MultiChoice Group, continuing its strategy of cooperating with competitors, on Friday said it has added YouTube to its high-end DStv Explora Ultra personal video recorder decoder.
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Netflix said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world’s largest streaming service down 11% on Tuesday.
Netflix is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company said, a move that could lead to a clampdown on sharing of passwords.
The Crown captured the Golden Globe award for best television drama series, making Netflix the early leader in an awards season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
BritBox, the British streaming joint venture launched by ITV and the BBC Studios, will be available in South Africa some time in the second half of 2021, the companies said on Tuesday.
Netflix’s global subscriber rolls crossed 200 million at the end of 2020 and the company projected it will no longer need to borrow billions of dollars to finance its broad slate of TV shows and movies.
Netflix will release 70 original movies in 2021, the company said on Tuesday, touting the streaming service’s most ambitious slate yet as the theatrical movie business remains stuck in limbo.
Netflix has appointed Zimbabwean telecommunications tycoon Strive Masiyiwa to its board, adding its first African director as it looks to new markets for future growth.
MultiChoice Group has another rival streaming service to its new DStv Ultra personal video recorder and satellite decoder – this time it’s Amazon Web Services.