Seonglae ChoNetflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada, with no sign of recovery
Netflix lost 430,000 subscribers in the US and Canada in the second quarter and issued weaker than expected forecasts for later in the year, rekindling investor doubts over how the streaming group will fare after the economic reopening.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/netflix-bleeds-subscribers-in-us-and-canada-with-no-sign-of-recovery/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
Netflix tests a new feature that will raise prices for account sharing
Netflix will begin testing a new feature that will prompt subscribers to pay extra if sharing the service with people outside their own household. The feature will allow households to add up to two "sub accounts" for a fee that's less than the cost of the full-priced Netflix servi...
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/16/netflix-tests-a-new-feature-that-will-raise-prices-for-account-sharing/
After discontinuing free trials, Netflix plans StreamFest promotion
Netflix is looking to promote its service with a 48-hour free streaming event, confirmed COO Greg Peters during the company's Q3 2020 earnings call Tuesday afternoon. Netflix is looking to first test the free streaming offer in India, and may bring it to other countries in the following months.
https://www.protocol.com/after-discontinuing-free-trials-netflix-plans-streamfest-promotion?fbclid=IwAR11SYIa6pGeX8AgoccIaTJK4vXocxGy4LAzToEDk0mY0GaR8IzpOdQ65WY
Netflix's latest anti-password sharing test lets users "buy" additional homes
Netflix is testing a new way to tackle password sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic ( as reported first by Bloomberg ). The test will prompt users to pay an additional fee if they use an account outside their household for over two weeks, costing an extra 219 pesos ($1.17 in Argentina) and $2.99 everywhere else.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/18/23269063/netflix-home-password-account-sharing-latin-america-test?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
