Netflix Co-CEOs Defend ‘Keeper Test’ After Programming Exec Exits

Will Thorne Staff WriterNew Netflix head of global TV Bela Bajaria has made a key addition to her team.Nne Ebong has joined the streamer as vice president of overall deals and original series, working on Brian Wright’s newly-formed overall deals team.

Netflix has announced that it is bringing not one, but three classic series to its platform.The streaming giant announced back in July, that the likes of 90s sitcom Sister, Sister would make its way to the service - but only in the US.But following demand from viewers, Sister, Sister, Girlfriends and Moesha will land on Netflix this month just in time for spending more time indoors.And fans are beside themselves with the Twitter announcement racking up more than 12,000 likes and thousands of

On the surface, you can look at the upcoming Netflix docuseries, “Trial 4,” and lump it together with the entire true-crime docuseries genre that was kickstarted with the streamer’s “Making a Murderer.” And though “Trial 4” is about a person convicted of murder attempting to prove their innocence in the court of law, there’s an added layer that makes the upcoming series entirely different than your typical whodunnit.

With “Promising Young Woman” wowing audiences earlier this year when it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, there’s been a lot of discussion about Carey Mulligan being in the running for a Best Actress Oscar nomination. A very deserving honor for an actress that has impressed for years in a number of projects.

The recent Adam Sandler film, “Hubie Halloween,” seems to mark the return to silly comedy for the actor after wowing audiences with his role in the drama, “Uncut Gems,” but that doesn’t mean he’s done with drama just yet.

Netflix bosses Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos are weighing in on the recent spate of executive exits at the streaming service. After promoting former local language originals vp Bela Bajaria to global TV chief last month, the company said goodbye to three high-ranking execs: English language originals head Cindy Holland, drama exec Channing Dungey and comedy vp Jane Wiseman.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix has seen a number of top content execs including Cindy Holland, Channing Dungey and Jane Wiseman leave over the past few weeks – a move addressed by co-CEO Ted Sarandos on the streamer’s third quarter financial results call Tuesday.Sarandos, who moved up to the co-CEO role, having previously been chief content officer, brought the TV division in line with the film side and the animation division under one boss – former Universal Television head Bela

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNetflix Co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos tackled a range of topical issues as they offered context for their less-than-expected gain in subscribers during the third quarter.During their quarterly earnings interview posted to YouTube, Hastings was asked by moderator and Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar about how the lack of a Stranger Things-type blockbuster affected the subscriber showing.

Jamie Foxx is starting to see the Netflix light. You see, after debuting his most recent action film, “Project Power,” on the streaming service, the Oscar-winning actor has already lined up another blockbuster film for Netflix, “Day Shift.” READ MORE: Jamie Foxx And Teyonah Parris Join John Boyega In Sci-Fi Mystery ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ According to THR, Foxx is set to star in the upcoming film, “Day Shift,” which will be directed by JJ Perry.

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Jordan Moreau On Friday morning, President Donald Trump retweeted a satirical article about the recent Twitter outage being a plot in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden, seemingly falling for the fake story.Coincidentally before Trump’s and Biden’s separate town halls on Thursday night, Twitter experienced widespread technical problems across the U.S. and other parts of the world.

Also Read: All the TV Shows That Were Canceled Due to COVID-19 (Photos)And both high profile exits happen just over a month after Bajaria was named global head of television, replacing Cindy Holland.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThere aren’t enough hours in the day for Ted Sarandos to watch every program on Netflix before it premieres on the streaming behemoth.

Odds are, unless you’re an avid film fan that pays attention to international cinema and early film festivals such as Sundance (basically, people who regularly read this website), you didn’t really know much about “Cuties” before the controversial release of the film last month.

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has defended Cuties, calling the film “misunderstood”.Following an indictment from a Texas grand jury for the film’s “lewd” depiction of children, Sarandos said Cuties was “very misunderstood” in the US.The film, released last month, focuses on 11-year-old Amy who finds herself caught between the traditional Muslim values of her family and her newfound ambition to join an all-girls dance troupe.Speaking at the virtual Mipcom market, Sarandos said, per Deadline: “It’s a

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix’s coronavirus safety protocols may prohibit Ted Sarandos from visiting sets, but the streamer’s co-CEO is looking on the bright side after revealing that the guidelines are actually saving money and cutting shoot times on some productions.Speaking at the virtual Mipcom, where he was accepting the Variety Vanguard Award, Sarandos revealed that Netflix has seen a surprising upside to the layers of pandemic procedure, which many feared could cripple the