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Netflix, Inc.
Netflix, Inc. is an American media conglomerate, media company founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California and currently based in Los Gatos, California. It owns and operates Netflix, an eponymous over-the-top media service, over-the-top video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand service, which showcases acquired and List of Netflix original programming, original programming as well as third-party content licensed from other production company, production companies and distributors. Netflix is also the first (and so far only) streaming media company to be a member of the Motion Picture Association. Netflix initially both sold and rented DVDs DVD-by-mail, by mail, but the sales were eliminated within a year to focus on the DVD rental business. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming media and video on demand. The company expanded to Canada in 2010, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2011, the service began to acq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media is multimedia that is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a source, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. ''Streaming'' refers to the delivery method of content, rather than the content itself. Distinguishing delivery method from the media applies specifically to telecommunications networks, as most of the traditional media delivery systems are either inherently ''streaming'' (e.g. radio, television) or inherently ''non-streaming'' (e.g. books, videotape, audio CDs). There are challenges with streaming content on the Internet. For example, users whose Internet connection lacks sufficient bandwidth may experience stops, lags, or poor buffering of the content, and users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream certain content. With the use of buffering of the content for just a few seconds in advance of playback, the quality can be much improved. Livestreaming is the real-time delivery of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotts Valley, California
Scotts Valley is a small city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about thirty miles (48 km) south of downtown San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the city of Santa Cruz, in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,224. Principal access to the city is supplied by State Route 17 that connects San Jose and Santa Cruz. The city was incorporated in 1966. History Approximately ten thousand years ago there was a lake in the lowest elevation of Scotts Valley, and Paleo Indians lived near its shores. Archeological excavations of site CA-SCR-177 in 1983 and 1987 support dates for human settlement of this area as between 9,000 to 12,000 years before present (''YBP''). The lake later receded to form a peat bog. Later, around 2000 BC, Ohlone people occupied areas along the remaining creeks, spring and seep areas, along with permanent and seasonal drainages, and on flat ridges and terraces. Therefore, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Conglomerate
A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet. According to the magazine ''The Nation'', "Media conglomerates strive for policies that facilitate their control of the markets around the world." Terminology A conglomerate is a large company composed of a number of smaller companies ( subsidiaries) engaged in generally unrelated businesses. Some media conglomerates use their access in multiple areas to share various kinds of content such as: news, video and music, between users. The media sector's tendency to consolidate has caused formerly diversified companies to appear less diverse to prospective investors in comparison with similar companies that are traded publicly and privately. Therefore, the term media group may also be applied, however, it has not yet replaced the more traditional term. Crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spry Fox
Spry Fox is a video game producing company headquartered in Seattle, United States, that was founded in 2010 by David Edery and Daniel Cook. The company produced the games ''Triple Town'', a freemium strategy puzzle game with city-building game elements for social networks and mobile devices; ''Steambirds'', a strategy flying game for mobile devices; '' Road Not Taken'', a roguelike puzzle game; and co-created ''Realm of the Mad God'' with Wild Shadow Studios. When Wild Shadow Studios was acquired by Kabam in June 2012, Spry Fox sold its stake in the game to Kabam as part of the deal. In July 2015, Spry Fox released ''Alphabear'', a Scrabble-style word game with collectable bear power-ups, also for mobile devices. ''Alphabear'' received the award for Standout Indie app at the inaugural Google Play Awards in 2016. In May 2016, Spry Fox released ''Bushido Bear'', an action game they described as a mashup between ''Fruit Ninja'' and ''Smash TV'', featuring similar collectable bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Logic
Animal Logic is an Australian animation and visual effects digital studio based at Disney Studios in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia, Vancouver in Canada, and Rideback Ranch in Los Angeles, California. Established in 1991, Animal Logic has produced visual effects and animation for feature films such as the Academy Award-winning ''Happy Feet'', '' Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D,'' ''The Lego Movie and'' '' Peter Rabbit.'' The company was also recognized for its work as lead visual effects vendor on Baz Luhrmann's ''The Great Gatsby'', which won Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects at the 3rd AACTA Awards ceremony. In 2018, ''Peter Rabbit'' was presented with a range of accolades, including the AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation, and Australian Production Design Guild Awards (APDG) in Visual Effects Design and Drawing, Concept Illustration & Concept Models for Screen. Most recently, the company has produced work for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss Fight Entertainment
Boss Fight Entertainment is an American video game development company based in Allen, Texas, with a second studio based in Austin, Texas. Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in June 2013. History Boss Fight Entertainment was founded by David Rippy, Scott Winsett, and Bill Jackson following the closure of Zynga Dallas in June 2013. In September 2014, Boss Fight announced that they were working on a game called ''Dungeon Boss''. Big Fish Games was announced as Dungeon Boss's publisher in March 2014. In May 2015, former Amazon Game Studios director Dave Luehmann joined Boss Fight Entertainment as VP of Production. Boss Fight opened an office in Austin, Texas in July 2015. In March 2022, the studio was acquired by Netflix as part of Netflix's venture into video game offerings. Games Office Boss Fight's McKinney office was initially located at the newly renovateCotton Mill which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanline VFX
Scanline VFX is a global visual effects and animation company founded 1989 in Munich. The studio is led by VFX Supervisor Stephan Trojansky. The company has 7 locations including Munich, Stuttgart, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, London, and Seoul. Scanline has recently completed work on films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) such as Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals (all 2021), and films based on DC Comics such as Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad (both 2021) and The Batman (2022). They have also worked on Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man (both 2019), Godzilla vs. Kong, Free Guy and Don't Look Up (all 2021). In terms of television, Scanline has worked on Game of Thrones season eight (2019), Shadow and Bone (2021-), Foundation (2021-), Cowboy Bebop (2021) and Stranger Things season four (2022). In November 2021, Netflix announced that it would acquire Scanline. The acquisition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night School Studio
Night School Studio, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher founded on June 6, 2014 by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines, and is based in Glendale, California. After the founding of the company, the team started development on their debut, ''Oxenfree''. After setting up a casting call on Backstage, the team moved to the development of the game. The first footage of the game was released on May 18, 2015, and the release was set for January 2016. Soon after, the game received positive reviews and a film adaptation is in plans with Skybound Entertainment. Along with Telltale Games, Night School Studio also co-developed the "Text Adventure" mode for ''Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n'' (called ''Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa'' on iOS and ''Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.apk'' on Android). Night School Studio was acquired by Netflix in September 2021 as part of the streaming service's venture into video games. History Night School Studio was founded on October 1, 2014 by Sean Kran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". Dahl was born in Wales to affluent Norwegian immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He became a fighter pilot and, subsequently, an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for children and for adults, and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. Dahl and his work have been criticised for racial stereotypes, misogyny a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre is a historic movie theater A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall ( Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a ... located at 6706 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California. Opened in 1922, it is an early example of a lavish movie palace and is noted as having been the site of the first-ever Hollywood film premiere. From 1998 until 2020, it was owned and operated by the American Cinematheque, a member-based cultural organization. In May 2020, Netflix became the owner of the theater. Following the sale, the American Cinematheque will continue to host events on weekends. History The Egyptian was built by showman Sid Grauman and real estate developer Charles E. Toberman, who subsequently built the nearby El Capitan Theatre and Grauman's Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StoryBots
StoryBots is an American children's educational media franchise best known for the Netflix series ''Ask the StoryBots''. The StoryBots library includes educational TV series, books, videos, music, games and classroom activities designed to make foundational learning fun and encourage intellectual curiosity in children ages 3-to-8. Subjects cover a wide range of themes and feature a cast of characters called the StoryBots, who are tiny, colorful robotic creatures who have eyes on top of their head, eyebrows, rectangular bodies, have expressional semi-circles for heads that move with every syllable, long lines for limbs, circles for feet and have pincer-like appendages for hands that are either depicted as magnet shaped, half a square with a hole going out to make two fingers, simple lines, crab pincers or 9 shaped that live within computers, tablets and phones and help humans answer questions. After launching primarily online – and amassing more than 620 million views on YouTube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
