Tag: Netflix

Netflix is letting people choose the speed at which they want to watch something on their phone or tablet with new playback controls. Netflix will allow anyone on an Android mobile device to stream at either 0.5x or 0.75x speeds for slowed-down viewing and 1.25x or 1.5x speeds for faster watching. Those are slightly fewer […]

Netflix is trying to make it easier for people to cancel their service with a new automated prompt that will ask subscribers if they want to continue paying after a lengthy period of inactivity. If you signed up at least a year ago but haven’t watched anything, or you haven’t streamed something on the platform […]

As reported by Variety, Netflix’s stock reached $426.75 per share yesterday, giving it a market capitalization of $187.3 billion. That puts it ahead of entertainment behemoth Disney, which is valued at $186.6 billion. Netflix had forecast that it would add seven million new subscribers in the first quarter, but some analysts believe the figure will […]

EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has called on Europeans to limit their broadband usage during the coronavirus outbreak by tweaking their streaming habits. Breton also called on streaming services, including YouTube, to do what they can to prevent additional strain on Europe’s internet infrastructure. Breton spoke to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings about the issue, […]

Netflix is adding a new feature that will rank the 10 most popular programs on its service in your country Netflix announced. The new top 10 row will be updated daily and reveal what is popular in your country. The row’s position will vary depending on “how relevant the shows and films are to you,” […]

Netflix was founded almost 25 years ago, the company has removed nine titles from its service around the world in compliance with government demands, including Night of the Living Dead in Germany and Full Metal Jacket in Vietnam. Netflix laid out the nine takedowns it’s received from various companies relating to certain parts of its […]

At long last, Netflix is letting users turn off those annoying show and movie previews that automatically start whenever you fire it up. Those autoplaying trailers have plagued the Netflix site and apps for around five years. Some people find this feature helpful. Others not so much. We’ve heard the feedback loud and clear — […]

This week, Netflix began notifying customers that it will no longer support Samsung smart TVs, circa 2010 and 2011, or Vizio smart TV more than four years old. It’s also dropping support for first-generation Roku boxes. The changes go into effect December 2nd. The news isn’t too surprising Netflix cannot support all hardware indefinitely but […]

Italian magistrates are investigating Netflix for tax evasion, arguing that it is using the country’s internet cables to reach homes. Bloomberg reports that the streaming giant is being probed by the Milan tribunal after it failed to file a tax return, according to people familiar with the matter and reports in Italian daily Corriere della […]

Streaming dominates Netflix’s universe, but don’t think its disc-based service is dead yet in fact, it just marked a big milestone. The other part of Netflix’s business just shipped its 5 billionth disc. It was 21 years ago when Netflix began delivering DVDs to customers, reaching its first billion back in 2007. As reported by […]

Netflix is testing a new feature on iOS called ‘Collections’ that presents users with a batch of content curated by humans, not machines. The curated Collections cover both TV shows and movies and are grouped together based on certain commonalities, such as the tone of the content, storylines, genre, and more. Collections join Netflix’s existing […]