Category: Netflix News
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You Can Now Watch the Original ‘Dolemite’ Films for Free on Tubi
Eddie Murphy fans probably already know his film Dolemite is My Name premiered on Netflix October 25th. But what they might not know is you can watch the original Dolemite on which it was based, for free on Tubi. Rudy Ray Moore started as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s who adopted the alter ego of an urban…
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Netflix is Ending Support For Older Vizio Smart TVs
This week Netflix started to notify older Vizio TV owners that their Vizio Smart TV will lose access to Netflix beginning December 1st, 2019. Netflix has not posted a full list of which Vizio Smart TVs are losing support on December 1st, but it seems to be Vizio Smart TVs that are four years old…
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Netflix Started to Plan For Disney+, HBO MAX, & More Years Ago
Over the last few months, many have wondered how Netflix would survive a world with Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and other services. Now Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said today that Netflix has been planning for this moment for years. Today at the Vanity Fair Summit Ted Sarandos said that Netflix created House…
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Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon Prime for the Week of October 21st, 2019
Here is Everything New on Netflix: October 21st Echo in the Canyon Free Fire October 22nd Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix Original) October 23rd Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (Netflix Original) Dancing with the Birds (Netflix Original) Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy October 24th Daybreak (Netflix Original) Revenge of Pontianak October 25th A Tale of Love and Darkness Assimilate…
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Netflix Plans to Invest $2 Billion of New Debt Into Additional Content & Other Expenses
Today, it was announced that Netflix is taking on $2 billion in debt as a further investment in new content for the streaming platform. According to the announcement, the funds will be used for “content acquisitions, production and development, capital expenditures, investments, working capital and potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.” This investment comes just after…
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Netflix Still has 2.28 Million DVD-By-Mail Customers
Remember when Netflix first started out as a DVD rental service? You’d receive the discs in the mail in those red and white envelopes and pop them into your DVD player. It’s been more than 20 years since Netflix launched, and today they are known as a streaming service and for their original content. But…
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‘Stranger Things’ Writers are Dropping Hints About Season 4 on Twitter
Last month, Netflix confirmed season 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ by dropping the trailer, and fans were shook. The simple 35 second trailer showed us a look into the Upside Down and ended with the ominous message, “We’re not in Hawkins anymore” set to bell chimes. Some fans have taken that clue literally and interpreted the…
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Netflix is Monitoring Password Sharing & Is Looking At Consumer-Friendly Ways to Push Back Against The Practice
Earlier today, Netflix released its 3rd quarter earnings statement. Now during the 3rd quarter 2019 earnings interview, Netflix executives said they are monitoring password sharing and are looking at consumer-friendly ways to push back at the edges of password sharing. This could be bad news for families who share a single account among multiple family…
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Netflix Hits 158 Million Subscribers & Sees Revenue Growth
In a Quarter 3 shareholders letter, Netflix reports that they grew to $5.2 billion in revenue, up 31% over the prior year. Operating income has doubled to $1 billion. Netflix reports that subscriber numbers have grown as well with average streaming paid memberships and ARPU up 22% and 9% year over year, respectively. As revenue…
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Netflix Announces New Original Holiday Movies & Specials
Netflix is already getting into holiday mode. The streaming service has announced their lineup of holiday movies and specials. Starting November 1st, Netflix will have all the festive content you’ll need to get into the holiday spirit. Here’s the lineup. Holiday in the Wild Premieres: November 1 Starring: Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis What It’s About: “To…