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• Former Obama Adviser Susan Rice Joins Netflix’s Board Of Directors
• Apple Streaming Service To Launch As Early As March 2019

  Apple's streaming service, which will include originals featuring Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer, and Kristen Wiig, reportedly has a rough launch date--sometime between March 2019 and that summer.

  
• Will Smith Nabs 1 Million Subscribers In 3 Months After Going “YouTube Stupid”

  He celebrated the milestone last week during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show', where Jimmy Fallon presented him with his Gold Play Button.

  
• Steven Spielberg Says Netflix Films Should Qualify For Emmys, Not Oscars

  Netflix has received a total of 15 Oscar nominations to date, and it has won two: for 'Documentary Short Subject' in 2017 ('The White Helmets') and for 'Documentary Feature' in 2018 ('Icarus').

  
• Cannes Film Festival Shuts Netflix And Other Streamers Out Of Palme D’Or Competition
• US Spends $2 Billion Monthly On Streaming Services, Older Viewers Cut Cords
• Brazilian YouTube Sensation KondZilla To Direct Netflix Original Series ‘Sintonia’
• New Scientology TV Network Says It Doesn’t Want To “Convert You”
• Eddy Cue On Apple’s Video Vision: Unlike Netflix, “We’re Not After Quantity”
• Netflix Piloting Feature That Lets Kids Earn Virtual Rewards For Streaming
• The Obamas Are In “Advanced Negotiations” With Netflix For Political Series Slate
• Netflix To Add Vertical Preview Videos In App That Function Like Instagram Stories