Tag: Netflix
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T-Mobile Will Continue to Offer Free ‘Netflix On Us’ After The Most Recent Netflix Price Hike
Earlier this week, Netflix announced that all of its ad-free streaming plans were getting a price increase. T-Mobile followed the news with an announcement of its own, letting customers know the company’s “Netflix On Us” promotion will continue. “T-Mobile Will Continue ‘Netflix On Us’ After Netflix Price Hike” the company wrote on its website, first…
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Netflix Tested An AI Written Scrip Form ChatGPT & It Was Trash
In June, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker used ChatGPT to write an episode and deemed the results “shit.” “I said to ChatGPT, ‘Go give me an outline for a Black Mirror story,” said Brooker at the International Convention Centre SXSW event in Sydney, according to The Guardian. “The first couple of sentences, you feel a…
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Why Are Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and More Raising Their Prices? Skyrocketing Production Costs and Inflation Are Hitting Streaming Hard
Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and ESPN+ all raised their prices this month. This likely won’t be the end as the price of entertainment continues to ebb higher and higher. The companies all blame higher production costs. But it’s more complicated than that with an industry that had to contend with inflation, a boom and bust of…
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Netflix Isn’t Done With its Password-Sharing Crackdown
Netflix expects to continue to flip password sharers into new customers over the next several quarters, with hundreds of millions of house holds still untouched by the sharing crackdown. “We’re staging this out,” Co-CEO Greg Peters said on an investor video interview following the release of its third-quarter results. He noted that there remains customers…
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Netflix Added 8.8 Million Subscribers in Third Quarter As it Announces Premium Plan Price Hike
Netflix added 8.8 million subscribers in the third quarter, more than three times its tally from a year ago, as its password crackdown and ongoing global expansion continued to drive growth. The earnings results came as the streaming giant said it would raise the price of its premium plan, while also bringing back its basic…
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Netflix Raises Premium Plan Price, Brings Back More Expensive Basic Tier
Netflix confirmed that it will be raising the price of its most expensive plan, as well as bring back its basic tier, joining a myriad of streaming, cable and satellite services that are charging more for their content. The company said that it would make the changes during its third-quarter earnings report. The premium tier…
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Stranger Things Producer Offers Update On When Filming Will Resume
Stranger Things cast and crew are chomping at the bit to begin production on the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix series. Shawn Levy, producer of the show, says filming will resume as soon as the SAG-AFTRA strike is over. The writing team returned to work in early August after the WGA strike…
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Blockbuster and Redbox Are Trolling Netflix’s Plans for Physical Stores
Last week Netflix announced plans to open physical “experience” stores that will offer patrons themed food, show merchandise, the chance to meet actors, and watch ticketed shows. Video rental companies Blockbuster and Redbox shared their thoughts on the news yesterday. “Oh boy … Should we tell Netflix how this ends?” Blockbuster posted on X, formerly Twitter.…
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Netflix Will Start Streaming Live Sporting Events On November 14
Netflix said on Tuesday that it will premiere its first-ever live sports event. The Netflix Cup will pair off athletes from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing in a match play tournament at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas. The event will kick off the first ever Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las…
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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…