Ofsted has reacted to calls for an overhaul in the wake of headteacher Ruth Perry's death.
06.03.2023 - 22:21 / deadline.com
Reed Hastings just made a bold claim: That Netflix is the “biggest builder of cross-European culture.”
Speaking at Netflix’s European headquarters in Amsterdam today, the streamer’s founder and Executive Chairman said an “unexpected” outcome of pushing into European originals was how series and films from one country had performed in others.
“The amazing thing has been [seeing] how many Germans or Italians watch Spanish series,” he said. “We didn’t set out to do that, but we’ve biggest builder of cross-European culture in the EU. It’s partially because all the other networks are national networks who specialize in one language group. We specialize in connecting.”
He quipped it was “ironic it’s a U.S. company” that achieved that level of soft power. “Or a U.S. company that’s now a Dutch company,” he added.
Netflix has been deep in discussions with the EU over content quotas in several European territories for several years now. Hastings has been critical of quotas several times in the past.
Hastings’ comments came during an event that brought together European policy makers, politicians and journalists today to highlight Netflix’s impact in EMEA. Last year, the region become the streamer’s biggest by subscribers with 76.7 million, overtaking the 74.3 million in the U.S. and Canada with its 76.7 million.
He appeared alongside Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters during a fireside chat moderated by Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands. Peters, who took on his new role in January, talked up the streamer’s history in risk-taking, while noting the challenges facing rival media businesses.
“The original concept was the easiest risk to take,” he said. “We were fortunate to see streaming and lead in it, and now we’re leading in
Ofsted has reacted to calls for an overhaul in the wake of headteacher Ruth Perry's death.
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The family of a teacher who took her own life have claimed that her death was a 'direct result of pressure' she was under due to an Ofsted inspection at her school.
Addie Morfoot Contributor Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. CPH:DOX will reflect on the repercussions of the war, which ousted Saddam Hussein, but never led to the discovery of weapons of mass destruction, by screening two documentaries: Greta Stocklassa’s “Blix Not Bombs” and Karrar Al-Azzawi’s “Baghdad on Fire.”“(The invasion) was an event that has shaped international politics over the course of the last two decades in unpredictable and often devastating ways,” says CPH:DOX head of program Mads Mikkelsen. “Not least inside Iraq itself. (‘Blix Not Bombs’ and ‘Baghdad on Fire’) provide two different takes – a shot and reverse shot – on the course of events back in 2003 and on the current situation in Iraq as seen from the inside and through the eyes of the young.”“Blix Not Bombs” follows Hans Blix, the former head of the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, who was sent to Iraq in 2002 to determine whether U.S. suspicions that the country was manufacturing weapons of mass destruction were founded. Though the final report found no evidence of an Iraqi weapons program under Hussein, the U.S. and a coalition of allies nevertheless decided to invade the country. Now in the final stretch of his life, Blix questions whether he did enough to prevent a war whose impact is felt to this day.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Hams Fekri, a 29-year-old Saudi wedding singer from Jeddah, has been crowned the winner of the first season of “Saudi Idol” during a moving live finale from The Boulevard Riyadh City recreational complex. The golden-throated Fekri was exultant after battling it out in front of a live studio audience and panel of judges for 13 weeks. She emerged victorious out of three finalists to win most audience votes for the night. Fekri’s mother — who achieved success as a pop singer during the 1980s, but subsequently faded into obscurity — hugged her daughter on stage. In addition to being named the very first “Saudi Idol,” Fekri also won a recording contract with MBC Group’s Platinum Records label which involves the release of a full studio album in the coming months.
Here’s a story for you. A few months ago I was thinking about Metallica and Lou Reed’s collaborative album ‘Lulu’. More than ten years on from the shock we all experienced on first listen – you know, because of the strangeness of that project – not to mention the the backlash that followed, it occurred to me that it might be fun to give the record another play.Because maybe listening to that album again after all this time would reveal something quite interesting and worthwhile that we all missed first time round.
Julia MacCary editor Got “beef” with the driver who cut you off while you were backing out? Be warned — things could spiral. Netflix released the trailer for its highly anticipated dark comedy series “Beef,” which stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Along with the first look footage, the streamer also unveiled a debut date of April 6. The show will comprise of 10 episodes with a runtime of roughly 30 minutes each. The series follows the aftermath after two strangers get into a road rage incident and cause a big reaction. Failing contractor Danny Cho (Yeun) butts heads with picture-perfect entrepreneur Amy Lau (Wong) following the entanglement. As their feud continues, it begins to impact their own lives and relationships.
Joshua Jackson caught up with his Dawson’s Creek costar Michelle Williams!
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What’s Edgar Ramírez been up to lately? Well, last year he had the female spy flick “The 355.” And up next, he’s part of the star-studded cast of Eli Roth‘s take on the videogame “Borderlands,” with any luck out this year. But in between, he returns to Netflix with “Florida Man,” a new crime series that traces shady people in a sun-dappled atmosphere.
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