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20.04.2022 / 14:51

Netflix considers lower-price plan with ads amid drop in subscribers

FILE IMAGE - A photo of a person about to watch Netflix on a screen inside an apartment on Jan. 13, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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28.07.2020 / 21:51

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Netflix Gets Credit Rating Upgrade at S&P Global Amid Pandemic

Netflix, led by co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, has received a credit rating upgrade from S&P Global Ratings. On Tuesday, the research firm raised its credit rating for the video streaming giant to BB, from BB-, with a stable outlook, as it pointed to increased subscriber growth and higher consumer usage as TV viewers sheltering during the pandemic increasingly embrace the streaming platform.

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Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

NEW YORK – Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.“Ted has been my partner for decades. This change makes formal what was already informal — that Ted and I share the leadership of Netflix,” said Hastings in a statement.The company picked up 10.1 million worldwide subscribers during the April-June period, more than triple what it usually adds in that period.The increase announced Thursday with Netflix’s second-quarter earnings eclipsed the gain of 8.3 million subscribers projected among analysts polled by FactSet.

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Netflix ready with 17 new titles as audience tries to cope up with covid

₹3,000 crore investment figure for a period of two years quoted by founder Reed Hastings during his last India visit, the company says, proves its commitment to the country.The video-on-demand platform has acquired a clutch of Bollywood films for direct-to-digital release as theatres remain shut indefinitely.

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Netflix CEO Invests $120 Million Into HBCUs To Lower Student Debt

historically Black colleges and universities.Netflix CEO Reed Hastings along with his wife Patty Quillin have given $40 million to the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College each. The total, $120 million, is the largest-ever individual gift to support students of color at HBCUs.The funds will specifically be used to create scholarships so the next generation will graduate with less debt.Hastings told ESSENCE Tuesday that after working with Dr.

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22.04.2020 / 14:49

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Netflix Adds Nearly 16 Million Subscribers Amid Virus Shutdown

People watching more entertainment programming while sheltering at home propelled Netflix to a strong first three months of 2020, the company announced Tuesday The streaming giant added 15.8 million subscribers during the first quarter of the year, a period of record growth that has rocketed its global base to nearly 183 million. Netflix had expected to add just 7 million subs during the period, but the company forecast that growth before the full effects of the pandemic had been felt globally.

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Netflix Adds Nearly 16 Million Subscribers Amid Coronavirus Shutdown

People watching more entertainment programming while sheltering at home propelled Netflix to a strong first three months of 2020, the company announced TuesdayThe streaming giant added 15.8 million subscribers during the first quarter of the year, a period of record growth that has rocketed its global base to nearly 183 million.Netflix had expected to add just 7 million subs during the period, but the company forecast that growth before the full effects of the pandemic had been felt globally.In spite of the strong period, CEO Reed Hastings hit a somber note in his letter to shareholders. "In our 20+ year history, we have never seen a future more uncertain or unsettling," he wrote.

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Netflix Reveals How Many Subscribers Joined Amid Pandemic - Find Out!

Netflix has a huge new audience, largely due to the ongoing global health crisis, which has millions staying at home.

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‘Tiger King’ had a ferocious 64M viewers so far, Netflix says

As the streaming wars kick it up to the next level with Peacock and soon HBO Max on the battlefield, a surging Netflix made it very apparent who is still king, in no small part thanks to the success of “Tiger King” and the return of “Money Heist.”

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17.04.2020 / 23:53

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Netflix Increases Virus Relief Fund by 50 Percent to $150 Million

With no end in sight to Hollywood's widespread work stoppage due to the novel coronavirus, Netflix has upped its relief fund for the now-unemployed production community. The fund's amount has been increased by 50 percent to $150 million, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday morning.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings & Wife Patty Donate $30 Million to Vaccine Organization

Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin are helping out.

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26.03.2020 / 04:53

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' Business Bible 'No Rules Rules' Pushed to Fall Release

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, Penguin Press has decided to delay publication of a new business bible co-written by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The book, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, co-authored by Erin Meyer, was scheduled for a May 12 release.

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Netflix slowing down in Europe to save Internet from crashing as coronavirus ramps up at-home streaming

The coronavirus pandemic has left millions around the globe staying indoors to self-quarantine, of course leading to a major spike in at-home viewing on streaming services such as Netflix.

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Covid-19: Netflix to reduce streaming quality in Europe for 30 days

Netflix has said it will temporarily reduce the quality of videos on its platform to ease pressure on internet service providers during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Don’t break the internet: Officials warn HD streaming could crash the web

The European Union wants video platforms including Netflix to slow down streaming during the coronavirus pandemic to keep the internet from crashing.

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EU urges Netflix and other platforms to slow down streaming to prevent internet breaking

Binge-watching might have to be in SD

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