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Watch & eat: Netflix's next move is to bring food from screen to table

Fans of Netflix 's culinary shows will soon be able to taste some of their favorite on-screen dishes when the streaming service opens its first pop-up restaurant in Los Angeles later this month

Netflix gains 100K new subscribers in 2 days as it curbs password sharing

Average daily sign-ups to Netflix reached 73,000 during that period, a more than 102% increase from the prior 60-day average

Netflix, Amazon, Disney-backed group protests India's tobacco rules: Report

As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms to insert static health warnings during smoking scenes within three months

Netflix, Disney and Amazon to challenge India's tobacco rules for streaming

As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry this week ordered streaming platforms should within three months insert static health warnings during smoking scenes

Netflix shareholders reject executives' pay packages amid writers' protest

The decision came after the Writers Guild of America sent a letter to the public urging the shareholders of Netflix to reject the new compensation plans

Netflix to charge extra for viewers living outside US subscribers' homes

Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows. To combat password sharing, Netflix said it will limit U.S. viewership of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix's standard or premium plans which cost USD 15.50 to USD 20 per month will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password for an additional USD 8 per month, a USD 2 discount from the company's basic plan. Without providing details how it authenticates subscriber identities or accounts, Netflix assured that everyone living in the same household of a U.S. customer will still be able to stream TV series and movies wherever they are at home, on the go, on holiday. The company based in Los Gatos, California has roughly 70 million U.S. accountholders. The long-anticipated move, telegraphe

Netflix, Ola, Uber not integrated with PIPOnet app, says NuRe Bharat CEO

3i Infotech-led consortium NuRe Bharat Network has not integrated Netflix, Ola, Uber or any other company with its PIPOnet app, a senior official of the company said. NuRe Bharat Network and RailTel on Monday unveiled PIPOnet mobile app with aims to provide all services, including e-ticketing, travel, stay reservations, and entertainment apps, for railway passengers. The company in its presentation had used the names of Netflix, Uber, Ola as partners on PIPOnet app. "Nure Bharat Network would like to clarify that Netflix, Ola, Uber and any other company names that have been used were only mentioned as part of an example to introduce the kind of integrated entertainment, travel and other facilities that PIPOnet will be providing. We have not yet onboarded or integrated with any other company as it cannot be done without a partnership agreement," NuRe Bharat Network, Chief Executive Officer, Sax Krishna said in a statement. NuRe Bharat has bagged exclusive rights to sell and monetise

Viewership of premium videos up in India, Disney+ Hotstar most dominant

In April, the consumption of videos on Jio Cinema saw an uptick of 20x on the back of the ongoing season of men's IPL: Report

Refrain from using obscene content: Parliamentary panel tells OTT platforms

Several members of the panel brought up the issue of abusive language and obscenity in the content showcased on OTT platforms

Ambani's JioCinema unveils pricing in fight with Netflix, Disney

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing of 999 Indian rupees ($12) a year, its first step to move away from a free content model to fight global rival

Netflix to cut $300 mn in spending with delay in password sharing crackdown

Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly slashing its spending by $300 million this year, including related to hiring

For Netflix Inc, a Poorer Consumer Isn't Necessarily Bad

To start with, the less money people have, the more likely they are to stay home, where movie-streaming became such a popular form of entertainment during the pandemic

Tinder owner Match Group swipes left on Russia, pledging exit by June 30

Many digital services providers with few staff in Russia, such as Spotify and Netflix, pulled out shortly after Moscow began its military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022

Netflix loses over 1 million Spanish users over password policing in 2023

In early February, Spain became one of Netflix's first markets to introduce a monthly fee for users who shared their log-in details with another household and technical measures to detect such sharing

After initial success, Netflix to roll-out more features for ad-based plans

It appears that Netflix is happy with the progress of its Basic 'with ads' plan. The plan was launched for the first time in November

Netflix to crack down on password sharing, upgrades ad-supported plans

Netflix originally planned to roll out "paid sharing" in the US during the first quarter this year. The company will now introduce the feature on or before June 30

Netflix to take its India strategy global to boost growth, retain customers

Netflix slashed the prices of its services in India by 20 to 60 per cent in December 2021, as the competition from other digital content streaming companies intensified

Netflix grows engagement in India by 30% in Q1 2023 after price cuts

Learning from the success in India, Netflix reduced prices in an additional 116 countries in Q1

Netflix sees stronger second half on password-sharing crackdown in US

The company, which reported a lower-than-expected subscriber gain for the first quarter, has been testing ways to reduce account sharing in Latin America, and rolled out a plan to charge such users

Netflix to bring down the curtain on its revolutionary DVD-by-mail service

Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept. The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix's emblem, plans to mail its final discs on Sept 29. Netflix ended last year with nearly 231 million worldwide subscribers to its video streaming service, but it stopped disclosing how many people still pay for DVD-by-mail delivery years ago as that part of its business steadily shrank. The DVD service generated $145.7 million in revenue last year, which translated into somewhere between 1.1 million and 1.3 million subscribers, based on the average prices paid by customers. Shortly before Netflix broke it off from video streaming in 2011, the DVD-by-mail service boasted more than 16 million subscribers. That number has ..