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.
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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.
MultiChoice Group has officially launched its next-generation PVR decoder capable of delivering 4K content and Dolby Atmos audio, and is integrated with rival Netflix and its own streaming platform Showmax.
Zoom’s remarkable share price surge in 2020 took a huge hit on Monday after Pfizer said the Covid-19 vaccine it’s developing prevented more than 90% of infections in a study.
MultiChoice Group said on Monday its core headline earnings per share (Heps) for the half year that ended 30 September will be between 40-45% higher than the corresponding period last year.
The SABC has rubbished reports that it’s demanding that Netflix and other Internet streaming companies collect television licence fees on its behalf.
A licensing proposal for the SABC involving Netflix and MultiChoice, is the subject of passionate debate and controversy. Could it actually work? By Ian Jacobsberg.
The SABC has issued a request for information from streaming-media platform experts as it gears up to launch its own so-called “over-the-top” digital streaming service akin to Netflix and Showmax.