Netflix-inspired tools can reap rewards for farmers, says Nobel winner
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation What does online streaming giant Netflix have in common with smallholder farmers? Both can benefit from sharing data, according to one of this year’s Nobel prize winners. Much as entertainment service Netflix bases recommendations on what viewers have watched, mobile phone-based tools could be used to mine information from some of […]
US comedian John Crist’s Netflix special on hold amid sexual harassment allegations
RNS John Crist’s upcoming Netflix holiday special is on hold after allegations the popular comedian has used his celebrity status and Christian reputation to sexually harass women. A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to Religion News Service on Thursday that the status of Crist’s special, entitled I Ain’t Prayin’ for That, is now up in the air. […]
ESSAY: WHAT NETFLIX GOT WRONG – THE FELLOWSHIP’S MISSION IS LOVE, NOT POWER
In an article via Religion News Service, A LARRY ROSS, founder of A Larry Ross Communications and a volunteer with the international network of Fellowship friends, says the Netflix series ‘The Family’ fails to capture the spirit of love at the heart of the organisation known as the Fellowship…
FILM: ‘RED SEA DIVING RESORT’ DRAMATISES ISRAEL’S DARING RESCUE OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS
JOSH M SHEPHERD reports, in a story published by Religion News Service, on the new film showing on Netflix about a seminal moment in Israel’s history…
Data is the new oil so watch out for mass mining – Netflix film
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Big business and politics are mass-mining everyday data – from Facebook ‘likes’ to online subscriptions – for profit and power, according to a Netflix documentary released on Wednesday. The Great Hack says personal data has surpassed oil as the world’s most valuable asset, and warns viewers that companies and governments are hacking […]
FAITH ON THE (SMALL) SCREEN: IN THE US, A TV GOD FOR THE AGE OF ANXIETY
CATHLEEN FALSANI, of Religion News Service, looks at whether there’a about to be a “religion renaissance” on the small screen…
Netflix obtains rights to CS Lewis’ Narnia books
US-headquartered streaming platform Netflix has announced it will develop a new series and film projects based on CS Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series of books. Under a multi-year deal agreed between Netflix and The CS Lewis Company, which holds the rights to the books, Netflix will develop stories from the “Narnia universe” into series […]
US Christian group asks Netflix to pull ’13 Reasons Why’ after teen suicides
RNS A conservative Christian organisation has asked video streaming giant Netflix to pull 13 Reasons Why, a dramatic series that critics say glamorises suicide, after several teens who reportedly watched the show took their own lives. “This is not a partisan issue, not a conservative issue, but an issue of what we’re putting in front […]