Descrease article font size Increase article font size Streaming pioneer Netflix took a big step into live events on Tuesday with a more than US$5 billion rights deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment‘s Raw starting January 2025. The 10-year partnership will see Raw on the streaming platform in the … Read more
Netflix‘s lowest-cost, ad-free plan is coming to an end in Canada. The streaming giant revealed this week that it plans to retire the no-ads Basic plan in Canada starting in the second quarter of 2024, making Canadians some of the first in the world to have the Basic plan axed, alongside the U.K. Other markets … Read more
Netflix registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth in the final three months of 2023, closing out a comeback year that included a crackdown on viewers freeloading on the video-streaming service and a smattering of price hikes. The fourth-quarter results announced Tuesday provided further evidence that Netflix was able to come up with a … Read more
Some Netflix users have been left surprised after learning about a mostly unknown feature that has been available to subscribers for over a year. The streaming service revelation came about due to an Ask Reddit thread which posed the question: “What common product has a feature you’re not sure everyone is aware of?”. One user … Read more
Screenshot: NASCAR/ YouTube Documentaries about the illustrious world of automobile racing are not a new concept, but never have we gotten such unprecedented access to the life of a NASCAR driver on the scale of Netflix’s new series. “NASCAR: Full Speed” will be releasing at the end of this month on the streaming service, and … Read more
What goes up must come down. Sadly, F Gary Gray’s high-altitude action thriller hits dramatic turbulence and goes into a tailspin during a preposterous opening sequence set in Venice, which establishes the light-fingered credentials of criminal Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart) and his five-strong crew, who profess to “rescue works of art from undeserving owners”. Interpol … Read more
“Society of the Snow” is currently the second most popular movie on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system. Like the 1993 film “Alive,” this new movie is about the 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster, also known as the “Miracle of the Andes.” Their incredible story of survival in harsh … Read more
The Netflix reality series “Love Is Blind” is embroiled in legal drama once again. On Tuesday, contestant Renee Poche filed a lawsuit against both Netflix and the show’s production company, Delirium TV, claiming “unlawful employment practices” as well as “unfair competition” and “intentional infliction of emotional distress.” She wants to halt a $4 million arbitration … Read more
With over 23.9 million views this week on Netflix, Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire has defied the critics’ devastating reviews as Zack Snyder fans showed up for his sci-fi blockbuster. The director’s passion project, which is Global No 1 movie on the streaming service, may have only 25 per cent positive reviews … Read more
I live in what I’d call a “sleepy” Texas town; we boast a few thousand residents, we celebrate the arrival of every new fast food chain as a sign of civilization, and nothing big ever really happens. So why do we need six car washes? Why did we need to build four new facilities this … Read more
