Disney plans to start cracking down on Disney+ password sharing starting in June, Disney CEO Bob Iger said in an interview with CNBC earlier this week. Iger said that Disney needs to turn its streaming business into a growth business, and one way to do that is to force households that are sharing passwords to […]
Read MoreThe streaming platform Disney+ will begin restricting users from password sharing. According to an email obtained by The Verge, subscribers in the United States have been introduced to new Terms of Service, making it harder for people to access the service using log-in credentials that aren’t theirs. Here’s how the Service Agreement explains what a […]
Read MoreYouTube is arguably one of the best streaming platforms (or so I thought). This can be predominantly attributed to the fact users can find whatever type of content they fancy on the platform for free. I’ve been using YouTube since its launch, and all I can say is that the watching experience has increasingly gotten […]
Read MoreNetflix has been “completely satisfied” with the pace of the password sharing crackdown it initiated in the United States earlier this year, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said today at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference (via Variety). The streaming company first began eliminating password sharing in in several countries in Latin America in 2022, […]
Read MoreIn light of Xbox’s recent crackdown on unofficially licensed third-party accessories, the 8Bitdo Arcade Stick for Xbox may emerge as a champion. This officially licensed arcade stick is now available at its lowest-ever price of just $101.99, down from the regular $119.99. That’s a decent saving of $18, a rare discount for this controller, in […]
Read MoreDisney is planning to raise the price of its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu streaming services starting on October 12, the company said today during an earnings call (via CNBC). The ad-free Disney+ plan will be priced at $13.99 per month, while the ad-free Hulu plan will be priced at $17.99 per month. Right now, ad-free […]
Read MoreNetflix increased its revenue, profit, and number of paying subscribers, according to the company’s latest quarterly report. All the numbers are higher than the forecasts, beating all expectations by analysts. The streaming platform began with “paid sharing” (the official name of the crackdown on account sharing) in the United States and brought 5.8 million new […]
Read MoreNetflix earlier this year began cracking down on password sharing in the United States and other countries, and the effort has been successful, the company said today. Netflix gained 5.9 million new global subscribers in the second quarter of 2023, including more than one million in the U.S. and Canada, according to its most recent […]
Read MoreNetflix in May started cracking down on password sharing in the United States, and the decision has worked in the company’s favor, according to subscriber data shared today by analytics company Antenna (via The Wall Street Journal). Just after putting an end to multi-household password sharing in the United States, average daily signups to Netflix […]
Read MoreNetflix is officially cracking down on password sharing in the United States and the United Kingdom, more than a year after it first announced the move. Netflix explained on its U.S. and U.K. websites how viewers who shared their account password to people outside their household would be affected, and what the additional costs would […]
Read MoreNetflix posted its latest financial results, revealing an increase in revenue and paid memberships for the January-March period this year. The company was pleased with the results and announced that the “paid sharing” feature, which is essentially a crackdown on password sharing, yielded pleasing results in its trial markets of Canada, New Zealand, Spain, and […]
Read MoreNetflix is planning a “broad rollout” of the password sharing crackdown that it began implementing in 2022, the company said today in its Q1 2023 earnings report [PDF]. The “paid sharing” plan that Netflix has been testing in a limited number of countries will expand to additional countries in the second quarter, including the United […]
Read MoreApple is tracking the attendance of its employees at offices using badge records in order to ensure they are coming in at least three times a week, according to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer. Since April 2022, Apple employees have been operating on a hybrid home/office work policy as part of a gradual return strategy following the […]
Read MoreNetflix today said that it plans to roll out paid sharing “more broadly” in the first quarter of 2023, expanding a crackdown on Netflix accounts that are shared between multiple households. In a Q4 shareholder letter explaining the changes [PDF], Netflix says that widespread account sharing undermines its ability to invest in and improve the […]
Read MoreNetflix has announced a new feature called Profile Transfer, allowing users to move their personalized recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other settings to a new account. Netflix is pitching the feature as an easy way for users to transition to a new account if their living circumstances change and they can’t or […]
Read MoreA more affordable, ad-supported Netflix plan could be introduced before the end of 2022, Netflix told employees in an internal letter (via The New York Times). Netflix is currently planning to introduce the new ad-supported tier in the final three months of the year, with the plan aimed at attracting new subscribers who find the […]
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