Netflix cracks down on users who share passwords after hiking subscription fees

Netflix is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify that they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to a clampdown on sharing of passwords.  A small number of Netflix users are receiving a message asking them to confirm they live with the account … Read more

Netflix cracks down on users who share passwords after hiking subscription fees

Netflix is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify that they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to a clampdown on sharing of passwords.  A small number of Netflix users are receiving a message asking them to confirm they live with the account … Read more

TV licence could be scrapped for Netflix-style subscription

TV licence could be scrapped for Netflix-style subscription when all viewers have access to superfast broadband, media minister says BBC urged to scrap the fee amid accusations it doesn’t offer ‘value for money’ Media minister John Whittingdale admitted the BBC was ‘open to criticism’  Call to ‘revoke’ licence ‘using legislation’ signed by more than 110,000 … Read more

BBC is TWICE value of Netflix and would cost £400-a-year as a subscription service, Tim Davie claims

The BBC has claimed it is better value for money than streaming rivals like Netflix. Yesterday the broadcaster released a report which claimed that while ‘each hour of BBC TV watched by a household costs it around 9p’, for an ‘equivalent’ streaming service the cost per hour ‘consumed by the household’ was about 15p.    … Read more

BBC is TWICE value of Netflix and would cost £400-a-year as a subscription service, Tim Davie claims

The BBC has claimed it is better value for money than streaming rivals like Netflix. Yesterday the broadcaster released a report which claimed that while ‘each hour of BBC TV watched by a household costs it around 9p’, for an ‘equivalent’ streaming service the cost per hour ‘consumed by the household’ was about 15p.   It … Read more

Apple Fitness+ subscription service launches around the world

Apple has launched its hotly anticipated Fitness+ exercise service with video sessions for everything from yoga and cycling to mindful cool down and dance.  The service was first announced at the launch of the new Apple Watch Series 6 in September and has been designed around the wearable device. It ‘dynamically integrates personal metrics’ from … Read more

Sky probed by Ofcom over end-of-contract notifications for subscription customers

Is Sky playing fair on end-of-contract notifications for pay-TV customers? Ofcom to investigate the telecoms giant Ofcom is investigating Sky over whether it is following industry rules  Firms now have to tell customers when their contract is coming to an end  Sky believes it does not have to tell its pay-TV customers  By Grace Gausden … Read more