Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer(darkhorizons.com)
74 points by xoxxala | 93 comments
News article reporting that Microsoft declined a $500 million, seven-year Netflix offer to adapt Xbox game franchises into shows and films.
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18 stories tagged netflix, newest first.
Ontology-Driven Observability: Building an End-to-End Knowledge Graph at Netflix(netflixtechblog.com)
97 points by tosh | 20 comments
Netflix Technology Blog post on Medium describing how Netflix built an ontology-driven, end-to-end knowledge graph for observability at scale.
Netflix vmaf: Perceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion(github.com)
13 points by tosh | 5 comments
GitHub repository for Netflix's VMAF, an open-source perceptual video quality assessment tool based on multi-method fusion, including the libvmaf library and models.
Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits(arstechnica.com)
105 points by Brajeshwar | 120 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Disney+ and Hulu are raising subscription prices by up to 13 percent after Disney's streaming profits doubled.
Show HN: The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021(honestlyranked.com)
323 points by honestlyranked | 282 comments
A guide comparing US prices of nine flagship streaming subscriptions in March 2021 versus today, showing a 61% rise totaling $702 more per year.
Netflix employee fired for sharing personal details in retreat trust exercise(nypost.com)
341 points by softwaredoug | 323 comments
News report on a Netflix executive suing after being fired over a personal confession made during a trust exercise at a company retreat.
Netflix Animation Studios Joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron(blender.org)
480 points by vidyesh | 96 comments
Blender Foundation press release announcing Netflix Animation Studios has joined the Blender Development Fund as a Corporate Patron.
Netflix Open Content(opencontent.netflix.com)
620 points by tosh | 121 comments
Netflix's Open Content site offering open source test titles (documentary, live action, animation) for prototyping video and audio technologies.
Stranger Things creator says turn off “garbage” settings(screenrant.com)
390 points by 1970-01-01 | 685 comments
Screen Rant article reporting that the Stranger Things creators urge viewers to turn off TV picture settings like motion smoothing before watching the premiere.
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros(cnbc.com)
342 points by gniting | 364 comments
CNBC report that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile all-cash $30-per-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, going directly to shareholders.
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros(about.netflix.com)
1670 points by meetpateltech | 1285 comments
Netflix press release announcing its acquisition of Warner Bros; the captured page shows a CloudFront 403 error instead.
Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond(netflixtechblog.com)
528 points by CharlesW | 270 comments
Netflix TechBlog post describing how the AV1 video codec has grown to power about 30% of Netflix streaming across Android, TVs, and other devices.
Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson(sportingnews.com)
421 points by storf45 | 778 comments
Sporting News article on boxing fans complaining about Netflix livestream buffering and lag ahead of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight.
Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy(arstechnica.com)
439 points by edsimpson | 169 comments
Ars Technica article on a lawsuit alleging Facebook gave Netflix access to user DMs and wound down Facebook Watch streaming to keep Netflix's ad spending.
Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly(torrentfreak.com)
360 points by notamy | 698 comments
TorrentFreak article on a Netflix SEC filing stating that online piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly.
Disney, Netflix, and more are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal(businessinsider.com)
596 points by isaacfrond | 270 comments
Business Insider premium article on how Disney, Netflix, and other streamers are opposing the FTC's proposed 'click to cancel' subscription rule.
Netflix loses 1M users in Spain over password policing(bloomberg.com)
696 points by FabHK | 862 comments
Bloomberg article reporting Netflix lost about 1 million users in Spain after restricting password sharing in the first quarter.
Netflix will end its DVD service after 25 years(nytimes.com)
324 points by jbegley | 313 comments
New York Times article on Netflix ending its DVD-by-mail service after 25 years; the capture shows a Facebook 'Temporarily Blocked' page instead.