Netflix Archives - Science and Nerds https://scienceandnerds.com/category/netflix/ My WordPress Blog Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:13:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 203433050 Tekken will try to make the jump to TV with a new Netflix series on August 18th https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/20/tekken-will-try-to-make-the-jump-to-tv-with-a-new-netflix-series-on-august-18th/ https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/20/tekken-will-try-to-make-the-jump-to-tv-with-a-new-netflix-series-on-august-18th/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:12:58 +0000 https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/20/tekken-will-try-to-make-the-jump-to-tv-with-a-new-netflix-series-on-august-18th/ Source: Back in March, Netflix announced its Tekken TV show, and now we have a full trailer as well as a release date: August 18th. Dubbed Tekken: Bloodline, this anime adaptation follows the story of the King of Iron Fist Tournament from the perspective of Jin Kazama, as he’s trained by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima […]

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Back in March, Netflix announced its Tekken TV show, and now we have a full trailer as well as a release date: August 18th. Dubbed Tekken: Bloodline, this anime adaptation follows the story of the King of Iron Fist Tournament from the perspective of Jin Kazama, as he’s trained by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima on a quest for revenge.

It wasn’t the most original storyline when the games debuted in the ‘90s, but with a supernatural Ogre, corporate power battles, and genetic traits that promise incredible powers, there’s enough to make something more watchable than the movie released in 2010, which had a zero percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Here’s how Netflix summarizes its new show:

“Power is everything.” Jin Kazama learned the family self-defense arts, Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts, from his mother at an early age. Even so, he was powerless when a monstrous evil suddenly appeared, destroying everything dear to him, changing his life forever. Angry at himself for being unable to stop it, Jin vowed revenge and sought absolute power to exact it. His quest will lead to the ultimate battle on a global stage — The King of Iron Fist Tournament.

The teaser trailer and this one showed off a string of familiar characters, with Hwoarang, Nina Williams, and Julia Chang all appearing in this one. As Polygon points out, the series takes many of its cues from Tekken 3, and it seems possible this could be a version of the story that actually satisfies longtime fans.



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Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its new ad-supported tier https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/15/netflix-is-partnering-with-microsoft-for-its-new-ad-supported-tier/ https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/15/netflix-is-partnering-with-microsoft-for-its-new-ad-supported-tier/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:48:49 +0000 https://scienceandnerds.com/2022/07/15/netflix-is-partnering-with-microsoft-for-its-new-ad-supported-tier/ Source: Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its upcoming ad-supported streaming tier, the company announced Wednesday. The streaming service says Microsoft will become its “global advertising technology and sales partner” upon rolling out the cheaper option. “It’s very early days and we have much to work through,” Netflix COO Greg Peters writes in the post. […]

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Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its upcoming ad-supported streaming tier, the company announced Wednesday. The streaming service says Microsoft will become its “global advertising technology and sales partner” upon rolling out the cheaper option.

“It’s very early days and we have much to work through,” Netflix COO Greg Peters writes in the post. “But our long term goal is clear. More choice for consumers and a premium, better-than-linear TV brand experience for advertisers. We’re excited to work with Microsoft as we bring this new service to life.”

In a post on Microsoft’s blog, the company says marketers will work with Microsoft to bring ads to the Netflix ecosystem. “Today’s announcement also endorses Microsoft’s approach to privacy, which is built on protecting customers’ information,” Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft’s president of web experiences, says. Outside of Netflix, Microsoft is also reportedly looking into bringing ads to free-to-play Xbox games.

The Wall Street Journal reports, based on anonymous sources, that Netflix chose Microsoft over a partner for at least two significant reasons. Unlike Comcast and Google, two other companies reportedly in the running to assist with its ad build-up, Microsoft doesn’t have a video service of its own that competes with Netflix. Also, late last year, Microsoft acquired Xandr from AT&T as the telecom took apart its media stack. Xandr is an ad tech company that hopes to build technology for a “post cookie” world.

Netflix first hinted at a cheaper, ad-supported tier in May and later confirmed the possibility last month. Although Netflix hasn’t announced an official date for the tier’s rollout, it’s rumored to become available to customers by the end of 2022. The WSJ reports one option under consideration is a cheaper ad-supported version for each of the three tiers Netflix currently offers.

News of Netflix’s ad-supported tier emerged after the company revealed a decrease in subscribers for the first time in a decade last quarter, topping out at 222 million globally. The company is also exploring livestreaming and ways to clamp down on password-sharing to help mitigate a decline in subscribers and revenue.

Choosing Microsoft recalls a close relationship between the two for streaming launches. The first version of Watch Instantly that streamed mostly B-movies used Microsoft’s Silverlight technology to deliver video instead of the more common Flash Player until it was replaced by HTML5, and the Xbox 360 was the first console with an HD Netflix streaming app.

Disclosure: The Verge recently produced a series with Netflix.

Update July 14th, 2:20PM ET: Added information from Wall Street Journal.



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