Oct 20 Watch 7:16 Chappelle Netflix special is ‘hate speech disguised as jokes,’ advocate says By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes The blowback to Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, produced by Netflix, has reached a boiling point. Netflix employees walked off the job Wednesday, demanding the company better support its transgender workers. Imara Jones, creator of TransLash Media, a media non-profit… Continue watching
Oct 20 Chappelle’s anti-transgender comments in Netflix special draws protest By Alex Veiga, Lynn Elber, Associated Press A small number of people gathered in advance of a planned walkout by Netflix employees. The action Wednesday is intended to highlight objections to Chappelle's stand-up special "The Closer" and the company's handling of it. Continue reading
Mar 12 Netflix tests a possible password-sharing crackdown By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Netflix confirmed the test, but did not say how many people were part of the test or if it was only in the U.S. or elsewhere. Continue reading
Feb 03 Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Netflix built on its recent dominance at scooping up Golden Globe TV nominations Wednesday, getting 20 nods — nearly three times as many as its closest competitor, HBO. Continue reading
Dec 06 Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown By Associated Press But the current fourth season is set in the 1980s, a divisive decade in Britain. Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure transformed and divided Britain, and the late Princess Diana, whose death in a car crash… Continue reading
Jun 17 Netflix CEO, wife to donate $120M to HBCUs By Associated Press Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:41 How Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series offers ‘a sense of community’ By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport During this pandemic, people have turned to streaming entertainment services in record numbers. One of the bingeable offerings available is “Never Have I Ever,” a new series on Netflix from actor and producer Mindy Kaling. Amna Nawaz talks to one… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 5:30 TV recommendations for the stay-at-home era With so many Americans sheltering at home, it’s no surprise that television viewing, especially streaming video, has seen a dramatic increase. A recent Nielsen analysis showed an 85 percent rise in streaming from a year ago and steady growth from… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 5:54 ‘Who Killed Malcolm X’ explores mystery of his murder By Ivette Feliciano It's been 55 years since human-rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in Harlem in front of hundreds of witnesses. But new evidence suggests two of the three men convicted of the crime are actually innocent. A new Netflix documentary, “Who… Continue watching
Jan 31 UK’s health chief slams Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand By Associated Press “Gwyneth Paltrow's brand peddles ‘psychic vampire repellent,' says ‘chemical sunscreen is a bad idea',” said the chief executive of Britain's National Health Service Simon Stevens. Continue reading