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Netflix to test crackdown on freeloading viewers
Mar 17, 2022
It's adding a small fee to accounts with extra users, focusing on Latin America. In a competitive industry, it has to tread lightly.
Millions subscribed in streaming services this year, but will the steam fizzle out?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Anais Amin
Dec 28, 2021
Deloitte Global predicts that at least 150 million paid streaming service subscriptions will be canceled globally in 2022.
The economics of indie music streaming
by
Emily Fox
Dec 23, 2021
Musicians depend on high streaming volume to make a living when they're paid as little as .0032 cents a stream.
How "Squid Game," a Korean drama from Netflix, became a global hit
Oct 8, 2021
American audiences have become increasingly interested in foreign films and shows.
Hollywood workers vote to authorize a strike to improve conditions on set
Oct 5, 2021
A strike by the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees could halt film and TV production across the country.
Latin music's popularity is booming
Sep 28, 2021
Streaming data shows not only how popular it is, but that it's being consumed by people who aren't Latin.
How the "vertical integration" of streaming studios today evokes old Hollywood's power
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Daniel Shin
Aug 13, 2021
Abraham Ravid, finance professor at Yeshiva University, thinks more contract disputes like the one between Scarlett Johannsen and Disney will pop up as streaming overtakes the movie theater experience.
For public good, not for profit.
Weather Channel and Fox vie for streaming eyeballs
by
Matt Levin
Jul 6, 2021
Two new weather-themed streaming services are in the forecast. Extreme weather events have made reports more compelling to viewers, one meteorologist says.
Big screens are back, but what about audiences?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 23, 2021
Stephanie Silverman, executive director of an independent movie theater in Nashville, is navigating an industry in transition.
The pros and cons of leaving bank auto pay on autopilot
May 11, 2021
Pros: fast and convenient. Cons: getting billed twice, trouble unsubscribing from a service and losing track of payments.