Roku CEO Anthony Wood is mum about a possible corporate merger involving streaming video partners Roku and Netflix. The Roku executive was Netflix’s short-lived head of internet TV in the early 2000s as the by-mail DVD movie rental service... Read More
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Casting for a new reality show based on Netflix’s “Squid Game” is underway. Netflix is hoping to strike gold (many times) with “Squid Game” — its most-watched original series — amid slowing... Read More
According to the New York Times, Netflix told employees in a recent memo that the company was working to bring the ad-supported option to the platform by the end of 2022. The paper of record’s sources also indicate that Netflix will begin rolling... Read More
Virgin Media is getting into streaming with the launch of Stream, a new service which combines TV channels with on-demand apps, streaming subscriptions and must watch films. It is available as a 30-day rolling contract, which allows viewers to... Read More
During its quarterly earnings report, where it revealed its first drop in global subscribers in a decade, Netflix said it is exploring plans that include ads for a lower price. Although Co-CEO Reed Hastings said an ad-supported plan is... Read More
Are Netflix’s best days behind them? Betteridge’s law of headlines doesn’t apply to this inquiry, because we’re genuinely asking. The streaming giant lost 200,000 subscribers in Q1 2022, marking the service’s first contraction in... Read More
In the mood to watch “South Park” or “Friends” — but you just want to see a random episode? HBO Max now has you covered. WarnerMedia’s HBO Max this week introduced a new “shuffle” button, a highly requested feature that gives... Read More
Netflix knows you share your password. And soon you might have to start paying for the privilege. Over the last year, Netflix been working on ways to “enable members who share outside their household to do so easily and securely, while also... Read More
Reports speculate that in addition to acquiring the Sunday Ticket rights the NFL might also be looking to bundle in its NFL Media arm. This division runs the NFL Network and NFL RedZone channels and league commissioner Roger Goodell has spoken in the... Read More
Netflix expanded its shuffle feature to more than just its TV app. Starting this week, the Play Something feature has begun rolling out to all Android mobile devices, making it even easier to find something to watch on Netflix. The feature has been... Read More
We’ve known for a while now that Netflix is venturing into the gaming space. In July 2021, Bloomberg reported that the company planned to offer video games as part of a new push. The news came around the time Netflix was expanding into... Read More
Three elementary schools in upstate New York are banning “Squid Game” Halloween costumes over the hit show’s “violent message.” The restriction came after principals at the Syracuse-area Fayetteville-Manlius schools sent an email to... Read More
It’s no secret that Netflix is diversifying. In June, the company began expanding its podcasting footprint. Two weeks ago, the company picked up its first game studio as part of its new gaming initiative. Now the company is teaming up with a big... Read More
Netflix shared a trailer for season four of hit drama Ozark, which premieres in 2022. Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner star. Season three came out in March 2020 and was the most watched streaming show that year, according to... Read More
Yesterday, we talked about the death of cable and the general pivot to streaming/connected TV. According to Statista, on-demand streaming revenue is projected to reach $71.2B. A large portion of that will come from subscriptions to services like... Read More