Tag: Netflix
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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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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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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…
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Teens Prefer YouTube Over Netflix a New Survey Shows
A new survey shows that YouTube is a more popular video platform than Netflix for teens. The Piper Jaffray Fall 2019 Survey shows that 37% of teens choose YouTube for streaming video while the previous leader, Netflix, came in at 35% this time. In the Piper Jaffray Taking Stock With Teens survey, the researchers say…
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Spectrum & Verizon Fios Are The Fastest Internet Services Providers According to Netflix
For some time now Netflix has been posting the best Internet service providers for Netflix streaming. Now according to that list when looking at major Internet providers, Spectrum and Verizon Fios are tied for the fastest speeds. According to the report, Verizon Fios and Spectrum both average 4.52 Mbps down when streaming Netflix. Here are…