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The Obamas Sign Netflix Production Deal
Monday, May 21, 2018 - 2:02pm | 409It got Shonda, it got Letterman, it got Mark Millar, and now Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is rounding out its arsenal of stars with some of its biggest celebrities yet. What Happened The streaming service secured a multi-year agreement with Barack and Michelle Obama for films and series produced...
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Daydreamers Line Up As OTT, Cable Networks, Film Studios Battle For Content Creators
Monday, August 14, 2017 - 1:27pm | 762Where’s the ETF for creative talent? As the entertainment industry fragments and competition heightens, everyone is on the hunt for untapped intellectual property. And as content creators draw the jealous eyes of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA), CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), Hulu...
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Comic Book Writer Mark Millar: 4 Things You May Not Know About Netflix's Movie-Spawning New Superstar
Monday, August 7, 2017 - 4:07pm | 753Mark Millar, whose influence on Hollywood movies is likely vaster and more profitable than his print presence, is taking his prolific portfolio of content exclusively to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The company said it was buying the Scotsman’s movie-spawning Millarworld comic book company...
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The Life And Death Of The American Comic Book Shop: How A Distributor Monopoly Is Killing It
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 11:36am | 1134Some people wouldn't be caught dead inside a comic book shop. If that describes you, Curtis Sullivan totally invites you into any one of his three. “How can you know you don’t like lobster if you never tried it?” he says, incredulity incarnate. “Don’t close doors....