Netflix Cuts Prices Around the Globe, With Some Reduced by Half

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Naman Ramachandran Netflix has renewed International Emmy-winning hit Indian series “Delhi Crime” for a third season. The streamer’s India operation has also renewed “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives,” “Kota Factory,” “Mismatched” and “She” for third seasons. Netflix India has also commissioned a documentary on the life of hip hop artist and rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh who will deep-dive into the reasons behind his sudden disappearance at the peak of his career. The documentary will be directed by Mozez Singh (Disney+ Hotstar series “Human”) and produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain‘s Sikhya Entertainment, 2023 Oscar winners for “The Elephant Whisperers.”

BreAnna Bell Joe Goldberg has climbed back to No. 1 on the Netflix Top 10 English TV chart with big twists, Easter eggs, and a climactic “Anti-Hero” moment as “You” Season 4, Part 2 opened on the list following its March 9 release date. The murder mystery had 75.8 million hours viewed during the March 6-12 viewing window and was in the Top 10 in 86 countries. On the English Films side, Idris Elba returned as detective John Luther in “Luther: The Fallen Sun.” The thriller, featuring Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis and Dermot Crowley debuted at No. 1 with 65.9 million hours viewed. Chris Rock’s live standup special “Selective Outrage” made its first appearance on Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart at No. 8 on the English titles list with 17.79 million hours viewed. Live from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, Rock’s first standup show following the infamous 2022 Oscar’s slap was one of several live offerings on Saturday as Netflix accompanied it with pre- and post-show coverage featuring appearances from Ronnie Chieng, Leslie Jones, Deon Cole and Arsenio Hall, among others, as well as appearances and commentary from Amy Schumer, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice-T, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Paul McCartney, Sarah Silverman and Wanda Sykes. The special first debuted in the US on March 4 and was previously not counted in the previous week’s global count as it wasn’t available in other countries.

New Girl is getting a new streaming home. The comedy series will be leaving Netflix and moving to Hulu and Peacock next month as part of a shared agreement between the two streamers.

The Glory.Written by Kim Eun-sook, the thriller series follows Moon, a former victim of school violence, who seeks revenge against her bullies later in life.The show has been divided into two separate instalments, with the first eight episodes landing on Netflix in December last year.The second batch of eight episodes will drop on Friday March 10 at 12pm PT in the US.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The upcoming Shondaland mystery series “The Residence” at Netflix has added four recurring cast members, Variety has learned exclusively. E.L. Losada (“Loot,” “Los Frikis”), Matt Oberg (“Veep,” “Superstore”), Ryan Farrell (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Deuce”), and Alexandra Siegel (“Bosch,” “American Auto”) are the latest additions to the cast. They join series lead Uzo Aduba in the show along with cast members: Andre Braugher, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, and Randall Park. The official logline for the show states, “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective (Aduba). One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.”

‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Scoops Top Canadian Film AwardAnthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps has won Canada’s biggest film award, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The prize, decided by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), comes with a CAN$100,000 ($72,000) cash prize. Riceboy Sleeps beat nominees Clement Virgo’s Brother and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The semi-autobiographical film explores the challenges of living between two cultures through the tale of a Korean immigrant single mother raising her son in Canada. Shot in the Greater Vancouver area and Korea, the feature world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, winning its Platform Prize, and then played in Busan and a raft of other festivals. The win comes as Toronto-based distributor Game Theory Films gears up for the title’s Canadian release on March 17. The feature will also be released in Korea, Singapore and the US in the coming months.  “The Toronto film community has been so good to us since TIFF where this crazy journey first began and I hope to make more films in the future that will warrant the same type of support,” commented Shim.

mysteriously lost all radar contact a mere minute and a half later.The flight had vanished without a trace and to this day, what actually happened in the air remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. A new Netflix docuseries, “MH370: The Plane That Disappeared,” examines several theories as to what happened that night.

Naman Ramachandran “The Elephant Whisperers,” the Indian film nominated in the Oscars’ documentary short film category, has received an outpouring of love globally with young fans sending their fan art and appreciation in hundreds of emails to the filmmakers. The film follows a couple, Bomman and Bellie, who devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu. Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga, along with the film’s team in India and the U.S., have been receiving fan art depicting their love for the orphaned babies and the caring couple from the film. They have also received testimonials from many parents and some fans who sent video clips of their own animal companions watching the film at home.

If you have ever fantasised about meeting the love of your life through a wall, well then today is your lucky day. The Netflix dating show everyone is raving about is coming to the UK, and they are looking for contestants.

Shutter Island and Pineapple Express are among the films and TV shows facing the chop from Netflix this month.The streaming service removes movies and TV shows from the platform every day, including its original programming like Arrested Development.In March 2023, films like Napoleon Dynamite, Django Unchained and The Expendables will all set to be stripped from the service.Below, you can find a full list of every film and TV series set to be removed from the UK and US versions of Netflix.UK movies and TV showsMarch 1The AssociateBaltoBarb WireBarbie & Her Sisters In A Pony TableBarbie In Rock ‘N RoyalsBeethovenBeethoven’s Big BreakBlue ExorcistThe Blues BrothersThe Boy Next DoorBridget Jones’s BabyThe Brothers GrimmClear And Present DangerConfusion Na WaConnectedCop CarThe DebtDisconnectDoomsdayEscape From AlcatrazThe ExpendablesThe Expendables 2The Expendables 3Gold StatueHalloween H20Hell On The BorderHot RodIn The Shadow Of Iris – Netflix OriginalJoe KiddJohnny English RebornJudwaa 2Kambil: The Whole 30 YardsKrampusLove Beats RhymesMeet Joe BlackMercury RisingMidwayMorning GloryNapoleon DynamitePaulPublic EnemiesSave The Last DanceSchubert In LoveSeventh SonShot CallerShubh AarambhSmokey And The BanditSnow White & The HuntsmanSoldierSomething NewThe StingSwades: We, The PeopleTu Hai Mera SundayUncle BuckVoulez-vous rire avec moi ce soir?ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas3:10 to Yuma (2007)47 RoninMarch 2Celebrity Ex On The BeachEternal Sunshine Of The Spotless MindGeordie ShoreThe Great RaidMiraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat NoirThe Promised NeverlandSammy & Co.Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale OnlineMarch 3Wrong TurnMarch 4August: Osage CountyMarch 5Alvin And The Chipmunks (2007)Alvin And The Chipmunks:

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix, facing more competition globally in the streaming wars, has cut pricing in more than 100 markets worldwide — in some cases, chopping the price of monthly plans in half — to boost subscriber acquisition and retention. The streamer has reduced prices in countries and territories across Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Netflix is not reducing prices in North America or Western Europe, its most mature markets. All told, the price reductions span more than 100 markets, according to research firm Ampere Analysis (see list, below). Those include Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Kenya, Iran, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Yemen, Jordan, Libya, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

Australian actor Pallavi Sharda has signed with ColorCreative and WME for representation in all areas. 

Angelique Jackson Tyler Perry has set his latest movie with Netflix, with plans to write, direct and produce “Mea Culpa” for the streamer. Kelly Rowland will star in and produce the film, which centers on a criminal defense attorney who, in the hopes of becoming partner, takes on the case of an artist who may or may not have murdered his girlfriend. The ensemble cast also features Trevante Rhodes (“Moonlight,” “Birdbox,” “Bruiser”) Sean Sagar (“The Gentleman,” “The Covenant,” “Sistas”), Nick Sagar (“The Princess Switch” trilogy, “Run the World”), and RonReaco Lee (“Nappily Ever After,” “Coffee and Kareem”). The new project is set to begin filming this spring.

maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition from rivals and strained consumer spending.. The stock fell nearly 5%, underperforming the broader market and on course for its worst day in more than two months.The past year has seen intense competition in the streaming industry as a pandemic-driven boom fades and consumers curtail spending over fears of a possible recession, forcing companies to rethink their strategies.According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the Netflix news first earlier in the day, the price cuts span across some Middle Eastern countries, sub-Saharan African markets and parts of Latin America and Asia.The cuts apply to certain tiers of Netflix in those markets and in some cases halving the cost of a subscription, the Journal reported.Netflix, which operates in over 190 countries, has been looking to grow share in newer international regions as the US and Canada markets saturate.

Formula 1: Drive To Survive is geared up for another season on Netflix.The hit series, which debuted on the streamer in 2018, offers F1 fans a behind-the-scenes look at life in the paddock and away from the track.READ MORE: The best UK streaming platforms – ranked!Season five of the docuseries is set to arrive this week, coinciding with the start of the F1 2023 calendar.This time, the show will cover the 2022 season as Max Verstappen topped the competition to clinch his second world title.The new season arrives on Netflix on Friday, February 24 and will be available to stream from 12am PT/3am ET in the US. For UK viewers, it will be available from 8am GMT.There will be 10 episodes in Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 5.

J. Kim Murphy Netflix is in for more “Outer Banks.” The streamer has renewed the adventure series for a fourth season, five days ahead of the debut of Season 3 on Feb. 23. The news was announced Saturday evening at Poguelandia, the “Outer Banks” fan event in Huntington Beach, Calif. Cast members Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Carlacia Grant, Rudy Pankow, Austin North and Drew Starkey surprised the crowd with the renewal announcement. Attendees were also indulged with a nine-minute preview of Season 3. “Seeing Poguelandia come to life was nothing short of spectacular,” series co-creators, executive producers and showrunners Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke said in a joint statement. “The Pogues are enjoying an adventure of a lifetime and we now get to map out more twists and turns as the joyride continues into Season 4 of ‘Outer Banks.’ Thank you to Netflix, our cast and the amazing fans who helped to make this happen.”

Naman Ramachandran Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed a continued investment push in the Indian market on Saturday. In a freewheeling chat with Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Mumbai to promote the latter’s upcoming Netflix series “Heeramandi,” Sarandos was bullish about India, repeating what he said on Friday to local media about the market’s growth. “India is the fastest growing Netflix market in the world this year and because of that, we’re able to continue to invest in great storytelling. And I think when you see ‘Heeramandi,’ you’re gonna see why it has been such the honor of a lifetime to work with Sanjay and to be able to bring this to screen. And you ain’t seen nothing yet,” Sarandos said.

Netflix’s Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has told an audience of Indian filmmakers that they “ain’t seen nothing yet” in terms of the streamer’s ambitions in the country.

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