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In the golden age of streaming, does film history have a place?

by Molly Wood
Feb 13, 2019
A streaming service for historic, art house and other non-mainstream cinema recently folded.
The audience claps during a screening of the 1952 film "Park Row" at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, California.
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By The Numbers

Netflix, by the numbers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Jan 17, 2019
A look at the streaming service and its insatiable appetite for original content.
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Netflix has a looming challenge with licensing

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 17, 2019
Increasingly, content producers want to stream shows themselves rather than give them to Netflix.
Net neutrality keeps the playing field level. For instance, Netflix can't pay to load faster than Hulu,
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Netflix hikes prices as it invests in more original content

by Andy Uhler
Jan 15, 2019
Netflix is raising its prices on all streaming plans in the United States for new and existing customers. The most popular streaming option will be about $13, up from $11. The last time we saw a price hike, CEO Reed Hastings said incremental increases are needed to cover massive investment in creating original content. “Price […]
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As box office sags, Netflix reports an online hit with "Bird Box"

by Erika Beras
Jan 2, 2019
While moviegoers were busy saying “meh” to a couple of new Hollywood offerings (“Vice” and “Holmes & Watson”), at least 45 million of them caught most of Netflix’s “Bird Box.” (That’s how many users the streaming service reports watched at least 70 percent of the horror film.) How is Netflix doing in the battle for our […]
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"Friends": The television show that keeps on giving

by Barbara Platts
Dec 11, 2018
Let’s do the numbers on one of the most successful sitcoms of all time.
Cast members of NBC's comedy series "Friends"
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How many streaming services are too many?

by Marielle Segarra
Nov 30, 2018
WarnerMedia, which owns HBO and other iconic TV brands, plans to launch its own subscription service next year.
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How economics shapes fight culture around the world

by Molly Wood and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 20, 2018
"Fightworld" creator Frank Grillo says many champions started out "fighting for their lives."
“Fightworld” creator-host Frank Grillo with a Muay Thai fighter.
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Apple casts itself as a Hollywood mogul

by Erika Beras
Nov 16, 2018
Deal with Oscar-winning film studio will produce streaming content to compete with Netflix, Amazon.
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Is Netflix personalization making you feel *seen* ... or profiled?

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Oct 26, 2018
If you’ve got a Netflix account, you know the company tries real hard to personalize pretty much everything. But a recent Twitter thread by the writer Stacia Brown revealed what felt like racial profiling on her Netflix feed. Netflix says that it doesn’t collect demographic information, and all personalized recommendations come from a consumer’s viewing […]
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