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Netflix Broke Records With Its Christmas NFL Games

League's debut on Netflix broke streaming record, with no major glitches

(Newser) - It was a happy holiday for Netflix—the service set streaming records with its Christmas Day NFL double-header, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. The two games, the first NFL games carried live on Netflix, averaged 24.2 million viewers each, which is a record for streamed NFL games. But that'...

Happy Gilmore Returns With a Little Travis Kelce

NFL star is making his big screen debut in the Netflix sequel

(Newser) - It's been safe to play golf for nearly three decades since Happy Gilmore tore up the links, so Netflix decided to end that calm with a sequel, and is now out with a trailer for Happy Gilmore 2. Adam Sandler returns as the scrappy golfer, reports People , but there'...

Victory Sets Chiefs Up for Super Bowl Run

Netflix also has a comparatively good day

(Newser) - The Chiefs' 29-10 thumping of the Steelers on Wednesday—marked by Patrick Mahomes' three touchdown passes—did several things for the defending Super Bowl champions. The victory in Pittsburgh clinched the top seed in the AFC for Kansas City, CBS Sports reports, meaning that the Chiefs will have a bye...

Via Netflix, Jamie Foxx Opens Up About 'Mystery Illness'

Actor reveals the cause of his 2023 health scare via a special

(Newser) - Jamie Foxx's "mystery illness" is a mystery no more. As NBC News reports, the 56-year-old actor is opening up about his 2023 health scare in a Netflix special called Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... And what had happened was "a brain bleed that led to a...

A Millennial Admits: Sappy Christmas Films Aren't Terrible

NYT columnist Amanda Hess is surprised to find she's 'aged into the bad Christmas movie'

(Newser) - If you've ever scoffed at the treacly looking Christmas movies churned out annually by the likes of the Hallmark Channel and Netflix, refusing to become an old cat lady (or lad) sobbing over a rom-com, take comfort that "old" isn't the only demographic that these type of...

Jamie Foxx Had a Surprise When He Woke Up From Coma

Actor describes health scare to audience for standup special

(Newser) - When Jamie Foxx came to in an Atlanta hospital after collapsed in April 2023, he thought he'd been passed out for a few moments. Then he realized he had a new beard; Foxx had been in a coma for weeks. The actor and comedian made the revelation to an...

Watch Out, Netflix—Here Come the Niche Streamers

Crunchyroll, BritBox, and other specialty content providers are enjoying a subscription boom

(Newser) - There's a new streaming sheriff in town. Although most people are more familiar with mainstream content providers like Netflix, Max, and Disney+, Quartz reports that specialty platforms such as BritBox are now the hot ticket, with subscriptions to those services spiking nearly 20% this year, according to data from...

NFL's Christmas Halftime Show: Beyoncé

Ravens-Texans game on Netflix gets a big dose of star power

(Newser) - Beyoncé is coming to your home on Christmas—provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game. As the AP reports, Netflix announced late Sunday that the megastar would perform during halftime of a Christmas Day matchup in her hometown of Houston. The streaming service...

Glitchy Fight Stream Drew 60M, Netflix Says

Streaming service concedes buffering was a problem

(Newser) - Customers had complaints about the viewing experience when they watched the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul —as well as about the fight itself. But they didn't anticipate disappointment when they tuned in, and, encouraged by the hype, 60 million households watched the Friday night bout,...

Tonight in Boxing, a 'Generational Showdown'
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul:
Fight or 'Circus' Stunt?
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 15, 2024 10:14 AM CST

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Fight or 'Circus' Stunt?

Ex-heavyweight champion takes on YouTuber in the boxing ring for Netflix

(Newser) - Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will feature what the New York Times calls a "bizarre" boxing match: a famous 58-year-old veteran boxer versus a famous jacked-up 27-year-old YouTuber. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson faces off in a professional match against social media influencer Jake Paul,...

Want to Go to Outer Space? Olivia Rodrigo Won't Date You
Olivia Rodrigo Has
One Big Dating
Deal-Breaker
in case you missed it
Nov 9, 2024 4:20 PM CST

Olivia Rodrigo Has One Big Dating Deal-Breaker

Sorry, Elon, but the singer says she doesn't want to go out with men who want to go outer space

(Newser) - Everyone's got their own red flags when it comes to romance, and Olivia Rodrigo has a very particular one that has led her to start posing an "oddly specific" question of guys on their first date, per People . "I always ask them if they think that they...

Anna Kendrick Felt 'Gross' Getting Paid for New Film

Actor says she donated money she made from Woman of the Hour to anti-violence charities

(Newser) - Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, began streaming this month on Netflix, and it's garnering decent reviews . But while the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect actor is accepting praise for the film—which the AP describes as a "chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer...

Netflix Has Bad News for That '70s Show Fans

Streaming service is canceling sequel series That '90s Show after 2 seasons

(Newser) - If you followed That '70s Show two decades into the future to watch its sequel series, That '90s Show, on Netflix, your time-traveling adventures have come to an end. Variety reports that the spinoff won't be coming back to the streaming platform for a third season, at...

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit Against Netflix Is a Go: Judge
Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May
Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 5, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words

California judge rules that 'this is a true story' at start of Netflix series may suggest 'actual malice'

(Newser) - A defamation lawsuit against Netflix brought by a Scottish woman who says she inspired the hit show Baby Reindeer may proceed, per a California judge who has ruled on her $170 million complaint . Fiona Harvey claims that the series created by Richard Gadd—who also starred in the show, which...

Netflix CEO Backs Harris, Cancellations Ensue

In days after Reed Hastings endorsement, cancellations spiked

(Newser) - Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings waded into presidential politics with a July 23 endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and a $7 million donation to a super PAC affiliated with her campaign, but that donation might have cost his company some money. As Quartz reports, Netflix users canceled at...

Will Ferrell Gets an Education From Trans Friend

Netflix's Will & Harper aims to teach cis males a thing or two about the trans community

(Newser) - Will Ferrell and Harper Steele were hired at Saturday Night Live in the same week in 1995. They forged a bond that remained solid as Ferrell became a movie star and Steele emerged as SNL's head writer. Yet Ferrell admits he wasn't sure how to talk to his...

Fiddy Takes On Diddy in Upcoming Netflix Documentary

Streaming platform is producing 50 Cent's docuseries on allegations against Sean Combs

(Newser) - There's a documentary currently in production about the history of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged crimes, on the heels of his arrest earlier this month on sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges —and it's in the hands of a fellow rapper. A publicist for Curtis Jackson, better...

Menendez Brothers to Break Silence for Netflix Show

Announcement follows Erik Menendez's criticism of Ryan Murphy's Monsters

(Newser) - Convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez will participate in an upcoming Netflix documentary after bashing a series about them now airing on the platform. Erik Menendez's wife, Tami, shared a statement Thursday in which her husband criticized Netflix and Ryan Murphy Productions for the brothers' portrayal in Monsters: The ...

Netflix Edits Disclaimer for Show Based on 1999 Hijacking

Viewers allege the Muslim hijackers are portrayed as Hindu

(Newser) - "When IC 814 gets hijacked on its way to Delhi, hundreds of lives are at stake as the country faces its longest and most alarming aviation crisis," reads the show description for the new Netflix miniseries IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. The show has created a mini-crisis for...

Scott Peterson, Amber Frey Break 20-Year Silences

Convicted killer and his former mistress speak in separate upcoming docuseries

(Newser) - Scott Peterson, the man serving life in prison without parole for the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son, admits he was "a total a-hole" to Laci Peterson. But "I didn't kill my wife," the 51-year-old vying for a fresh trial says in a docuseries...

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