Tag: Netflix

All things Netflix from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Netflix hires CMF VP Cardin as first Canadian employee

Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. According to La...

Netflix taps Facebook exec Rachel Whetstone to head global comms

Netflix has hired high-profile Facebook exec Rachel Whetstone to lead the company's communications globally. Whetstone fills the role of Chief Communications Officer, which has been...

Rodriguez kicks off first Western Canadian tour as Heritage Minister

Newly-minted Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez kicked off his inaugural tour of Western Canada on Monday. The Montreal MP is hosting a series...

Netflix stock down as CFO David Wells announces departure

Netflix stock was down slightly in early trading Monday on word that Chief Financial Officer David Wells is stepping down. Wells, who has been CFO...

In Canadian TV headlines, Mr. D wraps production on its final...

Stingray Digital Group has made an unsolicited, hostile-takeover bid for U.S.-based multi-platform video and music network Music Choice. The offer is currently under review...

Netflix backs Pacific Screenwriting Program aimed at producing more B.C.-based screenwriters

Netflix is one of the partners in a new initiative that aims to produce more Vancouver-based screenwriters. The Pacific Screenwriting Program will combine industry mentorship,...

Numeris data shows that Canadians are choosing Netflix over the country’s...

Numeris data shows that Canadians are choosing Netflix over the country’s major terrestrial television networks. Netflix beat out both CTV and Global for average...

Quebec will impose a provincial tax on Netflix whether Ottawa likes...

Quebec will impose a provincial tax on Netflix whether Ottawa likes it or not, according to a letter obtained by La Presse. In the...

Netflix is trying to “set the record straight” surrounding controversy over...

Netflix is trying to “set the record straight” surrounding controversy over its commitment to invest half a billion over five years in Canadian film...

Netflix has released its Q1 earnings with the company stating it...

ONLINE/DIGITAL: Netflix has released its Q1 earnings with the company stating it hit 98.75 million memberships at the end of 2016, amounting to a one-year...