Activision Blizzard is suing Netflix for poaching a top executive

Lin Qi, the Chairman and CEO of Chinese game developer Yoozoo and an executive producer on Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, has died after allegedly being poisoned by a colleague.

Lin Qi, Chairman and CEO of Chinese game developer Yoozoo and an executive producer on Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, has been hospitalized in what is alleged to be a poisoning attempt. A man the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government described as a “colleague” has been detained in what it said is an ongoing investigation.

Bridgerton's first episode to recognize all the makings of a Shonda Rhimes-backed series — dramatic cliffhangers, scandalous romances, and gossipers galore. It is catnip for fans of the mega-producer's hugely popular series like Grey's Anatomy and Scandal.

Top Canadian film director Michelle Latimer has apologized after coming under scrutiny for claiming Indigenous family roots in a Quebec Algonquin community when promoting her documentary Inconvenient Indian ahead of its recent world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The feature, an adaptation of Thomas King's book Inconvenient Indian, in which the American-born Canadian writer meditates on what it means to be "Indian" in North America, will next have a U.S.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterJennifer Lopez is teaming with Netflix to mount a film adaptation of the bestselling book “The Cipher.”Lopez will executive produce and star in the feature vehicle, written by Isabella Maldonado. Lopez will play FBI agent Nina Guerrera, who finds herself drawn into a serial killer’s case after he strategically posts complex codes and riddles online.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is launching a Documentary Talent Fund to identify and support emerging documentary filmmakers from the U.K.Working from the brief “Britain’s Not Boring And Here’s A Story,” 10 filmmakers and their teams will get the opportunity to make a short documentary film with a budget of between £20,000 ($27,000) and £40,000 ($54,000) each.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter hired Beverly Jackson, a digital marketing veteran with over two decades of experience, as VP of global brand and consumer marketing.Most recently, Jackson was with Activision Blizzard as VP of franchise communication and social.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has announced an original documentary series based on “Sharing the Wisdom of Time,” the award-winning book written by Pope Francis.The series will recount tales of elders and their lived experiences, told through the eyes of the younger generation.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFor the last few years, Netflix has been looking to rewrite the employment rules in Hollywood. The streaming goliath has unabashedly raided its rivals, offering recruits higher compensation if they will leave their current employer even if they are under contract.This has sparked howls of protest from company who claim that Netflix is poaching their executives and interfering with its contracts.

Anthony Mackie has proven himself to be able to play quite the superhero in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, aka the future Captain American, Mackie is one of the most charismatic actors in the entire MCU.

EXCLUSIVE: Ana De Armas is set to co-star opposite Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in Joe and Anthony Russo’s big budget action thriller The Gray Man for Netflix. The Russos have been developing the project for some time at Sony and when the package went back on the market over the summer, Netflix was quick to acquire it and set Gosling and Evans to star. The film will be the biggest budget film in Netflix’s history on the feature side.

Sure, they have the launch of The Surgeon’s Cut tomorrow, but some weeks it kind of bites to be Netflix.

The Native American Media Alliance has partnered with Netflix to establishthe Native Americans in the Entertainment Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will provide over 200 grants in the amount of $2,000 to eligible Native people in above the line and below the line positions who apply.

A charismatic film producer from Brazil who found success in Hollywood on projects like 2019'sThe Lighthouse and the 2017 Oscar winner Call Me by Your Name now finds himself accused by former business partners of fraud, lack of transparency and, according to one complaint, running a Ponzi scheme. The producer is Rodrigo Teixeira, and his relentless drive has made him one of the darlings of Brazil's film industry.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNetflix is the target of yet another employee-poaching lawsuit.In a suit on Friday, Activision Blizzard accused the streamer of showing “contempt” for state employment law when it poached the company’s chief financial officer two years ago.Netflix has been sued twice before — by Fox and Viacom — for allegedly luring away employees who are in the middle of fixed-term contracts.In the latest case, Activision alleges that Netflix hired away CFO Spencer Neumann when

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDisney Plus’ vice president of nonfiction originals Dan Silver has exited the streamer for a new role at Netflix, Variety has confirmed.Silver will take on the role of director of documentary feature films at Netflix. He will report to Lisa Nishimura, vice president of independent film and documentary features.Silver has a long history at the Mouse House, having held roles at Disney Plus, Marvel Entertainment, ABC News Digital, and ESPN Films.

EXCLUSIVE: A lawsuit filed today by Activision Blizzard against Netflix for snagging one of the video gamer giant’s top executives surely must be an unwelcome case of deja voodoo for the streamer.

Megan Fox and Mindy Kaling are among the alleged victims in a scheme that also cost Manhattan public relations firm MWW Group some $2.5 million, according to court papers.