Business
Netflix’s Reed Hastings made honorary SMPTE member
Hastings is being given SMPTE’s highest accolade “for his momentous development and continuing leadership of Netflix"
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Media Delivery
Netflix now has 193 million global subscribers
Ted Sarandos appointed co-CEO alongside Reed Hastings
Media Delivery
Netflix agrees to reduce bit rates across all streams in Europe
Estimates will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 per cent
TVBEverywhere
Reed Hastings announces book about Netflix
Details the company's culture of "flexibility, speed, and boldness"
Business
Netflix rejects advertising on its platform
"Netflix needs to diversify and look at different business models," analyst tells TVBEurope
Business
Netflix: “We’re planning on taking spending up quite a bit”
CEO Reed Hastings responds to variable playback backlash
Business
Netflix to raise $2 billion in debt for content investment
Marks the second time this year the company has raised money through debt
Production & Post
Netflix reveals £400m UK production spend
First time the company has announced its production budget
Business
Netflix reaches 139 million global subscribers
Streamer added 8.8 million new subscribers during Q4 2018
TVBEverywhere
Netflix is “world’s first global TV network”
CEO Reed Hastings made claim while announcing new Asian content
TVBEverywhere
Hastings: Netflix offers viewers a mix of “candy and broccoli”
CEO was describing how the SVoD serves up content to users
Business
Netflix pushes through ‘symbolic milestones’
International subscriber numbers pass those in the US
Business
Netflix subscribers to face price hike
CEO Reed Hastings considering how to manoeuvre customers into higher priced plans