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The force is strong with Disney this year, thank Marvel you must
SINGAPORE (May 31): Spoiler alert. Spider-Man, one of the survivors in the latest Avengers: Endgame, will see its latest movie Spider-Man: Far From Home released in end-June. Disney, in collaboration with Marvel, has also plans to release movie spin-offs
May 31, 2019
Tech
How Netflix came to dominate Hollywood
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): On Jan 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 91st Oscars awards, which will be presented at its annual gala event on Feb 24. And the winner… at least in so far as nominations go, was not o
January 30, 2019
Results
Netflix crushes estimates, renewing faith after July letdown
LOS ANGELES (Oct 17): Netflix Inc.’s Cinderella story isn’t over just yet.
October 17, 2018
Tech
3 reasons why tech is still in a secular uptrend
SINGAPORE (Apr 23): With FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) stocks retreating from their 2018 highs and tech valuations settling, how should global investors react?
April 23, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Netflix in advanced talks to acquire French film company EuropaCorp
(Apr 2): Netflix is in "advanced talks" to purchase the debt-ridden French film company EuropaCorp, a move that will help bolster the former's original content amid fierce competition with other online streaming services, according to media re
April 02, 2018
Tech
Have tech stocks surged too far too fast?
SINGAPORE (Oct 13): For much of this year, global investors have been enamoured with “growth”, chasing large-cap tech stocks, or FAANNG — social media giant Facebook, e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com, smartphone powerhouse Apple, video-streaming pione
October 13, 2017
How StarHub plans to push past the negativity
SINGAPORE (Oct 13): StarHub, the country’s second-largest telco, is being pressured on all sides.
October 13, 2017
Netflix shows are all worldwide hits -- until they're not
(June 5): On a conference call last October, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos described the hip-hop drama “The Get Down” as a success, like the booming streaming service’s other popular shows.
June 05, 2017
Amazon launches Netflix rival Amazon Prime Video in Singapore and around the world
SINGAPORE (Dec 15): E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday announced the launch of its video streaming service, Amazon Prime Video, in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, including Singapore.
December 15, 2016
The Little Nyonya and other Singapore TV hits to debut on Netflix
SINGAPORE (Dec 7): Forget Narcos. Netflix’s 86 million users around the world could soon find themselves addicted to Singapore’s The Little Nyonya instead.
December 07, 2016