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Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels in India, allowing its customers to subscribe to eight streaming services including Discovery+ and Mubi from one hub (Prime Video website or app), the latest in a series of efforts by the U.S. giant to win customers in the South Asian nation.
The new offering makes it easier for users to login and pay for additional streaming services, the company said. To make things more enticing, Amazon said the services are available at discounted prices for the first year. Discovery+ costs $4 per year, Mubi $27, Hoichoi ($8.2), DocuBay $6.8, ErosNow $4, Lionsgate Play $9.5, manoramaMax $9.5, and ShortsTV $4.
The company, which is currently at the <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/amazon-starts-probe-over-bribe-to-govt-officials-by-its-lawyers-in-india-report-says" target="_blank">centre of several controversies in India</a>, did not share how much of the revenue it is taking from the streaming services and the duration of the partnerships. India is the 12th market where Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels.
Friday’s launch will likely be more beneficial to the third-party streaming services, all of which are struggling to make inroads in India, than Amazon itself. Discovery+ has amassed fewer than 4 monthly active users in India on mobile, Mubi has fewer than 100,000, DocuBay has fewer than 50,000, ErosNow has fewer than half a million, Lionsgate Play and manoramaMax each has fewer than 750,000, according to mobile insight firm App Annie (the data of which an industry executive shared with TechCrunch).
“With the launch of Prime Video Channels, we now take the next big step in our journey to entertain India by creating a video entertainment marketplace – first of its kind in India – which will not only delight our customers by giving them even more entertainment choices, but also benefit the OTT Channel partners who collaborate with us to leverage Prime Video’s distribution, reach and tech infrastructure,” said Gaurav Gandhi, Country Manager of Amazon Prime Video India, in a statement.
Amazon’s Prime Video, which has amassed over 55 million monthly active users in India, competes with Netflix, Disney’s Hotstar and Times Internet’s MX Player in the country. Both Hotstar and MX Player have established larger reach than Prime Video in India, and Netflix has courted most elite customers in the country.
The e-commerce group, on its part, has attempted to push for more reach by securing some rights to cricket matches &#8212; though the vast majority of those rights are still owned by Hotstar &#8212; and has also launched a <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/amazon-minitv-free-streaming-service-india" target="_blank">free, ad-supported streaming service</a>.

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<a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/netflix" rel="noopener" target="_blank" target="_blank">Netflix</a> has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children&#8217;s books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The video streaming giant said Wednesday that it acquired the Roald Dahl Story Co., which manages the rights to the author&#8217;s characters and stories. No financial terms were disclosed.
		
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The deal builds on a partnership struck in 2018 to create a slate of animated TV series, under which Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is getting a reboot by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi and Netflix is working with Sony on an adaptation of Matilda the Musical.
The new deal paves the way for Netflix to bring all of the author&#8217;s back catalogue to screens.
		
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“These projects opened our eyes to a much more ambitious venture &#8211; the creation of a unique universe across animated and live action films and TV, publishing, games, immersive experiences, live theatre, consumer products and more,” Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Luke Kelly, managing director of the Roald Dahl Story Co. and Dahl’s grandson, said in a joint statement.
Dahl died in 1990 at the age of 74 but his books, which also include The BFG, The Twits and Fantastic Mr. Fox, remain popular with young readers, with more than 300 million copies sold worldwide and translations in 63 languages.

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Netflix is acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and rights to the author&#8217;s entire catalog, including classics like Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach, the company <a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-acquires-iconic-roald-dahl-story-company" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="18" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">announced</a>. Terms of the deal weren&#8217;t disclosed (and are subject to regulatory approval), but three years ago Netflix <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflixs-roald-dahl-deal-could-create-tv-universe-1164419/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="19" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">paid</a> &#8220;nine figures&#8221; for the rights to 16 of Dahl&#8217;s works, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-acquires-roald-dahl-story-company-sale-includes-catalog-1235018402/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="20" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. In any event, it likely represents one of Netflix&#8217;s largest acquisitions to date.
News of the acquisition started bubbling up yesterday following a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/netflix-is-said-to-be-nearing-deal-to-buy-roald-dahl-catalog?sref=W6GJF3MS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="21" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> report. Netflix has big plans for Dahl&#8217;s works, including &#8220;the creation of a unique universe across animated and live actions films and TV, publishing, games, immersive experiences, live theater, consumer products and more,&#8221; wrote Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and RDSC managing director (and Dahl&#8217;s grandson) Luke Kelly.

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Excited to announce that the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and Netflix are joining forces to bring some of the world&#39;s most loved stories to current and future fans in creative new ways.
“We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things.” <a href="https://t.co/NIiBeStJm2" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NIiBeStJm2</a>
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The companies revealed that director Taika Waititi and screenwriter Phil Johnston are working on a series based on the Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryworld. Netflix is also working with Sony and Working Title on an adaptation of Matilda The Musical.
The acquisition appears to go well beyond Netflix&#8217;s past content deals, in which it simply licensed content from others. It famously did so with Marvel, then ended up <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018-11-29-daredevil-cancel-netflix.html" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="24" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">canceling Daredevil</a> and other Marvel shows when it couldn&#8217;t come to terms with Disney, which was planning at the time to launch rival service Disney+.
With Roald Dahl&#8217;s catalog, it promises to &#8220;bring these timeless tales to more audiences in new formats&#8230; [while] maintaining their unique spirit and their universal themes of surprise and kindness,&#8221; Sarandos and Dahl wrote. &#8220;These stories and their messages of the power and possibility of young people have never felt more pertinent.&#8221; Last year, the company issued an apology on its <a href="https://www.roalddahl.com/global/rdsc-and-family-notice" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="25" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">website</a> for Dahl&#8217;s history of antisemitic statements, as Bloomberg noted.
Editor&#8217;s note: This article originally appeared on<a href="https://www.engadget.com/netflix-reportedly-purchasing-the-rights-to-roald-dahls-entire-catalog-091947985.html" target="_blank"> Engadget</a>.

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Netflix said on Monday it is launching a free mobile plan in Kenya as the global streaming giant looks to tap the East African nation that is home to over 20 million internet users.
The free plan, which will be rolled out to all users in Kenya in the coming weeks, won’t require them to provide any payment information during the sign-up, the company said. The new plan is available to any user aged 18 or above with an Android phone, the company said. It will also not include ads.
Netflix, available in over 190 countries, has experimented with a range of plans in recent years to lure customers in developing markets. For instance, it <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/14/netflix-is-testing-a-mobile-only-subscription-to-make-its-service-more-affordable/" target="_blank">began testing a $3 mobile-only plan in India in 2018</a> &#8212; before <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/24/netflix-malaysia-mobile-only-cheap-plan/" target="_blank">expanding</a> it to users in several other countries.
This is also not the first time Netflix is offering its service for free &#8212; or at little to no price. The company has previously supported free trials in many markets, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/now-streaming-on-netflix-globally-free-original-shows-and-movies-to-non-subscribers/" target="_blank">offered a tiny portion</a> of its original movies and shows to non-subscribers, and has run at least one campaign in India when the service was available at no charge <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/netflix-to-test-free-weekend-long-access-in-india" target="_blank">over the course of a weekend</a>.
But its latest offering in Kenya is still remarkable. The company <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-kenya-idUSKBN2GG1LY" target="_blank">told Reuters</a> that it is making about one quarter of its movies and television shows catalog available to users in the free plan in the East African nation.
“If you’ve never watched Netflix before — and many people in Kenya haven’t — this is a great way to experience our service,” Cathy Conk, Director of Product Innovation at Netflix, <a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-launches-free-plan-in-kenya" target="_blank">wrote in a blog post</a>.
“And if you like what you see, it’s easy to upgrade to one of our paid plans so you can enjoy our full catalog on your TV or laptop as well.”
The company didn’t disclose how long it plans to offer this free tier in Kenya &#8212; and whether it is considering expanding this offering to other markets.
On its past earnings calls, Netflix executives have insisted that they study each market and explore ways to make their service more compelling to all. The ability to sign up without a payment information lends credibility to such claims. Many individuals in developed countries don&#8217;t have a credit or debit card, rendering services requiring such payment instruments at the sign-up unattractive to them.
The new push to win customers comes as the company, which is also <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/netflix-says-its-gaming-push-will-begin-with-mobile" target="_blank">planning to add mobile games to its offering</a>, added only 1.5 million net paying subscribers in the quarter that ended in June this year, lower than what it had forecast. Netflix, which has amassed over 209 million subscribers, as well as Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services are increasingly trying to win customers outside of the U.S. to maintain faster growth rates.
Earlier this year, Amazon <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/amazon-minitv-free-streaming-service-india" target="_blank">introduced a free and ad-supported video streaming service</a> within its shopping app in India to tap more customers.

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Next month an auction at Mike Hall’s famous “field of dreams” will likely attract a sizable crowd but when buyers come, he won’t be celebrating. Not much, anyway.
For decades the host of the popular Rust Valley Restorers has tended to his now 550-strong collection of cars in Tappen, B.C, returning some to operating condition and simply keeping others for posterity&#8217;s sake. On Oct. 2, he expects all but 20 will be sold off at the auction that will be taped live for the show which is in its fourth season.
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“It’s going to be 40 years of my life that vanishes in one day. It’s like I’m Mother Hen and all the chicks take off at once,” Hall said.
Hall decided to bid adieu to the car collection that not only turned heads but gained him a reality TV show when he got a notice from the federal government that he was retirement age.
		
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“Once you get that letter that says you can apply for your old age security benefits you realize, you’re not going to restore 550 cars,” he said. “Nobody lives forever and my wife and kids don’t want to live with 550 cars with me not there to deal with it. So I’m hoping 500-plus people step up and simplify my life.”
Whether that means the end of the show remains to be seen but Hall suspects that will be the case.
“I’m not getting any younger,” he said.
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All these changes don’t mean that Hall, a classic car aficionado with a style all his own, will give up on the collection he loves.
Among other things he’s going to keep the ’68 Chevelle that he’s had since he was a kid, and there’s a Buick he’s been dragging around for 40 years.
Probably a dozen more cars will join them, too.
Also, he’s not leaving his hometown. He has a place in Chase and in Barrier, and he’s keeping the shop in Tappen.
“I am a local and I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
That down-to-earth view is what has compelled many to tune into the show year after year, even though Hall himself thought the concept would be a bust.
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“The whole idea for the show was rock slope stabilization, it turned out we couldn’t do it on that,” he said.
“They said ‘we’ll do a car show,’ and I said ‘good luck with that’,” he said.
“Now, four years later I’m still doing a car show. Life is what happens when you’re making plans. Nobody says, &#8216;I am going to have a career change and become a reality star&#8217;. That’s not the way it happens.”
Now that it has, however, Hall has an unimaginable reach and he seems mostly unrattled by it.
Rust Valley Restorers is a Top 10 program amongst men ages 25 to 54 for Corus, it’s also on Netflix and that means Hall and his mop of dreadlocks is recognized wherever he goes.
&#8220;I could go to South America and I’d be recognized,&#8221; he said, nonchalantly.
That makes this auction all but a sure thing, in terms of being a success.
To learn more about it go to the <a href="http://bid.theelectricgarage.com/Rust-Valley-Restorers-Collector-Car-Auction-No-Reserve_as75333" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Electric Auction website to see what&#8217;s on offer.</a>

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Netflix today <a href="https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1430896997238595587" target="_blank">announced</a> it will begin testing mobile games inside its Android app for its members in Poland. At launch, paying subscribers will be able to try out two games, &#8220;Stranger Things: 1984&#8221; and &#8220;Stranger Things 3&#8221; &#8212; titles that have been <a href="https://strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Stranger_Things:_The_Game" target="_blank">previously</a> available on the Apple App Store, Google Play and, in the case of the newer release, on other <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/ target="_blank">platforms</a> including <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/stranger-things-3-the-game/9pmddq228fqd?activetab=pivot:overviewtab" target="_blank">desktop</a> and <a href="https://strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Stranger_Things_3:_The_Game" target="_blank">consoles</a>. While the games are offered to subscribers from within the Netflix mobile app&#8217;s center tab, users will still be directed to the Google Play Store to install the game on their devices.
To then play, members will need to confirm their Netflix credentials.
Members can later return to the game at any time by clicking &#8220;Play&#8221; on the game&#8217;s page from inside the Netflix app or by launching it directly from their mobile device.
&#8220;It’s still very, very early days and we will be working hard to deliver the best possible experience in the months ahead with our no ads, no in-app purchases approach to gaming,&#8221; a Netflix spokesperson said about the launch.

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Today members in Poland can try Netflix mobile gaming on Android with two games, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3. It’s very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but this is the first step. <a href="https://t.co/yOl44PGY0r" target="_blank">https://t.co/yOl44PGY0r</a>
&mdash; Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) <a href="https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1430896997238595587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></blockquote>

The company has been expanding its investment in gaming for years, seeing the potential for a broader entertainment universe that ties in to its most popular shows. At <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/netflixs-stranger-things-comes-to-roblox-ahead-of-its-july-4-premiere/" target="_blank">the E3 gaming conference back in 2019</a>, Netflix detailed a series of gaming integrations across popular platforms like Roblox and Fortnite and its plans to bring new &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; games to the market.
On mobile, Netflix has been working with the Allen, Texas-based game studio <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/" target="_blank">BonusXP</a>, whose first game for Netflix, &#8220;<a href="https://strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Stranger_Things:_The_Game" target="_blank">Stranger Things: The Game</a>,&#8221; has now been renamed &#8220;Stranger Things: 1984&#8221; to better differentiate it from others. While that game takes place after season 1 and before season 2, in the &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; timeline, the follow-up title, &#8220;Stranger Things 3,&#8221; is a playable version of the third season of the Netflix series. (So watch out for spoilers!)
Netflix declined to share how popular the games had been in terms of users or installs, while they were publicly available on the app stores.
With the launch of the test in Poland, Netflix says users will need to have a membership to download the titles as they&#8217;re now exclusively available to subscribers. However, existing users who already downloaded the game from Google Play in the past will not be impacted. They will be able to play the game as usual or even re-download it from their account library if they used to have it installed. But new players will only be able to get the game from the Netflix app.
The test aims to better understand how mobile gaming will resonate with Netflix members and determine what other improvements Netflix may need to make to the overall functionality, the company said. It chose Poland as the initial test market because it has an active mobile gaming audience, which made it seem like a good fit for this early feedback.
Netflix couldn&#8217;t say when it would broaden this test to other countries, beyond &#8220;the coming months.&#8221;
The streamer recently <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/netflixs-stranger-things-comes-to-roblox-ahead-of-its-july-4-premiere/" target="_blank">announced</a> during its second-quarter earnings that it would add mobile games to its offerings, noting that it viewing gaming as &#8220;another new content category&#8221; for its business, similar to its &#8220;expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV.&#8221;
The news followed what had been<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/netflix-current-quarter-forecast-misses-estimates-shares-fall-2021-07-20/" target="_blank"> a sharp slowdown in new customers</a> after the pandemic-fueled boost to streaming. In North America, Netflix in Q2 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/netflix-bleeds-subscribers-in-us-and-canada-with-no-sign-of-recovery/" target="_blank">lost a sizable 430,000 subscribers</a> &#8212; its third-ever quarterly decline in a decade. It also <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/netflix-bleeds-subscribers-in-us-and-canada-with-no-sign-of-recovery/" target="_blank">issued weaker guidance</a> for the upcoming quarter, forecasting the addition of 3.5 million subscribers when analysts had been looking for 5.9 million. But Netflix downplayed the threat of competition on its slowing growth, instead blaming a lighter content slate, in part due to Covid-related production delays.
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Netflix today announced it will begin testing mobile games inside its Android app for its members in Poland. At launch, paying subscribers will be able to try out two games, “Stranger Things: 1984” and “Stranger Things 3” — titles that have been previously available on the Apple App Store, Google Play and, in the case […]

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Netflix has announced<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-invites-you-to-tudum-global-fan-event" target="_blank"> Tudum</a>, a global virtual fan event set for September 25 that will showcase exclusive news and first looks at some of the streaming giant’s original content. Tudum, which is named after the sound users hear when they press play on Netflix, will feature stars and creators from over 70 Netflix series, films and specials.
“It&#8217;s our first ever global Tudum event, and our goal is simple: to entertain and honor Netflix fans from across the globe,” a spokesperson for Netflix told TechCrunch in an email.

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There’s only one place to see your favorite stars reveal exclusive first looks of Netflix’s biggest shows and films&#8230; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TUDUM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#TUDUM</a>: A Global Fan Event is coming September 25 <a href="https://t.co/moXnYqtxOD" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/moXnYqtxOD</a>
&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1430530407729041409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 25, 2021</a></blockquote>

The event will feature interactive panels and conversations with the creators and stars of some of Netflix’s most popular shows, including “Stranger Things,” “Emily in Paris,” “The Witcher,” “The Crown,” “Cobra Kai” and “Bridgerton.” Netflix will also feature some of its popular films including “Red Notice,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Extraction,” “The Harder They Fall,” “The Old Guard” and more.
Netflix is among several other major companies that have started hosting their own virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift towards livestreamed programming. Disney+, for instance, held a special <a href="https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1263077012299628545" target="_blank">event to honor National Streaming Day</a> earlier this year in May. These types of events are becoming the new way for companies to showcase their original content, whereas in previous years they would do so at various in-person fan conventions.
With this new fan event and other similar ones such as<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everything-to-know-about-geeked-week" target="_blank"> Geeked Week</a>, Netflix is no longer relying on other programming or conventions to promote its original content as it can now host its own events. Tudum also seems to be a way for Netflix to acquire more subscribers by promoting popular returning shows and teasing upcoming content.
The virtual livestream for the three-hour Tudum event starts at 12 pm EST/9 am PST on Saturday, September 25. The event will be broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. Netflix is also hosting special pre-shows to showcase its Korean and Indian original series and films along with its anime content at 8 am EST/5 am PST.
Netflix’s event announcement comes as the streaming giant has spent the past year expanding its service and adding new features. Recently, the platform has launched a<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/28/netflix-launches-its-shuffle-feature-now-called-play-something-to-users-worldwide/" target="_blank"> new &#8220;Play Something&#8221; shuffle feature</a>, a new section to <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/netflix-aims-to-retain-subscribers-with-launch-of-a-feature-to-track-new-releases/" target="_blank">help users track upcoming releases</a> and a new <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/netflix-launches-downloads-for-you-a-new-feature-that-automatically-downloads-content-youll-like" target="_blank">&#8216;Downloads For You&#8217; feature</a> that automatically downloads content you&#8217;ll like. In terms of the future, Netflix has said its <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/netflix-says-its-gaming-push-will-begin-with-mobile" target="_blank">gaming push will begin with mobile</a> and that it <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/spatial-audio-is-coming-to-netflix-on-iphone-and-ipad/" target="_blank">plans to bring spatial audio</a> to the platform&#8217;s iPhone and iPad apps.

Netflix has announced Tudum, a global virtual fan event set for September 25 that will showcase exclusive news and first looks at some of the streaming giant’s original content. Tudum, which is named after the sound users hear when they press play on Netflix, will feature stars and creators from over 70 Netflix series, films […]

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Prince Edward County&#8217;s Mustang Drive-In served as the backdrop for the unveiling of the new Netflix series called Motel Makeover.
The roughly 200 people in attendance for the series launch got to watch the first two episodes of the new show on the drive-in&#8217;s big screen.
The six half hour episodes follow entrepreneurs April Brown and Sarah Sklash as they try to renovate and breathe new life into a motel they purchased in Sauble Beach.
		
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The show was shot in 2020 and follows the two women as they deal with budget costs and the start of the <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> pandemic.
&#8220;We&#8217;re sharing the behind the scenes, pandemic, filming a television show, largest renovation we&#8217;ve ever taken on so you really see lots of laughs, lots of tears, lots of hard work,&#8221; said Sklash at the show&#8217;s premiere Monday night.
The two have been friends for the better part of two decades.
Brown used to work for a public relations firm and Sklash was a provincial government employee when they decided to make a career change in 2016 and bought their first motel in Prince Edward County.
That motel was called the Sportsman and Brown says it was aimed at anglers.
&#8220;We saw it as an opportunity to transform it to like the next it spot for millennials travelling to wine country,&#8221; Brown told Global Kingston.
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The pair say they try to reflect the region where each motel is located.
&#8220;In Sauble Beach it&#8217;s famous for the most amazing sunsets and so lets take some inspiration from that, for our colour pallet, for the vibe, all very sunset, sun faded retro beach colours,&#8221; said Sklash
Brown says the motels are both very individualistic and their motel in Prince Edward County has it&#8217;s own unique look and feel.
&#8220;The first motel is very 1960&#8217;s, Palm Springs, statement wallpaper, neon signs it&#8217;s really centred around a wine country experience.&#8221; said Brown.
Motel Makeover starts streaming on Netflix in 190 countries on Aug. 25.

Netflix series Motel Makeover follows two entrepreneurs renovating a motel they purchased in Sauble Beach. Budget over runs and the pandemic just some of the challenges they face.

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Netflix&#8217;s live-action adaptation of classic anime <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/tag/cowboy%20bebop" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="20" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">Cowboy Bebop</a> has been a long time coming, and the show finally has a release date. The 10-episode first season will start streaming on November 19th.
Although <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/tag/netflix" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="21" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">Netflix</a> hasn&#8217;t posted a trailer just yet, it provided a first proper look at Cowboy Bebop in a bunch of photos. The images show John Cho (Spike Spiegel), Mustafa Shakir (Jet Black) and Daniella Pineda (Faye Valentine) <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/2019-04-04-cowboy-bebop-netflix-john-cho-mustafa-shakir.html" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="22" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">in character</a>, as well as an adorable corgi.

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See You Space Cowboy. 
Meet Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) in Cowboy Bebop. Premiering November 19 <a href="https://t.co/7vRtZvYjYM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7vRtZvYjYM</a>
&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1429790537922404356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 23, 2021</a></blockquote>

Live-action adaptations of anime haven&#8217;t typically been well-received (here&#8217;s looking at you, <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/2017-04-08-ghost-in-the-shell-cyberpunk.html" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="25" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">Ghost in the Shell</a>). There&#8217;s pressure on Netflix to get this take on Cowboy Bebop right, but things are looking promising. The core cast looks great in the first batch of images, while some key creatives from the 1998 anime are involved. Legendary composer Yoko Kanno <a href="https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1429805689522753539" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="26" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">returns</a>, while original director Shinichirō Watanabe consulted on the Netflix show.
Production started in 2019 but it was paused for eight months after Cho <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/2019-10-18-cowboy-bebop-john-cho.html" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="27" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">sustained a knee injury</a> on the set. Filming eventually <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/netflix-cowboy-bebop-092024319.html" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="28" data-v9y="1" target="_blank">wrapped in March</a>.
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Netflix’s live-action adaptation of classic anime Cowboy Bebop has been a long time coming, and the show finally has a release date. The 10-episode first season will start streaming on November 19th.

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Popular video-streaming service, Netflix, is set to include free games in its users&#8217; subscription soon.
The company made this known in its 2021 second quarter letter to its shareholders, released on Tuesday.
In the release, the company revealed that it is in its early stage of expanding into games as a new content category.
&#8220;We’re also in the early stages of further expanding into games, building on our earlier efforts around interactivity (eg, Black Mirror Bandersnatch) and our Stranger Things games. We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV,&#8221; the letter revealed.
This new move will come to the users at no additional cost, as they can access the games through their membership subscriptions.
The company explained, &#8220;Games will be included in members’ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series. Initially, we’ll be primarily focused on games for mobile devices.
&#8220;We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games.&#8221;
								
									
										
										
											
										
										
										
											
										
									
								
							
In its bid to produce engaging games for it&#8217;s users, the company last week, hired a former Facebook and Electronic Arts executive, Mike Verdu.
Verdu joined Netflix as the vice president of game development and works closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Greg Peters.

Popular video-streaming service, Netflix, is set to include free games in its users’ subscription soon. The company made this known in its 2021 second quarter letter to its shareholders, released on Tuesday. In the release, the company revealed that it is in its early stage of expanding into games as a new content category. “We’re…

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