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Streaming giant Netflix has released its first ever engagement report revealing viewing data for thousands of TV shows and movies following criticism from industry experts over its lack of transparency. Titled “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report,” the report was published on Dec. 13 and includes viewership data for the movies and TV shows […]

California’s governor plans to visit China to meet with local officials to talk about climate change. This comes a month before a major summit meeting between Asia-Pacific leaders. Arkansas asks a Chinese-owned company to sell its farmland and pay fines. The governor says the company poses a security threat. Netflix subscribers increase, and so do […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Netflix on Wednesday disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers. In an effort to bring in even more revenue, Netflix also announced it’s raising the price for its most expensive streaming service by $2 to $23 […]

Authorities announced on Sept. 6 that the body of Yohanes Stefanos Kidane, a 22-year-old Netflix software engineer from California who went missing last month, has been found in the San Francisco Bay area. The discovery was made by an unidentified boater who spotted an unresponsive body northeast of the Golden Gate Bridge on Aug. 29, […]

Legal battles over school districts consider notifying parents about children’s gender identifications. The state’s top attorney sued one district and the judge ordered a pause on the notification policy. Vandals struck at the Bay Area’s famous Mission Peak pole. Recent reports show the photogenic pole sawed in half. Thieves are targeting boats at the Oakland […]

Netflix is facing a backlash after bringing the 1997 film “Titanic” back to its platform—barely a week after five people tragically lost their lives during a deep-sea expedition to the wreck of the famous ocean liner. On June 18, the Titan, a small submersible en route to visit the wreck of the Titanic some 12,500 […]

Costco has begun clamping down on non-member shoppers using other people’s membership cards, the company confirmed in a statement on June 27. As part of the crackdown, the retailer has started requesting that shoppers now show their membership cards with a photo when they head to self-checkout registers. Those who do not have a photo […]

Big news for football and soccer fans: Levi’s Stadium in California is set to host two major sporting events in 2026. Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been appointed as Netflix’s new Chief Action Officer. The announcement came in a tongue-in-cheek teaser for the actor’s upcoming films. State lawmakers failed to pass around 300 bills […]

Netflix delivered mixed results on Tuesday. The streaming giant beat Wall Street estimates in earnings, but increased its subscriber base only 1.75 million in the first quarter. It’s well below estimates: analysts predicted 3 million new subscribers. NTD spoke with Naveen Sarma, senior director of U.S. media and telecom for S&P Global Ratings, for analysis […]

Subscribers to Google’s YouTube TV will see their monthly fee increase from $64.99 per month to $72.99 per month starting in mid-April, the streaming service announced on Thursday. “Due to the rising cost of content, we’re updating our membership pricing to reflect the complete value of YouTube TV,” according to a notice released by the […]

A Netflix docuseries follows rising tennis stars as they compete around the world. The featured players say the show has raised their profiles, and provides a glimpse into professional tennis.  

Netflix Inc. on Wednesday laid out plans to crack down on password sharing for accounts on its streaming platform, including setting up primary location and paying a couple of dollars for an extra member. The video-streaming giant, which has estimated that 100 million around the world use a shared account, said that members can now […]

After months of buildup, Netflix has officially outlined plans to commence its crackdown on account password sharing during the first quarter of 2023. According to Netflix’s 2022 fourth quarter earnings letter to shareholders released on Jan. 19, of its current 231 million “paid memberships” worldwide, over 100 million share accounts with others, a practice “which […]

The successful Netflix show “Emily in Paris” has drawn more attention to the French capital, its design, architecture, and the Parisian way of life. However, many Paris residents found the show far removed from their lived experience. Others, however, hope the city would look more like the one portrayed in the show. NTD talked to […]

A Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point”—think of it as that sport’s answer to the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive”—will debut on Jan. 13, three days before the start of the 2023 Grand Slam season at the Australian Open. Netflix revealed the title and launch date on Wednesday, when it also released […]

Chris Rock is going where no comedian has gone before—live on Netflix. The streaming giant said Thursday that Rock will be the first artist to perform on the company’s first-ever live, global streaming event. The comedy special is set to stream in early 2023, but few other details were revealed. “Chris Rock is one of […]

For the first time ever, Netflix has lost subscribers for two consecutive quarters in a row. NTD took a look at its plan for getting out of this.