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Netflix Finally Axes the ‘Basic’ Ad-Free Tier
In July last year, Netflix officially confirmed that it had ended the option for new subscribers to sign-up for its ‘basic’ tier. So, if you were not a current subscriber, the original entry-level tier that the platform launched with (back in the day when they didn’t even entertain the idea…
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Contestants Claim Squid Game Reality Show Was Heavily Rigged!
Those of you with good memories may recall that following the huge success of the TV series ‘Squid Game’, Netflix opened up applications last summer for a planned reality TV adaptation of the show. – Admittedly though, although I did apply and never heard anything back, I had completely forgotten…
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King of the Hill is Officially Coming Back!
For around 4 years there have been a number of rumours about the possible return of the iconic animated series ‘King of the Hill‘. Now, given that I absolutely adored all 13 seasons of the original run, while I was hopeful that this could happen, more often than not I…
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Netflix Commits to its Ad Tier Despite Minimal Consumer Interest
I think it goes without saying that Netflix has a bit of a huge problem on its hands at the moment. Having lost over 2 million subscribers over just the last year, all current projections seem to suggest that their consumer base will continue to fall as with the ongoing…
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More Woe For Netflix as 700,000 UK Subscribers Are Expected to Quit in 2023!
With Netflix having lost over 2 million subscribers in just the last year, it seems pretty clear that the streaming platform is in the middle of a bit of a crisis. – Something which certainly isn’t helping matters either is the fact that many of their higher-profile shows over the…
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Netflix Confirms New Feature to Help You Kick People Off Your Account!
It’s not exactly a secret that Netflix takes a rather dim view of account sharing (the practice of multiple people – typically from different locations – all using one singular account to save money). In fact, over the last 6 months, it seems pretty clear that attempting to stop this…
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HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ TV Series Trailer Released!
The Last of Us is widely considered by many to be one of the greatest video games ever made. Well, part 1 at least. – With it well known that a TV series adaptation of it had been in the works for some time, therefore, there was clearly rather a…
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Netflix Cans Resident Evil After Just 1 (Mostly Crap) Season!
Released last month, Netflix certainly attempted to build a fair bit of hype for its live-action adaptation of Resident Evil, and, overall, based on what we saw leading up to its launch, it genuinely looked somewhat decent. – When it finally landed, however, all most people seemed to find in…
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Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier May Remove One Hugely Popular Feature
It’s well-established that at some point in early 2023, Netflix will officially launch a new subscription tier which will be partially funded by advertising revenue. – Put simply, while users on this particular version will still have access to the masses of films and TV series that the platform has…
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Disney Celebrates Beating Netflix in Sub Count By… Hiking its Prices!
Despite having only launched in late 2018, earlier this week figures were posted online confirming that the Disney+ streaming service had officially beaten Netflix’s subscriber count. In other words, Disney was now the new king (or queen if you prefer) of the streaming wars with more of us now being…
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Disney Overtakes Netflix As the New Top Dog of the Streaming Wars
Following its launch back in November 2019, Disney’s streaming platform has undoubtedly proven to be exceptionally popular with consumers. – I think, however, that it would’ve been fair to say at the time that while it might’ve eventually offered something of a near parity to Netflix in terms of subscribers,…
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Netflix Opens Squid Game: The Challenge Reality Show Applications!
Squid Game was undoubtedly one of the best TV shows to emerge from ‘the lockdown years’. – Admittedly though, at the time anything new from Netflix was gratefully received given that many of us were stuck at home with very little better to do. – Presuming you’ve watched it though,…
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Netflix Risks Losing Over 25% of Subscribers With ‘Out of Household’ Charges!
Every since the start of the year, and arguably even earlier than that, the writing has been on the wall that the near 10-years of continued growth and increasing profits for Netflix were likely coming to an end. – And it’s not as if the platform, as a whole, is…
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Quantum Leap Sequel Pilot Officially Given the Green Light!
Quantum Leap is arguably one of the greatest and most iconic science-fiction TV series ever created. Following the story of Dr. Sam Beckett, he travels through time (for reasons that are never entirely established) to attempt to fix things that went wrong in people’s lives. It was an odd concept and…
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Bruce Campbell Confirms Ash Williams has Hung Up His Boomstick!
It has been 40 years now since the release of the original The Evil Dead film and the introduction of the iconic ‘Ash Williams’ character. (Yes, yes, I know about the even lower budget concept that came before it, but you get the idea!) – Representing effectively the debut of…
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