Category: Netflix/Streaming/Entertainment
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Netflix served the Tyson vs. Paul fight to 60 million households
Netflix peaked at “65 million concurrent streams” during the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last night, according to Most Valuable Promotions, the promoter for the fight. Those streams went out to 60 million households globally, the group said in a press release shared with The Verge via email. That’s more than twice…
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Netflix is all about the money, not the members
Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” of its growth. The change comes after a quarter where it added 9.3 million subscribers, growing to more than 270 million members…
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Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for legacy subscribers
Netflix confirms to The Verge that it has begun booting longtime subscribers off their Apple iTunes billing plans in some countries and will require them to pay Netflix directly using a credit card or debit card instead. As first reported by Cord Cutter News, Netflix has begun telling customers in “some territories” that their plans…
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Netflix’s 2024 TV lineup has more Squid Game, Arcane, and lots of reality shows
Things have been a little quiet for Netflix so far this year when it comes to television, but the streamer has at least a few heavy hitters in store. Today, it revealed its upcoming TV slate for 2024 — alongside similar lists for film and games — and, while there aren’t a lot of surprises…