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The new Chromecast comes with a remote control

Review: Google Chromecast with Google TV

There are so many ways to watch your favourite TV shows, movies and sport these days. And now Google has invented another - Google Chromecast with Google TV.

Business • 14 Nov 20

Netflix added 2.2 million paid subscribers globally during the quarter that ended September 30, missing Wall Street's target of 3.4 million

Netflix falls short on new quarterly subscribers

Netflix last night posted its weakest subscriber gains in four years as streaming competition increased, pandemic restrictions eased and live sports returned to television.

Business • 21 Oct 20

Walt Disney has restructured its media and entertainment businesses to accelerate growth of its streaming services, including Disney+

Walt Disney restructures to boost streaming services

Walt Disney has restructured its media and entertainment businesses to accelerate growth of Disney+ and other streaming services as consumers increasingly gravitate to digital viewing.

Business • 13 Oct 20

Netflix said it apologised for having used 'inappropriate' images

Calls to boycott Netflix over French film

Thousands of people launched a call to boycott Netflix over the French film "Mignonnes", known as "Cuties" in English.

World • 11 Sep 20

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said he has no plans to leave the company soon

Netflix forecasting weaker growth ahead

Netflix has elevated its content chief Ted Sarandos to co-CEO, making the 20-year veteran of the pioneering streaming video service a clear successor to co-founder Reed Hastings.

Business • 17 Jul 20

Netflix is believed to have $5bn in cash on hand

Netflix in $100m fund for African-American communities

Netflix is to allocate about $100 million of its cash holdings to financial institutions and organisations that directly support African-American communities.

US • 01 Jul 20

Strict confinement rules are keeping billions of people at home

Netflix to raise $1 billion in debt to fund new shows

Netflix said it plans to raise about $1 billion in debt, a day after the streaming pioneer doubled its own projections for new customers as stuck-at-home users binged on original shows.

Business • 22 Apr 20

Streaming platforms have been urged to cooperate with telecom providers and temporarily downgrade the quality of video streaming by offering standard definition rather than high definition

EU wants streaming platforms to ease internet gridlock

EU Industry Chief Thierry Breton has called on video streaming platforms such as Netflix and YouTube to take measures to prevent internet gridlock caused by people teleworking and streaming at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Business • 19 Mar 20

Google Stadia promises the power of a games console - but streamed over the internet

Review: Google Stadia; a Netflix for Games?

Google Stadia is a cloud-gaming service recently launched by Google. In this review, Neil Leyden takes it for a test drive.

Technology • 21 Feb 20

Netflix said it expects to add around seven million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2020

Netflix ramps up subscribers, but sees slower growth

Netflix said last night that it added millions of new subscribers globally over the past quarter as it prepared up for a tougher competitive landscape, but scaled back its outlook for early 2020.

Business • 22 Jan 20

Netflix has championed this new kind of television consumption

The Netflix decade: How a firm changed how we watch TV

In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next instalment of their favourite shows, parcelled out by broadcasters in half-hour or hour-long increments.

Business • 23 Dec 19

Vikings spin-off series to be filmed at Ashford Studios

Netflix has commissioned a spin-off of the popular TV show Vikings, which will be filmed at Ashford Studios in Wicklow.

Business • 20 Nov 19

Poland asks Netflix to make changes to Nazi documentary

The Polish Prime Minister has pressed Netflix to make changes to a documentary that includes a map showing Nazi death camps inside the borders of modern Poland.

News Lens • 12 Nov 19

Apple's streaming service is the first of a new wave of challengers to Netflix - but while competition should be good news for consumers, it may end up costing them

Netflix's rivals bring an end to streaming's golden age

When Netflix launched in 2012, many anticipated a future of limitless TV and film for relatively little cost. Instead consumers are now facing an increasingly fragmented market - and potentially greater expense than ever before.

Business • 09 Nov 19

Ireland now has four paid-for video streaming services - with a fifth on the way

Stream on - Ireland's video on-demand platforms

Ireland is getting new streaming services from Apple and Disney - giving customers more options, and potentially more cost.

Business • 10 Nov 19

Netflix said it added 6.8 million subscribers worldwide to reach a total of 158.3 million.

Netflix revs up growth as streaming TV war looms

Netflix shares rallied last night after its latest quarterly update showed robust subscriber growth and better-than-expected profits ahead of a major escalation in the streaming television war.

Business • 17 Oct 19

Netflix said revenue for the recently ended quarter grew 26% from a year ago to $4.9 billion and profit fell 29% to $271m.

Netflix shares slide on disappointing subscriber growth

Netflix shares plunged in after-hours trade on Wall Street last night after its quarterly update showed weaker than expected subscriber growth for the streaming television sector leader.

Business • 18 Jul 19

Netflix said it added 7.86 million paid subscribers internationally in the three months from January to March

Netflix forecast disappoints amid streaming competition

Netflix gave a weak forecast last night that unnerved investors just as Walt Disney and others prepare to escalate Hollywood's streaming video wars.

Business • 17 Apr 19

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon were among the celebrities on stage at the launch of Apple TV+ (Pic: Getty)

Apple launches TV streaming and news services

Apple has lifted the curtain on a television and movie streaming service that will allow users of its 1.4 billion gadgets worldwide to stream television shows and movies.

Business • 26 Mar 19

The company said it had expected its margin to dip because of the number of shows it launched

Netflix share price falls as spending rises

Netflix shares have fallen as spending at the leading streaming television service weighed on quarterly revenue that fell slightly short of expectations.

US • 18 Jan 19

Netflix said it had 137 million customers at the end of September

Netflix raises prices for its US subscribers

Netflix is raising monthly fees for its US subscribers by between 13% and 18%, the video streaming pioneer's first price increase since 2017 as it spends heavily on original content and international expansion.

Business • 16 Jan 19

The movie stars Sandra Bullock trying to lead her children to safety while unable to see

Netflix warns fans over Bird Box challenge

Netflix has urged fans not to take part in an online challenge inspired by its horror film Bird Box.

World • 03 Jan 19

Netflix said it has just pulled the episode in Saudi Arabia

Netflix pulls comedy show episode in Saudi Arabia

Netflix withdrew an episode of the comedy show 'Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj' from its internet streaming service in Saudi Arabia after officials of the kingdom complained, the company said.

World • 02 Jan 19

Digital payments have made the process of signing up easier than ever

How digital innovation has revolutionised subscriptions

Services like Netflix and Spotify have made a new generation of consumer more comfortable with the idea of paying a monthly fee for a product - while digital payments have made the process of signing up easier than ever.

Business • 24 Dec 18

Netflix gained almost seven million new users worldwide in the latest quarter, to bring its total membership to more than 137 million

Netflix surges on user gains, strong profits

Netflix last night reported a strong jump in profits and better-than-expected growth in users in the past quarter, sparking a rally in shares of the streaming television market leader.

Business • 17 Oct 18