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GameStop: The movie. And the TV show. And the documentary ...

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 2, 2021
There are at least nine projects on GameStop and Reddit vs. Wall Street in the works. Which will be first across the finish line?
A person checks the GameStop stock with the Reddit, Citadel, Robinhood and Melvin Capital logos in the background in this photo illustration.
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"Lupin" feeds Netflix viewers' foreign-series frenzy

by Victoria Craig
Jan 25, 2021
Netflix said in its earnings report last week that "Lupin" is set to rack up 70 million views in its first month, a new record.
Omar Sy, who plays Assane Diop in "Lupin," studies a computer screen in this production still from the Netflix series.
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Netflix keeps producing, even as it loses popular shows to competitors

by Erika Beras
Jan 18, 2021
The company is promising new original content weekly to attract and keep subscribers.
Netflix is looking for more hits. Above, the streaming platform's home screen.
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Netflix promises a new movie every week. Can it afford that?

by Jasmine Garsd
Jan 13, 2021
Some industry insiders are wondering whether it’s an overly ambitious strategy for the streaming giant.
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Netflix's strategy: more original content, but shorter runs

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 30, 2020
The new reality at the streaming service: Three years is a good run; more than that means a big hit.
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on culture, competition and what keeps him up at night

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 8, 2020
"The threats that get you are the substitution threats," Netflix's co-founder and CEO said.
"The threats that get you are the substitution threats," Netflix's co-founder and CEO said.
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Netflix will deposit $100 million in Black-owned banks

by Justin Ho
Jun 30, 2020
The move should help the banks make more loans in communities of color. But deposits are just one way to help the institutions.
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Historically Black colleges get a $120 million gift. They need it.

by Erika Beras
Jun 18, 2020
The co-founder of Netflix and his wife hope their donations will help “reverse generations of inequality.”
A Morehouse College graduation ceremony. The HBCU is one of the recipients of a $120 million donation from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
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Everybody's watching: Netflix sees subscriber surge of 16 million with COVID-19 lockdowns

by Nova Safo
Apr 22, 2020
The company says it has enough new content for months to come.
Netflix expects future quarters will see waning growth, as social distancing measures are eased.
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Could streaming giants start to clamp down on password sharing?

by Lukas Southard
Jan 28, 2020
So far most say it's just the cost of doing business, but as the practice proliferates, changes could come to the industry.
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