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Meghan Markle is losing America's sympathy
Meghan Markle is once again at the centre of a media storm after a public attack that her supporters say is wildly disproportionate and evidence of racialised bias. However, this familiar story is now taking place on U.S. soil. The Duchess of Sussex was lumped in by Politico with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried on a list of "narcissists" who the public have lost interest in.
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The end of Netflix password sharing is nigh
The end of password sharing is coming to Netflix soon—and it will be a challenge for both viewers and the streaming giant. The company has put off this moment for years. Researchers inside Netflix Inc. identified password sharing as a major problem eating into subscriptions in 2019, people familiar with the situation say, but the company was worried about how to address it without alienating consumers. Then Covid lockdowns hit, bringing a wave of new subscribers, and the effort to scrutinize sharing petered out.
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Netflix to Begin Cracking Down on Password Sharing in Early 2023
Popular streaming service Netflix is planning to put an end to password sharing starting in early 2023, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. There have been persistent rumors about the end of password sharing, and Netflix has been exploring methods to crack down on it, but the changes are set to officially go into effect next year.
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Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government
The Intellectual Property Office said the practice might break criminal and civil law.
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Inside ‘The Sandman’s’ Lengthy Renewal Journey — and Why Netflix Still Won’t Call It Season 2
It took Neil Gaiman 30 years to get a proper adaptation of “The Sandman” made, and what felt like 30 more years (to fans who adored the final product, at least) for Netflix to renew the fantasy epic following its August premiere.
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Netflix's plan with ads is cheaper, but it's missing hundreds of movies, new data shows
Last month, Netflix did something that it had resisted for years: It launched an ad-supported plan. The cheaper option, called "Basic with Ads," is $6.99 per month, compared to its more expensive ad-free memberships that range from $9.99 to $19.99 a month.
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'Westworld' and 'The Nevers' will soon be pulled from HBO Max
If you'd been meaning to catch up on Westworld even though it was cancelled before its fifth and final season, you may want to do so soon. The show is leaving the streaming service just over a month after it was cancelled, according to Deadline and Variety. The Nevers, the sci-fi series Joss Whedon created for HBO, has also been cancelled and will be removed from the streaming platform before the second half of season one could debut next year.
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Disney Plus with ads isn’t a very good deal
Disney Plus’ new ad-supported tier, Disney Plus Basic, is now available, which means I’m back for another blog about what ads look like in your streaming services. The tier itself didn’t surprise me too much; if you’ve seen ads on other web videos, actually watching Disney Plus’ ads won’t feel much different. But the service’s new pricing, including a price jump for no ads, means the ad plan isn’t a very good deal.
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Peacock Paid Users Have Doubled in 2022 to 18 Million, Jeff Shell Says
Peacock has added another 3 million paid users since early October and now touts 18 million subscribers, double the 9 million with which it finished 2021, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell told investors Monday morning. “That’s real subscribers paying us real American dollars,” Shell told the UBS TMT Conference.
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Archaeologists Ask Netflix to Reclassify Graham Hancock's 'Unfounded' Netflix Docuseries 'Ancient Apocalypse' as Fiction
This week, the Society for American Archaeology published an open letter to Netflix and the television production house ITN requesting that they re-classify its new series Ancient Apocalypse as a work of fiction rather than a docuseries. The show centers around bestselling author Graham Hancock’s meagerly substantiated claims about the existence of Atlantis, presenting them in a deceptive cloak of veracity.
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Netflix CEO says he’ll order Dave Chappelle specials “again and again” despite employee backlash
Reed Hastings says Chappelle is “very entertaining.”
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Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes
Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic red-and-white envelopes.
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Amazon Orders Multiple Marvel-Sony Shows, Beginning With ‘Silk: Spider Society’ From ‘Walking Dead’ Alum Angela Kang
Amazon is officially moving forward with multiple live-action shows based on the Marvel characters controlled by Sony, Variety has learned. The first series under the deal will be “Silk: Spider Society,” which was developed by “The Walking Dead” showrunner Angela Kang along with “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Kang will serve as showrunner and executive producer on...
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Teased By Creators Matt & Ross Duffer, Director-EP Shawn Levy: “A Culmination” Of All That’s Come Before
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have expanded on what fans can expect from the fifth and final season of their ’80s-set Netflix phenomenon. The twin filmmakers were asked, during a Sunday night panel at the streamer’s Tudum Theater in Los Angeles, if there are new ’80s pop culture influences that will shape the final season, in the way that A Nightmare on Elm Street and its villain Freddy Kreuger shaped this summer’s two-part Season 4.
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Ralph Macchio Says Cobra Kai Still Doesn’t Change His Opinion On The Karate Kid III
Cobra Kai Seasons 4 and 5 may be two of the best within the entire series, and a large part of that is due to how they re-introduced one of The Karate Kid's most iconic villains, Terry Silver. The big bad reignited his iconic rivalry with Daniel LaRusso, which started in Karate Kid Part III, a movie that Ralph Macchio has openly criticized for its quality.
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‘Monster’ Renewed for Season 2 & 3 at Netflix as Anthology, ‘The Watcher’ Renewed for Season 2
Netflix is going the anthology route with “Monster,” with the streamer ordering two additional seasons of the series. Netflix has also ordered Season 2 of “The Watcher.” Both shows were created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. “Monster” launched Sept. 21, while “The Watcher” debuted on Oct. 13.
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Netflix Ad Tier Launches Today In Eight Countries: What to Know
Today brings a major milestone in the streaming business, as Netflix introduces its new advertising-backed subscription tier in eight countries. At 9 a.m. PT, the Basic With Ads plan will go live in the U.S., UK, Australia, Japan, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and South Korea. It has already lit up in Canada and Mexico, and Spain will follow on November 10.
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Evan Peters wore lead weights on his arms for 10 months to stay in character as Jeffrey Dahmer ahead of Netflix role
Evan Peters wore lead weights on his arms for nearly a year in preparation for Netflix's "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." Showrunner Ryan Murphy, Peters, and other cast members spoke about the popular series during a panel on Saturday, per Variety. While there, Murphy reflected on the lengths Peters, who plays Jeffrey Dahmer in the series, went to embody the serial killer.
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What do users want from their TV streaming? A new NPR/Ipsos poll has some answers
As major platforms like Netflix and Disney+ roll out cheaper subscription tiers and crack down on password sharing, a new NPR/Ipsos poll reveals that consumers are focused on three important criteria when they make decisions about TV streaming services: cost, content and ease of use.
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Streaming Isn't Always Cheaper Than Cable: We Do the Math
Thanks to Netflix pioneering a movement, the streaming-versus-cable debate has been alive and well for more than 10 years. Maybe you've joined the cord-cutter camp and have no idea how much it costs for cable or satellite TV. Or perhaps you've stuck with Xfinity or Spectrum for such a long time because you're used to paying a set amount for a bundle. But who gets bragging rights when it comes to spending the least amount of money each month?
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