Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022

Cannes Lions has named Ted Sarandos, co-CEO, Netflix, as the 2022 Entertainment Person of the Year. 

Presented in recognition of the vital role that entertainment plays in the marketing and communications landscape, the Cannes honor celebrates the creativity that inspires others to...

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021

Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, was fatally shot at their home in Beverly Hills, California, early Wednesday, police said.

Police and paramedics arrived at the home after a 2:23 a.m. call to find Jacqueline Avant, 81...

Monday, Jun. 21, 2021

Steven Spielberg, a filmmaker synonymous with big-screen enchantment, has set a new deal with Netflix in which his production company, Amblin Partners, will make multiple feature films per year for the streaming giant. 

The partnership, one long courted by Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief...

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2020

Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.

"Ted has been my partner for decades. This change makes...

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020

Four years ago, when "Master of None" co-creator Alan Yang started writing a film loosely based on his Taiwanese father, Hollywood wasn't exactly clamoring for Asian American stories. "Crazy Rich Asians" had not made over $200 million, "The Farewell" was only a "This American Life" episode and "...

Friday, Mar. 20, 2020

Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production.

"This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through...

Saturday, Jul. 20, 2019

Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Netflix have agreed to an industry-transformative contract covering dramatic live-action productions.

The first-of-its-kind deal between the union and the global streaming service recognizes...

Wednesday, May. 29, 2019

Though major studios have so far remained quiet on Georgia's recently passed abortion law , Netflix on Tuesday said it will contest the legislation and "rethink our entire investment" in the state, should the law going into effect.

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a...

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018

Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, on Wednesday said the streaming giant is pulling its films from the Cannes Film Festival, further intensifying an ongoing dispute between Netflix and the world's most prestigious film festival.

Cannes earlier banned any films without...

Monday, Jun. 12, 2017

Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Damien Chazelle, Jordan Peele and Ted Sarandos were among the marquee speakers during the Producers Guild of America’s two-day (6/10-11) Produced By Conference held on the 20th Century Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles. All were interviewed by notables in their own...

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