Netflix has begun to reshape the TV business overseas just as it has in the US, its home market. The streaming-video provider scored a record second quarter, according to a statement Monday, surpassing
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On a conference call last October, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos described the hip-hop drama The Get Down as a success, like the booming streaming service’s other popular shows. Eight months and 11
The telecommunications industry in South Africa and the rest of the continent is on the cusp of a fibre and mobile broadband boom, as network operators scramble to meet the demand for video, cloud applications and mobile solutions among consumers
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger said hackers claim to have stolen an unreleased film and are threatening to distribute it online if they aren’t paid a ransom. The company is declining to do so. Iger made the comments on Monday in a
MTN Group’s former video-on-demand provider, Discover Digital, is starting a new South African online TV service with lender Investec, just days after its partnership with Africa’s biggest wireless operator was cancelled. The closely
A hacker who has unsuccessfully tried to hold Netflix to ransom has achieved an unexpected result: his failure shows that subscription-based business models in content distribution is making piracy pointless. Intellectual property
For now, Netflix investors can have rapid subscriber growth or a big jump in profit – not both. The streaming video giant reported first-quarter user gains that fell short of estimates because there wasn’t a House of Cards-style hit to draw new viewers and
The anti-piracy squads are at it again. In the past few months, the UK government – one of the more zealous enforcers of copyright – has been responding to Kodi, the free media centre software that is fostering a wave of illegal
One of the ANC discussion documents, published at the weekend ahead of the party’s national policy conference to be held from 30 June to 5 July 2017, has warned that efforts to license competition to DStv parent
Will Smith’s next movie — part cop flick, part sci-fi — has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster except one. When Bright is released later this year it’ll be playing on Netflix’s streaming service, not thousands of cinema screens. Once an industry