David Letterman's six-episode series on Netflix will feature in-depth conversations and in-the-field segments sparked by his curiosity and humour. (Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press)Veteran former U.S. talk show host David Letterman will return to television on Jan. 12 in a new Netflix show where his first guest will be former U.S. President Barack Obama, Netflix Inc said on Friday. Netflix has been spending heavily to produce and acquire content as it races to dominate streaming television and beat competition from traditional media and other streaming players, such as Hulu and Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video. Letterman's interview with Obama will mark the former president's first television talk show appearance since he left office in January 2017. The company's shares have kept pace with its user growth and have risen nearly 60 per cent in the past one year.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2018 18:22 UTC