Category: Netflix News
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Survey Shows 39% of Netflix Subscribers “Likely” to Cancel Subscription if Price Increases
Netflix is considering raising prices after the ongoing actors’ strike ends, but it could convince people to finally pull the plug on the streaming service. A new report from CivicScience suggests the platform could see a significant loss of subscribers following such a move. CivicScience, an opinion research group, surveyed current Netflix users and those…
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Netflix Saves Star Trek: Prodigy, Confirms a Second Season in the Works
Star Trek: Prodigy is coming out of streaming hypersleep and heading to Netflix. After only one season, Paramount+ canceled Star Trek: Prodigy and removed the series from its content library in June. Now, Netflix is picking up the animated show and bringing it back for a second season. The first season is coming to Netflix…
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Squid Game: The Challenge Debuts on Netflix in November, But Will Audiences Have to Wait to See The Entire Season?
Last Friday, the trailer for a new spin on a fan-favorite dystopia went live. Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality competition show featuring 456 people competing for a chance to outlast them all and win $4.56 million in cash. The contest begins on November 22, though whether the competition will debut in its entirety…
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Squid Games is Back as a Reality Show. Here’s the First Trailer
While some prefer to keep the carnage of Korean sensation Squid Game on screen, others want to dive into the action themselves. Today, Netflix launched a teaser for Squid Game: The Challenge, a competition show based on the hit series of the same name. Netflix’s new show will take 456 people – yes, real people…
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Netflix Settles Lawsuit With ISP That Claimed ‘Squid Games’ Overwhelmed its Network
The Netflix series Squid Games was such a viral hit that a South Korean internet service provider filed a civil lawsuit against the streaming service over a massive surge in network traffic in 2020. Three years later, Netflix and SK Broadband agreed to set aside their differences and work together. “Moving forward, SK Broadband and…
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Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Grows Audience As it Tops Chart For Second Week
Netflix’s One Piece sailed to even more viewers as it topped the streamer’s chart for the second week in a row. The live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga and anime opus topped the chart with a better result in its first week. For the week of September 4-10, One Piece garnered 145.7 million hours viewed…
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Netflix Wants To Eventually Integrate Product Placement Into Show Storylines
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has lofty ambitions for what the streaming service can do with product placement and how it can enhance its ad-supported service. Peters wants to eventually start “working with showrunners on series with a secondary brand narrative,” suggesting whole storylines could be built around a product or ad campaign, adding he wants…
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‘One Piece’ Off to Stellar Start With No. 1 Debut On Netflix
Netflix’s adaptation of anime masterpiece One Piece is making full sail after a strong debut on the streaming service. The show, a live-action version of the long-running anime and manga series from creator Eiichiro Oda, centers on Monkey D. Luffy and the crew of the Straw Hat Pirates, who embark on a quest to find…
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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…