Category: Netflix
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Netflix’s Password Sharing Crackdown Hurt The Company in Australia, Study Says
Netflix is losing subscribers in Australia after its crackdown on password sharing began earlier this year, according to research firm Telsyte shows this may not be the only contributing factor. The Telsyte Australian Subscription Entertainment Study 2023 report shows subscriber growth has slowed down over the past year partially due to the increased cost of…
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Netflix’s Adaptation of Anime Epic ‘One Piece’ Arrives Tomorrow. Here’s the Final Trailer
One Piece is one of the seminal works of modern anime, having gone on for nearly a quarter of a century and almost 1,100 episodes, racking up countless fans along the way. So there’s a fair amount of pressure on Netflix to ensure its live-action adaptation does the show and its creator, Eiichiro Oda, justice…
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Amazon & Netflix Enter a Multi-Million Dollar Bidding War for ‘Crime 101’
Amazon and Netflix are in a bidding war for the rights to Crime 101 and are apparently prepared to spend big bucks to get it. Neither company has cemented a contract yet, though according to Deadline a deal could reach $100 million for a film that has yet to begin production. Working Title’s Eric Fellner…
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Netflix Added 2.6 Million Subscribers in July As Password Crackdown Boom Continues
Netflix’s decision to crack down on password sharing has actually yielded a big boost in growth, and that appears to be continuing in July. That’s according to a study from data research firm Antenna, which put out a report stating that Netflix added 2.6 million gross new subscribers last month. While that’s a 25.7% drop-off…
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Netflix Doesn’t Want Its DVDs Back After Disc Business Shuts Down
Netflix has a final bonus for the diehard subscribers who are still renting DVDs: You can keep them once the business shuts down. After 25 years, the company plans to shutter its DVD rental business which, shockingly, still exists in the age of endless streaming services. Last week, the company said it would select random…
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Netflix Rolls Out Games on TV and Computers in Limited Test — Find Out If You’re Part of It
Netflix has rolled out the ability to play some of its games on televisions — but only in select markets. The streaming giant said on Monday that its program to bring games to televisions will work for a small number of subscribers in Canada and the UK. In the coming weeks, it will launches games…
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Netflix Games Are Coming to Your Television
Netflix isn’t playing games with its ambitions to be a site for streaming video AND video games. The company on Monday night quietly released the Netflix Game Controller app in Apple’s App Store, which will serve as a virtual controller for games streamed on your TV. A note at the bottom of the app said…
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Netflix Wants to Hire AI Expert For $900,000 As Hollywood Strikes
As writers and actors in Hollywood strike — partly because of the fears of artificial intelligence co-opting their work or appearance — the role of product manager for a machine learning/AI platform that pays handsomely surfaced on Netflix’s jobs listing page in a bad bit of timing. The role, first eyed by Engadget, says that…
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Netflix Announces New ‘My Netflix’ App, Making Finding What You Want to Watch Even Easier
Today, Netflix announced the streaming service is making it easier to find something to watch for iOS users. My Netflix is a “one-stop shop” that provides shortcuts to help you find what you want to watch quickly. You’ll be able to find your downloaded content as well as your saved series and films on ‘My…
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Netflix Says It Is Well Positioned to Outlast The Writer & Actor Strikes
As the SAG-AFTRA joins the WGA strike, production in the U.S. has practically come to a standstill until contract negotiations are finalized. Netflix is in a good position to outlast the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes even though picketers are already protesting outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles. The streaming service has a large content library…