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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Disney is about to close a horizontal merger deal with Fox that began in late 2017.

Opinion | Disney-opoly and the streaming wars

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer December 4, 2018
While I absolutely love Disney and most of what it has produced, it’s dawned on me in recent years that the company feels less like a magical center of creativity and more like a capitalistic black hole — one that devours every intellectual property that makes money for it and spits out hollow, formulaic nostalgia bait.
Todd Yellin, vice president of product at Netflix, spoke to Pitt students and faculty on the seventh floor of Alumni Hall about what he’s learned from working for the internationally acclaimed company. (Photo by Anas Dighriri | Staff Photographer)

Yellin takes Pitt behind the scenes of Netflix

By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer February 27, 2018

It’s 3 a.m. and you’ve just watched two straight seasons of “Stranger Things” in one sitting — even though you have a test later that day. But for Todd Yellin, vice president of product at...

(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

‘Stranger Things’ season two returns twists, turns and the 80s

By Sarah Morris / Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Putting the number two after a title is dangerous — sequels are hard to make and rarely live up to the originals. And while the second season of “Stranger Things,” released last Friday, falls...

John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget and Jodie Sweetin in Fuller House. (Michael Yarish/Netflix/TNS)

‘Fuller House’ overcrowded

By Sarah Schneider / for The Pitt News February 29, 2016

Returning to the Tanner’s is like going to grandma’s house — not much has changed, and everyone’s a little older. With “Full House’s” 1995 conclusion, watching the family-friendly show’s...

Noel Wells and Aziz Ansari in the Netflix original series Master of None. (K.C. Bailey/Netflix)

‘Master of None’ balances comedy with commentary

By Tarun Sathish / Staff Writer November 17, 2015

Sometimes a show comes along at the perfect time, making a statement about the world right when the issue is prevalent. The first season of Netflix’s new show, “Master of None,” not only does that,...

Thirteen-hour sentence: Netflix makes prisoners of us all

Thirteen-hour sentence: Netflix makes prisoners of us all

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer July 7, 2015

Fans of Netflix’s hit original series “Orange Is The New Black” were imprisoned by the desire to binge-watch all 13 episodes of the new season before the finale on June 11.Binge-watching has changed...

Finals Edition: Meditation can give students peace of mind

By Grace Kelly / Staff Writer December 8, 2013

Finals week is looming, a dark shroud just waiting to break down the common undergrad into a blubbering, sleep-deprived creature incapable of comprehensible speech.While the stacks of essays, crumpled...

Netflix breathes new life into TV

Netflix breathes new life into TV

By Shawn Cooke / Staff Writer October 21, 2013

From its title, “Orange Is the New Black” sounds like a hot new TLC reality program that urges viewers to “say yes to the jumpsuit.” Lucky for the highbrow television viewer, its title is more...

TV’s next great anti-hero has arrived

By Andrew Fishman September 16, 2013

It’s Sunday night. Almost 3 million fans around the country are about to tune in to cult TV show “Breaking Bad” on AMC. I am not one of these 3 million people. To the shock of some and the horror...

For a change of pace, give comic books as try

For a change of pace, give comic books as try

By John Lavanga A&E Editor August 18, 2013

For many book lovers, the beginning of the fall semester is a time to wave goodbye to those blissful summer afternoons spent lounging in the sunlight with an engaging book in one hand and a cool drink...

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