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Netflix Running Video Promo Between Shows Annoys Users

21Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Netflix Running Video Promo Between Shows Annoys Users

Nowadays, Netflix has brought in a latest test feature that plays video promo in between episodes of a series you’re watching. It appears on the full screen which lasts for 10 to 20 seconds. Subscribers now face promotional videos that can not be skipped. These videos are almost like a commercial which appear between the videos reminding the users to not miss a particular show on Netflix. With this feature, the users seem to be unhappy and face inconvenience. Users who have faced this are expressing their annoyance through Reddit and Twitter. @netflix if you bring ads to your programming, I will have no reason to continue. I pay for your programming to avoid commercials. Just a customers input. — JennyB (@itsgonnabfine) August 17, 2018 The users have eve...

Netflix CFO David Wells Resigns After 14 Years of Service

14Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Netflix CFO David Wells Resigns After 14 Years of Service

World's leading internet entertainment service Netflix has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer David Wells. The latter plans to exit "after helping the company choose his successor". David joined the company in 2004 and was appointed as the CFO in 2010. The company will be searching for the next CFO through both internal and external candidates as stated by the company. “It’s been 14 wonderful years at Netflix, and I’m very proud of everything we’ve accomplished,” Wells said. "After discussing my desire to make a change with Reed, we agreed that with Netflix’s strong financial position and exciting growth plans, this is the right time for us to help identify the next financial leader for the company. Personally, I intend my next chapter to focus more on philanthrop...

9Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Netflix To Remove The Review Feature

Netflix, the world’s leading online video streaming platform is reportedly going to discontinue an existing feature from August that earlier enabled the users to read and write reviews of the several movies and TV series. Netflix is a streaming video giant that allows the users to watch a wide variety of award-winning TV shows, movies, documentaries, and more on thousands of Internet-connected devices. The users who want to share their views on a show or movie will only be able to do it till the 30th of July and after that, the feature will be gone. Posting and sharing reviews has been a part of Netflix for a number of years now that helped the users to know how the movie or show is before even watching it. Also, Netflix once brought the rating scale feature in which the users could ...

YouTube Music To Launch Soon, Now Pay Extra To Watch Originals

17May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

YouTube Music To Launch Soon, Now Pay Extra To Watch Originals

World's Largest Video Streaming Platform, YouTube is gearing up to launch a revamped version of its new music service-and at the same time is getting ready to charge more to see original shows like "Karate Kid" spinoff. To recap, about two years ago YouTube had launched an on-demand music service called YouTube Red which was more or less similar to Spotify or Apple Music. The service had removed ads while showcasing its content. With the new YouTube Music, the focus on personalisation will continue but the service will come with some extra bells and whistles such as a personal playlist based on YouTube history and other usage patterns. The service has been announced officially to soft launch on coming Tuesday and will cost $10 a month after a trial period. The much-awaited service...

Australia To Probe Facebook, Google Over Media Disruption

4Dec By reutersNo Comments

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Australia To Probe Facebook, Google Over Media Disruption

Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google has disrupted the news media market to the detriment of publishers and consumers. Like their rivals globally, Australia’s traditional media companies have been squeezed by online rivals, as advertising dollars have followed eyeballs to digital distributors such as Google, Facebook and Netflix Inc. The government ordered the probe as part of wider media reforms, amid growing concern for the future of journalism and the quality of news following years of declining profits and newsroom job cuts and the rise of fake news. “We will examine whether platforms are exercising market power in commercial dealings to the detriment of consumers, media content creators...

Tech Lords Lost A Fortune In Today’s Wipeout

30Nov By RishabhNo Comments

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Tech Lords Lost A Fortune In Today’s Wipeout

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he billionaire founders of the top tech giants- Facebook Inc, Amazon Inc, Netflix and Google's owner Alphabet Inc lost a fortune of $7.6 billion net on Wednesday as the Nasdaq 100 suffered the worst drop in the past three months. Among these the company that suffered the most was Facebook, whose founder Mark fell $2.6 billion alone as per the source Bloomberg. This drop also affected Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that caused him to slip below the $100 billion figure which he recently acquired, breaking Bill Gates record of 1999. The shares of Amazon.com Inc tumbled $2.5 billion off his net worth. The American entertainment company Netflix founder Reed Hastings fell $133 million while multinational conglomerate Alphabet Inc founder Larry Page and Sergey Brin around ...

Movie Production House Eros Approaches Apple and Netflix To Sell Its Library

8Aug By reutersNo Comments

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Movie Production House Eros Approaches Apple and Netflix To Sell Its Library

Indian movie production house Eros is in early talks with Apple, Amazon and Netflix to sell its film and music library, a source familiar with the matter said. Global content streaming companies are jockeying to boost their Indian television, movie and music offerings in the world's fastest growing Internet services market. (more…)

Netflix India Expansion is Evolutionary not Revolutionary

9Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Netflix India Expansion is Evolutionary not Revolutionary

The entry of streaming pioneer Netflix in India is evolutionary in nature though its inaugural price is a bit on the higher side for what it offers, a leading US expert has said. "I would say that the current price is a bit on the high side for what Netflix offers currently and it will have to keep increasing content quantity and quality over time to justify the price point," said Puneet Manchanda, a professor of marketing at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. His areas of expertise are business in emerging markets, business in India and strategy and marketing issues. Netflix's global expansion is driven by three forces, he said. First, Netflix needs to convince investors that it can keep growing. With the broadband market size outside the US about...

People watched 12 billion hours of Netflix in the last 3 months of 2015

7Jan By No Comments

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People watched 12 billion hours of Netflix in the last 3 months of 2015

Netflix users watched 12 billion hours of Netflix in Q4 last year, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said onstage at the International Consumer Electronics Showcase Wednesday. That's up from 8.25 billion a year ago. In total last year, users watched 42.5 billion streaming hours of Netflix. Hastings attributes the rise in viewing to several factors. For one thing, he said, internet speeds are getting faster and faster, which makes it easier to stream video. And devices are getting smarter, cheaper, and more widely adopted. "Netflix was the first to put up all episodes of a show at once, to give consumers complete control, and to start the binge era," Hastings said. "Each day we're getting better and better at delighting our members." Fact source

Netflix launches in India, plans start at 500 rupees

6Jan By AdityaNo Comments

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Netflix launches in India, plans start at 500 rupees

Netflix Inc launched operations in India on Wednesday, with plans starting at 500 rupees ($7.50) per month, as the U.S.-based video streaming company pushes ahead with its global expansion plans. The company's shares were up 5.5 percent at $113.60 in early afternoon trading. The move confirmed months of speculation on the launch of the service in the second-most populous country in the world. The company will also offer two other plans priced at 650 rupees and 800 rupees, it announced on its website. (nflx.it/1IyMY2e) Netflix is aggressively moving into new markets and aims to reach 200 countries by the end of 2016, as slowing domestic growth puts pressure on the company. Users can access Netflix through an app on a smart TV, a videogame console, a streaming player, a sm...