Netflix To Open Canadian Office After Spending $2B In The Country Since 2017

After Taylor Swift called out one of Netflix‘s newest hits, Ginny & Georgia, for the “deeply sexist” remark one of the characters made about her, her boyfriend Joe Alwyn came out in support of her.  The 31-year-old entertainer posted on Twitter, “Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard-working women by defining this horse sh*t as FuNnY.

direct to your inboxA suspicious item found at a property in Ashton has been destroyed by bomb disposal officers.Residents were evacuated from their homes on Connery Crescent last night, after an item was found in a garden on the street.Police were called to the neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon (28 March) and were later joined by bomb disposal officers.A large cordon was put in place as officers carried out their investigations.The item has since been moved by a bomb disposal unit to the North

Mesut Ozil and Neymar are known to be enthusiastic players and the multiplayer battle royal appears to have now driven a permanent wedge between Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli and his long-time girlfriend Ruby Mae.  The Sun has reported that 'Maele' are no longer an item, with the 37-cap England international and the luscious model splitting up after first getting together back in 2016.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVComedian Ronny Chieng has struck a deal with Netflix for three upcoming projects: two new stand-up specials and a docu-style comedy special, Variety has learned exclusively.The still-to-be-titled docu-comedy special is described as a “semi-scripted road trip comedy” in which Chieng and his fellow comedian David Fung journey through a one-of-a-kind tour of America’s Chinatowns to promote local businesses, explore Asian American culture and push “each

Chinese blockbusters Hi, Mom and Detective Chinatown 3 both sailed past the $600 million mark during their second weekend in cinemas — an unprecedented feat for two films competing head-to-head in a single market. Heartwarming comedy Hi, Mom, produced by Beijing Culture, has emerged as China's 2021 Lunar New Year champion despite beginning the holiday in distant second behind Wanda Pictures' comedy franchise hit Detective Chinatown 3.

Chinese New Year movies continued to drive the global and international box office this weekend, after their astonishing Covid-era debuts last frame. Leaders last session, Detective Chinatown 3 and Hi Mom, both crossed the RMB 4B mark locally, with each at an estimated RMB 4.02B ($621M) cume through Sunday. This is after just 10 days of play for each film, and boosts both up the all-time charts

Rebecca Davis editorThe Beijing Culture-backed tear-jerking comedy “Hi, Mom” grossed $134 million this weekend to finally surpass Wanda Film’s record-breaking Chinese New Year holiday frontrunner “Detective Chinatown 3” in overall box office, having led the latter in single-day returns since Monday.It is now only the sixth film to ever have grossed more than RMB400 million ($62 million) in China, a feat achieved by “Detective Chinatown 3,” “Avengers: Endgame” and four other local titles.The

Serena Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-final round of the 2021 Australian Open on Wednesday. Osaka advanced to the final with the win, and in the process denied Williams a chance for a 24th career Grand Slam singles title, something she's been chasing since 2018.Following the loss, Williams and Osaka met at the net for a hug.

Dua Lipa pulls off her mask while leaving Erewhon Market with her boyfriend Anwar Hadid on Monday afternoon (February 15) in Los Angeles.

Anne Robinson has been announced as the new presenter of Countdown, after Nick Hewer quit last year.The Weakest Link star Anne, 76, will please Nick Hewer, who quit the show late last year after the lockdown made him reconsider his career. Anne will become the first woman to lead the show in its 38 year history, though Rachel Riley runs the letters and numbers board on the show since 2009.

U.S. video giant Netflix is set to open a corporate office in Canada and will hire a first-time content executive to deal directly with local Canadian producers.

in a statement attributed to co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos, the company said more details will be announced “in the weeks ahead.”“We could only have dreamed in 2012 when our first original production began filming in Ontario (Hemlock Grove) what an important part of our business Canada would become,” the statement read. “Since 2017 alone we have spent more than $2.5B CAD on productions in the country.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNetflix has announced it will open a dedicated outpost in Canada with a local chief who will be in charge of commissioning domestic content.The news was announced by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in a blog post.“Ten years ago, Canadians invited Netflix into their homes for the first time,” Sarandos wrote.