Nexflix tells Apple to go forth and multiply
Apple TV is not for us
The fruity cargo cult Apple's attempt to get into the television business has been delivered a slap over the nose with a rolled up newspaper by Netflix.
British broadcasters team up to create NetFlix rival
Birth of BritBox
British broadcaster ITV is teaming up with publicly-funded rival the BBC to create “BritBox”, a UK rival to subscription streaming service Netflix.
Netflix backs out of Apple tax
Another Apple revenue stream bites the dust
Netflix is further distancing itself from Apple's 15 percent iTunes tax bracket.
Facebook gave data to Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify, Netflix, and the Royal Bank of Canada
Considered them exempt from privacy rules
Facebook documents, found by the New York Times, show that the social network considered Microsoft, Spotify, Netflix, and the Royal Bank of Canada business partners and effectively exempted them from its privacy rules.
Cable companies have themselves to blame for cord cutting
Too expensive
For a while now, cable companies have been suffering from the rise of streaming internet entertainment from the likes of Netflix, but it turns out that they have only themselves to blame, according to a new report.
Apple wants to buy entertainment content
Can’t make its own
The Fruity Tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple has shown up in Hollywood with its huge cheque book with the aim of buying some shows that people want to watch – rather than what brainwashed Apple execs want to watch.
Disney walks away from Netflix
Starts its own mickey mouse outfit
Disney announced today that it will end its distribution deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service in 2019.
Daydream VR gets Netflix support
Makes it more useful
Netflix is now available for Google’s Daydream VR platform. The app supports HBM and Hulu too.
Netflix saves bandwidth with VP9
Helping offline viewing mode
Netflix has started its offline viewing mode but is using VP9 to make sure that bandwidth demands do not break the internet.
Netflix offers some content offline
Smartphones and tablets
Netflix has finally listened to many people who travel and complained about the need for offline content. With the last update of Netflix applications, users around the world in 188 countries where Netflix is available can download some content.