Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

Nick Cave has surprised fans with the launch of a new online store today (August 6).Called ‘Cave Things’, the shop contains lyric sheets, prints that Cave himself has designed as well as t-shirts, Warren Ellis plectrums and bags.Other items on the site include a ‘red hand’ keyring, a reference to his popular ‘Red Hand Files’ website where Cave answers fan questions, a signed polaroid taken by Cave along with wallpaper and a ‘Stranger Than Kindness’ bookmark.You can see some of the items in the

Jennifer Lopez holds hands with fiance Alex Rodriguez while heading to dinner in New York City on Wednesday (August 5).

Peter White Television EditorDisney+ content chief Agnes Chu is leaving the Mouse House to head up Condé Nast Entertainment’s video push.Chu, who was SVP, content for the nascent streamer, is set to become president of the publishing company’s studio and distribution division.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is investing in Broke And Bones, a new production company from “Black Mirror” co-creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones.Brooker is the writer and creator of the dystopian series, which began life at U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 before moving to Netflix.

Netflix, led by co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, has received a credit rating upgrade from S&P Global Ratings. On Tuesday, the research firm raised its credit rating for the video streaming giant to BB, from BB-, with a stable outlook, as it pointed to increased subscriber growth and higher consumer usage as TV viewers sheltering during the pandemic increasingly embrace the streaming platform.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFormer Live Nation New York president Anthony Makes has launched Brooklyn Made, an independent concert promotions company.  According to the announcement, the 30-year industry veteran is “looking to redefine what it means to be a 21 st century music company” and will operate out of his home in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.“After having a front row seat to everything that was happening in the corporate concert promotion world, I really felt now

What’s the story?The three-part series, by the makers of Don’t F**K With Cats, follows the true story of the history-making organised crime investigation and prosecution case that was brought against New York’s most formidable mob bosses.“New York was held in the grip of the mafia.

Leo Barraclough Senior International Correspondent“Resident Evil” and “Shadowhunters” producer Constantin Film has renewed the contracts of its long-serving CEO Martin Moszkowicz and TV and digital chief Oliver Berben, and promoted Berben to deputy CEO.Moszkowicz has been CEO of Constantin Film since Jan.

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New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz blasted Cristina Cuomo, the wife of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, for doing yoga inside a high-end shoe store, arguing that people like the Cuomos enjoyed a separate set of rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Markowicz pointed to an Instagram post in which Cristina Cuomo and her yoga instructor engaged in an hour-long session at a brand new Jimmy Choo store.

Longtime Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos has been named co-CEO alongside founder Reed Hastings, the streaming giant announced Thursday. "Ted has been my partner for decades," Hastings said in a statement announcing the appointment.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticAs the world outside North America hesitantly moves back into film and TV production out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix’s newly minted co-CEO believes the entertainment industry will never be the same – but things are “ramping up”“I think the safety protocols will become a permanent part of production, which is a good thing,” Ted Sarandos said today on the Q2 earnings videoconference.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix announced that chief content officer Ted Sarandos has been appointed co-CEO of the company, alongside co-founder Reed Hastings.Sarandos, who will continue to serve as content chief, joined Netflix over 20 years ago. He’s also been elected to Netflix’s board of directors.“Ted has been my partner for decades,” Hastings said in announcing the appointment.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticComing off a coronavirus pandemic dominated second quarter, Netflix today revealed not just strong subscriber and revenue growth, but also a lot of eyeballs for some key series and films.“In Q2, we notched successes in many of our key content verticals,” the the now Ted Sarandos co-CEO’d streamer circumspectly noted in the letter to shareholders that was released Thursday just after the market closed.While nowhere near breaking any records for

Dade Hayes Finance EditorIn a major change to Netflix’s C-suite, content chief Ted Sarandos has been named co-CEO and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters has been named to the additional role of COO.Reed Hastings, who co-founded the company and has served as CEO for most of its 23 years of existence, will be co-CEO with Sarandos.After joining the company in 2000, Sarandos has spearheaded the programming effort and personified the company’s disruptive approach to releasing TV and film.“Ted has been

Jill Goldsmith, Dade Hayes Netflix added 10 million net new global subscribers last quarter, beating expectations as viewers hunkered down amid a pandemic.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has been sharing glimpses inside her gorgeous new home in Holmby Hills since she moved in during the coronavirus lockdown, but the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star revealed a new look at her daughter Stormi's amazing playhouse on Tuesday. On her Instagram Stories, Kylie posted a photo of her two-year-old standing on the porch of her own two-story, life-sized house, which sits in their back garden.

Ted Johnson A New York Supreme Court judge has lifted a restraining order that prevented Mary Trump from publicizing her new book about her uncle, President Donald Trump, and his family.Judge Hal Greenwald wrote that a confidentiality clause that was included in an agreement to settle the estate of her grandfather, Fred Trump Sr., was too broad. He wrote that the clause had “too many words, with too many meanings.