursday after thousands signed a petition demanding the immediate removal of the controversial French film “Cuties” from the streaming platform.

    The movie, about an 11-year-old who rebels against her family and joins a “free-spirited dance crew,” is accused in the online campaign of sexualizing young girls “for the viewing pleasure of pedophiles.” Originally titled “Mignonnes,” the project premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won a jury award for directing.

    Netflix said

    We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties. It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.

    The film is about the over sexualization if girls in dance .. a conversation that man say needs to be had but not with a hyper sexualized cover depicting girls in a sultry setting..

    This is how one Twitter user pointed out the differences of the original cover into what Netflix decided to do:

  • STRANGER THINGS tops ‘favorite show’ list on Netflix

    STRANGER THINGS tops ‘favorite show’ list on Netflix

    According to a new report from leading Wall Street analysts MoffettNathanson, seven of the ten programs most often identified as Netflix subscriber favorites are produced in-house, with Stranger Things and Orange Is the New Black outperforming acquired hits such as Friends and The Office. 

    MoffettNathanson arrived at its conclusion by surveying more than 500 Americans from among a demographically representative sample, and then asking the 430 who said they had access to Netflix to list up to five of their favorite programs from the service..

    two shows were named by more than 10 percent of the survey responders: Stranger Things (13 percent) and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (10 percent)

  • Netflix drops AUNT BECKY

    Netflix drops AUNT BECKY

    It’s over…

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lori Laughlin won’t appear on the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s popular family sitcom Fuller House..

    Laughlin, who played Aunt Becky on the original Full House and portrayed her again in a guest-starring role on Fuller House, appeared in 13 of the new show’s 57 episodes.

    The fifth season of Fuller House, which hasn’t started filming yet, is set to premiere on Netflix this fall. Sources told THR that the show’s production won’t be impacted by the drama surrounding Laughlin.

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  • Georgia wants to tax Netflix.. while Netflix paid $0.00 in taxes…

    Georgia wants to tax Netflix.. while Netflix paid $0.00 in taxes…

    Georgia lawmakers are pushing for a tax on digital video, books, music and video games…

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    That means residents of the states would Netflix, Chill, and pay … they would pay more for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Kindle e-books, iTunes music, Spotify and internet phone services.

    Those who are already connected would pay the price: They’d bear the cost of the 4 percent tax, but its benefits would go toward rural residents who lack high-speed access to online products..
    And who, you may ask, also wants the tax?
    LOBBYISTS!

    Nearly 60 lobbyists for cable, TV and cellphone companies are making an argument that it’s only fair that every service be taxed equally. Currently, various taxes and fees cover cable TV and phones but not satellite TV and internet video.
    The resistance comes from legislators who oppose new taxes, consumers who would pay the tax and Dish TV, which doesn’t stand to benefit from government funding of rural internet since it already provides satellite-based online access to those areas. Before a similar digital tax proposal failed last year, Dish TV ran TV ads urging viewers to “Stop the Georgia TV tax!”

    Meanwhile if you, as a viewer and service purchaser, ends up paying taxes for viewing hit bingeworthy shows, consider this:

    The popular video streaming service Netflix posted its largest-ever U.S. profit in 2018­­—$845 million—on which it didn’t pay a dime in federal or state income taxes. In fact, the company reported a $22 million federal tax rebate.

  • NETFLIX struggles to cope with subscribers who think TED BUNDY is hot

    NETFLIX struggles to cope with subscribers who think TED BUNDY is hot

    TWEETS THAT TWEET FOR THEMSELVES..

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    Last Thursday, on the anniversary of Bundy’s death, the streaming giant released director Joe Berlinger’s four-part docuseries, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, to a captive and eager audience. Two days later, Berlinger’s Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron, titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, premiered to a divided audience at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival…

    And since then the program has garnered millions of views on Netflix and conversation threads on the socials.. many people believe what women said then: He is “hot”..

    In the 70s women were killed.. in the 2000teens it seems “cool” to call murderers hot again.

    Make a red hat for that..

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  • Hasan Minhaj’s episode on Saudi pulled by Netflix!

    Hasan Minhaj’s episode on Saudi pulled by Netflix!

    Netflix has removed the second episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj from its service in Saudi Arabia after receiving a request from the country’s Communications and Information Technology Commission, reports the Financial Times.

    The episode focused on America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.

  • BIRDBOX with 45 mil?

    BIRDBOX with 45 mil?

    NO…
    Maybe?

    Netflix doesn’t give ratings.. but BIRD BOX is so popular it decided to come out of the ratings closet and tell some potentially tall tales…

    The streaming service on Friday said more than 45 million “accounts” have watched the Sandra Bullock-led film in its first week of release, the “best first 7 days ever for a Netflix film,” the company boasted in a Tweet….
    Rebecca Keegan of The Hollywood Reporter questioned the value of Netflix’s data in the absence of further context.
    “Does Susanne Bier’s agent use this data as leverage on her next film? How does a traditional studio considering her for a project view it?” Keegan asked on Twitter.

    Bier directed “Bird Box.”

    Exactly how Netflix qualifies what counts as a viewing is another question. Does the figure account for those who accidentally play the film from an auto-play option? Does it log “viewers” who only watch a few seconds or the entire film?

    NETFLIX has taken away their ratings grid.. people cannot bully some shows anymore into non-existence.. 
    And social media–word of mouth that is either true and original or contrived by intelligent brokers of Twitterverse behind the scenes–is better for the streaming service than any ad they could buy.
    But 45 million? …
    Bird Box?
    Those are some big numbers.
    And if true, it proves they know what we are watching.. streaming.. but does it know what you’re turning off midway through while you chill?
  • NETFLIX CANCELS MARVEL’S “IRON FIST”

    NETFLIX CANCELS MARVEL’S “IRON FIST”

    In a joint statement released to the media on late Friday, Netflix and Marvel said, “Marvel’s Iron Fist will not return for a third season on Netflix. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible cast, crew, and showrunners. We’re thankful to the fans who have watched these two seasons, and for the partnership, we’ve shared on this series. While the series on Netflix has ended, the Immortal Iron Fist will live on.”

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  • MAKING A MURDERER 2 gets October 19 premiere date

    MAKING A MURDERER 2 gets October 19 premiere date

    Making a Murderer’s “Part 2,” another ten episodes, has been assigned a premier date on Netflix. The show is about a convicted murderer named Steven Avery, along with his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey…


     According to Deadline, this second installation “provides an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process, exploring the emotional toll the process takes on all involved.”
  • It’s official: STRANGER THINGS 3 to hit summer 2019

    It’s official: STRANGER THINGS 3 to hit summer 2019

    Stranger Things eight-episode third season will be released  Summer 2019. This is a little later than some had hoped or expected..

    Explaining the reason for the delay, Netflix’s VP or original content, Cindy Holland, told reporters Sunday at the Television Critics Assococation summer press tour, “It’s a handcrafted show. [Exec producers] The Duffer brothers and Shawn Levy have worked really hard, and they understand the stakes are high. They want to deliver something bigger and better than what they did last year. And so they really want to take the time to get it right.”

    Earlier this month the show released its first official trailer.. it features Hawkins’ mall grand opening. It featured Steve at the AHOY ice cream location.. it features nostalgia galore. And it makes me hope that the battle takes place within the shopping mall. What an homage to the 80s it would be! And what a great location now that the kids, in their 80s way, are growing up and hanging out at the best place that existed at that time: The brick and mortar of the famed shopping mall.

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