Scripted drama execs depart AMC Networks for Netflix
The move comes as AMC Networks pulls back on content spending with a focus on making more hit series.
Netflix
Netflix ($NFLX) is an international, subscription-based television and movie service based in Los Gatos, California. The company operates a global streaming service with thousands of TV shows and movies, including some originals, as well as a direct-to-home DVD rental service. As of January 2023, the company had over 231 million subscribers worldwide.
Netflix starts cracking down on password-sharing in U.S.
Netflix is cracking down on password sharing, telling freeloaders to pay for their own account or get lost.
Netflix to crack down on password sharing in U.S. by July
Executives say the strategy will likely lead to a dip in subscribers, but is better for the company over the long term.
Netflix grows subscribers, misses on revenue
A crackdown on password sharing in Latin America caused Netflix to lose paid customer relationships there.
Netflix pulling out of DVD rental market
Netflix is ending its DVD-by-mail rental business after nearly 25 years, the company affirmed on Tuesday.
Few details offered about Netflix password-sharing crackdown
Streaming service Netflix still hasn’t offered information about how it intends to crack down on password sharing among customers in the United States.
Company selling illicit access to Netflix, HBO suffers data breach
An online retailer that sold illegal access to Netflix and Disney Plus allowed personal information of 600,000 customers to leak online.
Lawmakers propose ban on loud streaming service ads
Federal lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would ban loud ads from appearing on streaming TV services.
Ad-supported Netflix plan now available on Apple TV
A cheaper version of Netflix’s streaming television service is now available to users of Apple TV hardware
Netflix lowering subscription prices in foreign markets
Netflix has lowered the cost of its base subscription packages in more than 100 countries, according to a report.
Netflix expected to prohibit password sharing by March
Netflix is expected to roll out a broader crackdown on password sharing in March, a move that could convince some freeloaders to pay for an account.
Netflix execs say no intent to license content
Netflix won’t license original programs to other streaming services as part of a broader revenue play, the company’s new co-CEOs affirmed.