Netflix has introduced a new feature that automatically downloads recommended shows or movies to your mobile device, based on earlier selections.
Pay-VOD revenues reach €3bn in Germany in 2020
Turnover in the German market for paid video streaming (Pay-VOD) has risen to €3.0 billion in 2020.
Netflix promotes Maria Ferreras
Maria Ferreras has been appointed the global head of business development at Netflix.
RTL Group to focus on RTL brand / TVNow to be renamed RTL+
Faced with growing competition by globally uniform players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, RTL Group wants to focus more strongly on its core brand RTL.
Disney+ subs to overtake Netflix
The number of subscribers to Disney+ (294 million) is projected to exceed those of Netflix (286 million) in 2026.
Netflix ‘instant’ play goes global
Netflix is to deliver a new feature that instantly selects content a subscriber wants to watch.
Netflix paying record UK tax
Netflix paid £3.2 million in UK corporation tax in 2019, a record for the streamer despite estimated revenues of £940 million in the country.
Netflix employs Fraunhofer xHE-AAC audio codec
Netflix is now using the xHE-AAC audio codec primarily developed by German research institute Fraunhofer IIS.
Netflix starts 2021 on a roll
Netflix crossed the 200 million streaming paid membership mark in the fourth quarter, ending 2020 with a global total of 203.66 million.
New European milestone for Netflix
Netflix became the second largest TV group in Europe in revenue terms last year, according to the latest research by Ampere Analysis.