Netflix is revamping search with AI to improve discovery

Netflix is revamping search with AI to improve discovery

Netflix is building a new search experience aimed at improving the discovery experience, and it’s going to use AI to do it, the company’s CEO Greg Peters said during its first-quarter results conference call. Peters said Netflix is working on “interactive search that’s based on generative technologies” to help people find different titles. Answering an…

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Is Netflix the Safe Hollywood Stock Now?

Is Netflix the Safe Hollywood Stock Now?

With worries about the impact of a global tariffs war, recession fears and stock market volatility, where should media and entertainment investors put their money in such tumultuous times? Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne recommends Netflix shares ahead of the streaming giant’s first-quarter earnings report after the stock market close on April 17. “A more…

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‘Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing’ Directors on the Danger of YouTube Stardom for Minors

‘Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing’ Directors on the Danger of YouTube Stardom for Minors

Within the world of YouTube influencers, Piper Rockelle and her “squad” weren’t doing anything too radical. Rockelle and her friends filmed multiple videos a day where they sometimes attempted extreme “challenges,” pranked each other and posted “crush” content about their latest romantic interests and dramas. But here was the rub: These burgeoning stars, with millions…

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Netflix Taps Clete Willems to Lead Public Policy

Netflix Taps Clete Willems to Lead Public Policy

Netflix has found its new head of public policy, turning to a veteran partner at the powerful law firm Akin Gump to oversee the streaming giant’s policy strategy and manage its policy teams around the world. Clete Willems, the Akin Gump attorney, will become Netflix’s chief global affairs officer, based in Washington D.C., he will…

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By the End of ’Pulse,’ Expect a Complicated Unraveling of the Netflix Medical Drama’s Central Relationship

By the End of ’Pulse,’ Expect a Complicated Unraveling of the Netflix Medical Drama’s Central Relationship

Netflix’s new medical drama Pulse immediately brings viewers into the world of Maguire Medical with two major developments: a catastrophic hurricane and the show’s main character Danny (Willa Fitzgerald) having filed a sexual harassment claim against chief resident Phillips (Colin Woodell). “It’s perfect to start us off with this season because we have the stakes…

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