Partner News 12/07/2022
Posted by NALIP on December 14, 2022
Grab a blanket and get comfortable as you catch up on our partner news!
‘Wednesday’ Becomes Netflix’s Third Most-Popular English-Language TV Series Of All Time With 752.52M Hours Viewed
Courtesy of Deadline
"Wednesday" is the third most popular English-language TV series, running behind "Stranger Things 4" and "Dahmer." The show has gotten over 752.52 hours viewed, is on track to hit the 1 billion hours viewed milestone and holding the No. 1 spot on Netflix's TV charts.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America Readies ‘Mariachis,’ ‘Coyotl’ as Boss Fernando Medin Talks Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)
Courtesy of Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery will be launching the merged HBO Max Discovery+ service in Latin America. Warner Bros. Discovery plans to provide local IP content along with U.S. content. A couple local content will be including "A Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez" and "City of God."
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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos On Advertising Rollout, Password Sharing, And Why The Company Is Punting On Sports Rights: “We’re Not Anti-Sports, We’re Just Pro-Profit”
Courtesy of Deadline
Netflix, according to Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, is not interested in bidding on sports rights. They see no profit in big-league sports and would be a major loss. Netflix has already started the ad-supported streaming and believe that they don't need a sports to grow double the size they are.
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Banijay Americas Buys Brazilian Scripted Studio A Fábrica
Courtesy of Deadline
Banijay Americas has purchased a majority stake in Brazilian producer A Fábrica and will be launching Banijay Studios Brasil in São Paulo. A Fábrica has its content streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max.
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Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More
Courtesy of Deadline
101 feature films were unveiled by Sundance compared to last year's 84 titles and considering they received 15,855 submissions will 4,061 feature-length films. Only 18 of the the titles have been purchased for distribution, the rest available for buyers.
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Disney Grants to Benefit Communities and Wildlife in 25 Countries
Courtesy of Disney
The Walt Disney Company awarded grants to 43 nonprofit organizations that work with communities across 25 countries to protect 60 species. To date, Disney has given $120 million to support a better planet, Disney Planet Possible.
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Tom Cruise To Receive PGA’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award
Courtesy of Deadline
The Producers Guild of America announced that the actor and producer Tom Cruise will be honored with the 2023 David O. Selznick Achievement Award. He will accept at the 34th annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 25, at The Beverly Hilton. The award is its highest honor in film.
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‘The Woman King Tops’ The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) List of the Ten Best Films of the Year
Courtesy of Deadline
"The Woman King" headlined the African American Film Critics Association’s annual list of the top 10 films of the year. Films also included in the list of AAFCA’S Top 10 Films of 2022 are "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", "Till", and "Sidney" amonf others.
AAFCA will reveal winners of the 14th Annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film on January 16th.
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