Q&A with Ted Sarandos on his visit to Brussels, Netflix's European investments, EU regulation, YouTube, TikTok, WBD, Trump's Susan Rice criticism, AI, and more
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos arrives in Brussels on Tuesday with a clear message for EU regulators ahead of a looming review …
Netflix quietly removes support for casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs and streaming devices, including Chromecasts, regardless of subscription tier
Netflix will no longer support casting from your mobile to most TVs and streaming devices, regardless of the plan you're on. — •
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law banning excessively loud ads on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, a US first, modeled on a 2010 federal law
“We heard Californians loud and clear, and what's clear is that they don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level …
Microsoft shuts down the Movies & TV storefront on the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox; users will continue to be able to access their past purchases
what happens to the stuff you bought Bruce Gil / Gizmodo : Microsoft Quietly Pulls the Plug on Its Movies and TV Store Bryant Francis / Game Developer : Microsoft no longer selling Movies and TV on Xb...
ThinkBroadband: 78%+ of UK properties have access to full-fiber broadband, up from 12% in January 2020, which experts trace to Ofcom pushing competition in 2021
If that chucklefuck worked any harder for ISPs they'd have to list him as a line item on your cable bill. [embedded post] Dominik Picheta / @dom96.picheta.me : A rare thing in the UK that's actually ...
Trump says the US is “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada” in response to Canada's decision to impose a digital services tax on US tech firms
Talks Are Over Emma Roth / The Verge : Trump halts trade negotiations with Canada over tax on Big Tech. Tom Howell Jr / Washington Times : Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital tax Kris H...
WBD rolls out a $7.99/month Extra Member Add-On for US Max subscribers, about two years after Netflix made a similar move to crack down on password sharing
For A Fee Advanced Television : Max adds ‘Extra Member’ fee TechRadar : Sorry, Max's password crackdown just got serious - here's how much it will cost to add an extra member to your subscription Sara...
The Nasdaq fell 5.8% on the second day following Trump's tariffs announcement, with Nvidia closing down 7.4%, Apple 7.3%, Netflix 6.7%, Meta 5%, and Amazon 4.2%
Amid steep losses, U.S. president says ‘my policies will never change’ — Stocks dropped sharply for a second day …
The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023
WOOT. … Rebekah Valentine / IGN : FTC New ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule Will Make it Easier to Cancel Subscription Services Justin Bachman / Payments Dive : FTC unveils final ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for consu...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs a law imposing a 12% value-added tax on non-resident digital service providers, such as Netflix, HBO, and Disney
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