Netflix now has nearly 270 million subscribers after another strong showing to begin 2024
Netflix gained another 9.3 million subscribers to start the year while its profit soared with the help of a still-emerging expansion into advertising, but caught investors off guard with a change that will make it more difficult to track the video streaming serviceโs future growth.
Local Actor reps Jacksonville on National TV
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What to stream this weekend: Beyoncรฉ, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and 'Madu'
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Beyoncรฉ's โAct ll: Cowboy Carter,โ a Amazon Prime docuseries about BTS member J-Hope and โMadu,โ a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer.
TELL US: How many streaming services do you have and how much do you pay per month in total?
Ampere Analysis predicts that streaming revenue in the United States will surpass cable TV in 2024. With streaming subscriptions already outpacing pay TV subscribers, the revenue generated from streaming services is finally catching up.
Inside the SAG Awards: A mostly celebratory mood for 1st show since historic strike
Inside the ballroom at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, โOppenheimerโ was front and center โ literally and figuratively โ snagging the nightโs top prize along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Ahead of this yearโs Academy Awards, Christopher Nolanโs summer blockbuster increasingly looks like the run-away favorite.
Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi
As the World Trade Organization opens its latest biannual meeting of government ministers on Monday, its longtime moratorium on duties on e-commerce products is coming under pressure like never before.
'Oppenheimer,' Lily Gladstone win at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards
โOppenheimerโ continued to steamroll through Hollywoodโs awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
What to stream this weekend: 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' 'Priscilla' and Dolly Parton's puppies
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include albums from MGMT and Allie X, โAvatar: The Last Airbenderโ gets the live-action treatment from Netflix and the seventh and final season begins of the hospital drama โThe Good Doctor.โ.
Going Ringside Ep. 47: The Vince McMahon sex trafficking lawsuit
In this episode we break down the lawsuit that alleges sex trafficking against former WWE owner Vince McMahon that led to his resignation last Friday. We analyze the civil suit with a veteran defense attorney as well as a capital management expert. We also look at whether McMahon or anyone else could face a criminal investigation for the accusations that he says are "baseless". The implications for WWE and its parent company TKO are enormous.
What's streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and 'Ladies of the 80s'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Fordโs last hurrah as Indiana Jones swings onto Disney+ and Elvis will be honored with a starry special โChristmas at Gracelandโ featuring Post Malone, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown.
Netflix's password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analystsโ projections, signaling the video streaming serviceโs crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers.
โTiger Kingโ animal trainer 'Doc' Antle gets suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia
Virginia's attorney general says an animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series โTiger Kingโ has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife trafficking.
What's streaming now: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassinโs Creed Mirage and William Friedkin's last film
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include an album by Drake and another by Reba McEntire playing acoustic covers, the corporate thriller โFair Playโ starring Phoebe Dynevor from โBridgerton,โ and โJane the Virginโ scene-stealer Jaime Camil hosts a new game show on CBS called โLoterรญa Loca.โ.
Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflixโs once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after the birth of a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment.
Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized
After Bradley Cooperโs prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic โMaestroโ stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductorโs children have come to the defense of the actor.
What to stream this weekend: 'Monkey King,' Stand Up to Cancer, 'No Hard Feelings,' Madden NFL 24
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Irish singer-songwriter Hozier and Idina Menzel, the animated โThe Monkey Kingโ from Stephen Chow and Jennifer Lawrenceโs R-rated comedy โNo Hard Feelings.โ.
Netflix's subscriber growth surges in a sign that crackdown on password sharing is paying off
Netflix enjoyed its biggest springtime spurt in subscribers since the early days of the pandemic three years ago, providing the latest sign that a recent crackdown on password sharing and the rollout of a cheaper subscription option are paying off.
What to stream this weekend: 'Asteroid City,' Lukas Nelson, 'Quarterback' and 'Secrets of Playboy'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang, the return of the silly, witty, Emmy-nominated comedy โWhat We Do in the Shadowsโ and Wes Andersonโs stylish and star-studded โAsteroid Cityโ comes to premium video on demand.
What to stream this week: 'Extraction 2,' Stan Lee doc, 'Star Trek' and 'The Wonder Years'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, season two of โStar Trek: Strange New Worldsโ arrives on Paramount+ and there's a documentary that explores Marvel comic creator Stan Leeโs life and cultural impact.
Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers' households
Netflix has outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S. It's an attempt to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth.
Don't miss next week: Jack Harlow on screen, Kesha, Anna Nicole Smith doc and Scott brothers on HGTV
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Kesha and Dave Matthews Band, while rapper Jack Harlow stars in a remake of โWhite Men Canโt Jumpโ and wilderness expert Bear Grylls tests contestants on their survival skills, physicality and gross-out tolerance with "I Survived Bear Grylls.โ.
New this week: 'Ted Lasso,' U2 and 'The Boston Strangler'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include the return of โTed Lassoโ with all the heart and one-liners we've come to expect, a re-telling of โMarie Antoinetteโ on PBS and Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon playing reporters on the trail of a serial killer in Hulu's โThe Boston Strangler.โ.
New this week: 'Your Place or Mine' and 'All That Breathes'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from Paramore that shows off the band's funkier side, the Academy Award-nominated documentary โAll That Breathesโ about Indian brothers who heal birds of prey, and two rom-coms just in time for Valentine's Day โ โYour Place or Mineโ on Netflix and โSomebody I Used to Knowโ on Amazon Prime Video.
New this week: Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith and 'You People'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Sam Smith and Elle King, the return of Jennifer Lopez in the rom-com โShotgun Wedding,โ and the TV show โPoker Face,โ starring Natasha Lyonne as a wise-cracking, friendly drifter who has an uncanny ability to immediately know if someone is lying.
New this week: 'The Pale Blue Eye,' Iggy Pop and 'The Menu'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from veteran Iggy Pop and rising star Brandon Ratcliff, Lifetime concludes its coverage on R. Kellyโs victims with a two-night special, and Christian Bale stars as a detective in an 1830 whodunit alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special โA Charlie Brown Christmasโ and megahit "Top Gun: Maverickโ lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
Harry-Meghan doc offers sweeping indictment of tabloid press
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, offered a sweeping indictment of Britainโs media and the racism they believe has fueled coverage of their relationship in a Netflix documentary series that promises to tell the โfull storyโ of the coupleโs estrangement from the royal family.