Obama will be the first guest on Letterman’s new Netflix talk show19 minutes ago

With his new monthly Netflix talk show, David Letterman is returning to the limelight – and bringing former president Barack Obama with him. Obama will be the first guest on "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman," set to begin Jan. 12, Netflix announced Friday.

Television: ‘Broad City’ returns to Comedy Central in a changed landscape

On a rainy summer afternoon in New York, Ilana Glazer is staring at her laptop in an anonymous Airbnb rental, where the plan is to do an interview about the new season of her show, "Broad City." After some fussing with her iPhone, she summons her creative partner, Abbi Jacobson, via FaceTime from Los Angeles.

Now Dawns the Age of Peak Netflix

Since first moving into original programming in 2012, Netflix has gone from a fringe curiosity to a major player in film and TV, actually living up to the mantle of "disruptor" that so many tech companies try to claim. But even by that standard, the last few months have been a whirlwind, with Netflix making several of its biggest acquisitions yet: securing a deal with the juggernaut TV producer Shonda Rhimes , luring David Letterman out of retirement , buying Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee series, giving the green light to shows by the Coen brothers and Steven Soderbergh, and optioning an entire comic-book brand .

Why These Five Stocks Are on Investors’ Radars on Thursday

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