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U.S. Over-the-top Streaming Services are Expected to Expand as Popularity Keeps Growing

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Friday, November 30, 2018

The OTT streaming companies are part of the larger entertainment industry and are expected to play a much more significant role in the years to come.

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  • The OTT streaming companies are part of the larger entertainment industry and are expected to play a much more significant role in the years to come.
  • Besides popular streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, social media giants like Facebook have also announced plans to try and capitalize on streaming with original content of their own.
  • Globally, the number of subscriptions to online video services increased by 33% when compared to 2016.
  • The Wonderfilm Media Corporation (OTC: WDRFF) is also listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol (TSX-V: WNDR).

ServiceTitan Names Former Netflix Executive David Burt as CFO

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Monday, November 19, 2018

GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ServiceTitan , the world's leading all-in-one software for residential home service businesses, has named David Burt, a veteran finance and technology executive with international experience, as the company's Chief Financial Officer.

Key Points: 
  • GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ServiceTitan , the world's leading all-in-one software for residential home service businesses, has named David Burt, a veteran finance and technology executive with international experience, as the company's Chief Financial Officer.
  • "The broader home services market represents a significant, untapped opportunity for growth, and ServiceTitan is best positioned to achieve this growth.
  • In addition, there's an exceptional culture of excellence at ServiceTitan backed by a fantastic team that's putting that culture into action.
  • "During David's tenure, Netflix grew from a domestic service into a global media provider," said Ara Mahdessian, CEO and co-founder of ServiceTitan.

Former Netflix Data Lead Joins Cleantech Startup Lumin

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Sullivan spent six years at Netflix, the world's leading video streaming service, where he was director of the Internet giant's Streaming Data Engineering and Analytics team.

Key Points: 
  • Sullivan spent six years at Netflix, the world's leading video streaming service, where he was director of the Internet giant's Streaming Data Engineering and Analytics team.
  • "Attracting high-caliber talent at this stage of Lumin's growth is critical," said Alex Bazhinov, Lumin founder.
  • As a leading expert on consumer use data analytics, including from his time at Netflix, he can help take Lumin's solution to the next level."
  • Prior to Netflix, Sullivan's experience spans the analytic stack, including software engineering, data architecture, reporting/visualization, and analysis.

Kyvos Insights Allows Businesses to Seamlessly Scale Business Intelligence in the Cloud with Kyvos Version 5

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyvos Insights , a big data analytics company, today announced the availability of Kyvos Version 5, providing businesses with a cloud native way to elastically scale and draw intelligence from exponentially growing data workloads.

Key Points: 
  • LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyvos Insights , a big data analytics company, today announced the availability of Kyvos Version 5, providing businesses with a cloud native way to elastically scale and draw intelligence from exponentially growing data workloads.
  • The new platform updates have been designed to better allow business users to gain real-time intelligence from ever increasing data sets.
  • "As businesses move their Big Data workloads to the cloud, they are faced with the challenge of delivering self-service, interactive BI to their business users.
  • Kyvos Insights is committed to unlocking the power of big data analytics with its unique "OLAP on Big Data" technology.

Amlogic Announces Its ATV STB Reference Solutions as Part of Netflix's Hailstorm Device Scaling Program

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Hailstorm is a Netflix device scaling program based on Android TV, designed to help operators more quickly design and bring to market STB products with Netflix.

Key Points: 
  • Hailstorm is a Netflix device scaling program based on Android TV, designed to help operators more quickly design and bring to market STB products with Netflix.
  • To date, numerous Asia-Pacific (APAC) operators have expressed interest in adopting Amlogic's Android TV STB solutions through the Netflix Hailstorm program, showcasing Amlogic's leadership as the go-to provider for turnkey multimedia solutions.
  • "The Hailstorm program builds upon our existing work with Netflix, continuing our legacy of delivering turkey STB and dongle solutions that reduce integration complexity.
  • "We're witnessing continued interest from current and prospective APAC operators who are looking to adopt our STB solutions through the Netflix Hailstorm program.

Mathias Döpfner Appointed to Netflix Board of Directors

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix Inc. today announced the appointment to its board of Directors of Mathias Dpfner, Chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE.

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  • LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix Inc. today announced the appointment to its board of Directors of Mathias Dpfner, Chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome Mathias to the Netflix board," said Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings.
  • "Netflix is one of a kind," said Mathias Dpfner.
  • He is a member of the Board of Directors of Warner Music Group and a former Director of Time Warner Inc.

Netflix to Announce Third-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

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Friday, September 14, 2018

LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today announced it will post its third-quarter 2018 financial results and business outlook on its investor relations website at http://ir.netflix.com on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at approximately 1:05 p.m. Pacific Time.

Key Points: 
  • LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today announced it will post its third-quarter 2018 financial results and business outlook on its investor relations website at http://ir.netflix.com on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at approximately 1:05 p.m. Pacific Time.
  • At that time, the company will issue a brief advisory release via newswire containing a link to the third-quarter 2018 financial results and letter to shareholders on its website.
  • A video interview with Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings, Chief Financial Officer David Wells, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, Chief Product Officer Greg Peters and VP, IR & Corporate Development Spencer Wang will be available at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
  • Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 130 million memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages.

David Wells to Step Down as Netflix Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, August 13, 2018

LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix Inc. announced today that Chief Financial Officer David Wells plans to step down after helping the company choose his successor.

Key Points: 
  • LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix Inc. announced today that Chief Financial Officer David Wells plans to step down after helping the company choose his successor.
  • Wells, who joined Netflix in 2004 and has served as CFO since 2010, intends to stay until his successor takes the role to ensure a smooth transition.
  • "It's been 14 wonderful years at Netflix, and I'm very proud of everything we've accomplished," Wells said.
  • "David has been a valuable partner to Netflix and to me.

Netflix Set to Join S&P 100; Twitter to Join S&P 500; REGENXBIO to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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Monday, June 4, 2018

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft is acquiring Monsanto in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.

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  • Bayer Aktiengesellschaft is acquiring Monsanto in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.
  • REGENXBIO Inc. (NASD: RGNX) will replace General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC) in the S&P SmallCap 600.
  • Netflix, headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, engages in the Internet delivery of television shows and movies.
  • Headquartered in Rockville, MD, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Biotechnology Sub-Industry index.

Netflix Chief Content Officer to Present at the MoffettNathanson 5th Annual Media and Communications Summit

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

LOS GATOS, Calif., May 8,2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced today that Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, will present at the MoffettNathanson 5th Annual Media and Communications Summit on Monday, May 14, 2018.

Key Points: 
  • LOS GATOS, Calif., May 8,2018 /PRNewswire/ --Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced today that Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, will present at the MoffettNathanson 5th Annual Media and Communications Summit on Monday, May 14, 2018.
  • Mr. Sarandos is scheduled to present at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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