Netflix doesn’t plan on pursuing live sports rights
Despite forays from their competition, Netflix sounds content to stay out of the live sports world.
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Netflix is doing a biopic on Nike founder Phil Knight, produced by Frank Marshall, who Knight met on the set of Back To...
The screenplay will be written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, known for their work on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
ESPN and Netflix are teaming up on a 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, with MJ’s cooperation
ESPN and Netflix will team up to tell Jordan's story in what sounds like a very ambitious documentary project.
NFL draft prospect John Franklin III says Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ “changed my life tremendously”
"I like it a lot, because it gave me a platform to be able to reach out and help others through my story and through my journey. I get a lot of positive response back from a lot of people around the world — Germany, France, Paris, a lot of places that use my story and it keeps them going."
Despite continued speculation, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reiterates company has no interest in live sports, won’t run ads
"We have so much we want to do in our area, so we're not trying to copy others. ...There's lots of things we don't do. We don't do news, we don't do sports. But what we do do, we try to do really well."
NBC has produced a two-part Olympic preview original series that’s airing only on Netflix
Go For The Gold and Meet Team USA are both available on Netflix now through Feb. 25.
Former Last Chance U player Isaiah Wright facing homicide charges in Tennessee
Wright's brother Camion Patrick, also a former Last Chance U and Indiana player, had his charges dismissed.
Netflix partners with Juventus for a documentary series
The yet to be named series is set to launch early 2018.
Star Wars, Marvel movies moving from Netflix to Disney streaming service, ESPN OTT launching in spring 2018
Lakers’ Lonzo Ball to appear on Netflix’s Fuller House
Ball completed filming the episode last week
Netflix renews Last Chance U for a third season
Last Chance U heads to Kansas for season 3
Disney increases stake in BAMTech, announces Disney and ESPN streaming offerings
Netflix’s Last Chance U is a once in a decade documentary
‘Best Chance U’: South Carolina football recreates Last Chance U opening
This is pretty well done.
Michigan high school hires former ‘Last Chance U’ star Brittany Wagner
Brittany Wagner is back in the game.
