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    SABC+ migrating to new platform with "exciting new service offering"

    SABC+ migrating to new platform with "exciting new service offering" The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has advised that its SABC+ video streaming service could experience issues or downtime due to the launch of an unspecified "exciting new service offering". The SABC said the...
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    The Problem with Jon Stewart creates problems for Apple

    The Problem with Jon Stewart creates problems for Apple US lawmakers are pressing Apple Inc. for information about its streaming show The Problem With Jon Stewart, which was reportedly cancelled following disagreements over how to handle topics such as China. Mike Gallagher, a Republican from...
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    Netflix price hikes in US, UK, and France

    Netflix price hikes in US, UK, and France Netflix price hikes in US, UK, and FranceNetflix Inc. is raising prices for some customers in the US, UK and France after posting its best quarter for subscriber growth in years, a sign of management’s confidence in the future even as rival streaming...
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    GCIS planning to spend R1 billion on own video streaming service

    GCIS planning to spend R1 billion on own video streaming service The Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) is reportedly spending R1 billion on a new video streaming service. Sunday newspaper Rapport saw an email sent the Friday before last, 6 October 2023, calling for people...
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    Disney's cost-cutting sends shares surging

    Disney's cost-cutting sends shares surging Walt Disney is increasing the price of its ad-free Disney+ subscription service in the US for the second time in a year. The price hike, which will take effect from 12 October 2023, was announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the company’s quarterly...
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    Warner Bros. considers adding Max plan with live US sports

    Warner Bros. considers adding Max plan with live US sports Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is close to offering an expanded slate of live sports on its Max streaming service and will probably require subscribers to pay extra to watch basketball, hockey and other events. The company is still...
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    DStv streaming now supports up to two concurrent streams

    DStv streaming now supports up to two concurrent streams MultiChoice has re-added the ability for DStv streaming-only customers to stream on up to two devices at the same time, at a fraction of the cost of a full standalone subscription. The adjustment comes shortly after the broadcaster...
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    Hollywood actors go on strike over video streaming service payments and potential for studios to create AI "clones"

    Hollywood actors go on strike over video streaming service payments and potential for studios to create AI "clones" For the first time in six decades, Hollywood writers and actors are on strike at the same time — a cataclysm for hundreds of thousands of film and TV workers already idled by the...
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    Netflix US subs jump after password sharing crackdown

    Netflix US subs jump after password sharing crackdown Netflix has recorded a surge in new subscriptions in the US after announcing it would start charging additional fees for sharing account credentials with users outside the main customer’s household. That is according to an analysis by...
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    Disney+ cutting costs by dropping some movies and series after subscriber decline

    Disney+ cutting costs by dropping some movies and series after subscriber decline Walt Disney Co. shares fell in extended trading after the company posted a drop in subscribers to its namesake streaming service and predicted a wider loss in that business this quarter. The loss from streaming...
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    DStv's biggest threat is not Netflix or Disney — TV broadcast expert

    DStv's biggest threat is not Netflix or Disney — TV broadcast expert While international streaming services are increasingly interested in acquiring the rights to show many popular live sports, they aren't the biggest threat to DStv's dominance in live sports broadcasting in South Africa. That...
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    Hollywood movie and TV show writers striking over payments by streaming service companies

    Hollywood movie and TV show writers striking over payments by streaming service companies The film and TV writers strike, which began Tuesday, could be just the start of a long summer of labour troubles in Hollywood. Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion...
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    Netflix loses 1 million subscribers in Spain after rolling out fee for account sharing

    Netflix loses 1 million subscribers in Spain after rolling out fee for account sharing Netflix Inc. lost more than one million users in Spain in the first three months of 2023 according to market research group Kantar, a sign that the streaming giant’s crackdown on password-sharing could...
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    Netflix finally coming for US password sharers

    Netflix finally coming for US password sharers Netflix Inc. will begin cracking down this quarter on US viewers who share someone else’s account, predicting plans to charge such customers will boost growth in the second half of the year. The company, which reported a lower-than-expected...
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    Netflix suffered outage during popular reality show livestream

    Netflix suffered outage during popular reality show livestream Netflix Inc. apologised Sunday after its service buckled under the strain of the popularity of a live-streamed reunion episode of dating reality show Love Is Blind. Thousands of users reported Netflix streaming was unavailable...
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    Netflix warns copyright bill changes could hurt SA production houses

    Netflix warns copyright bill changes could hurt SA production houses Netflix has warned a royalty payment system for video streaming services in South Africa, as proposed in drafted copyright laws, could damage the local filmmaking industry. Sunday Times reports the video streaming giant...
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    Wall Street is happy about Netflix's password crackdown

    Wall Street is happy about Netflix's password crackdown In 2017, Netflix Inc. tweeted that “love is sharing a password.” In 2023, Wall Street loves that the company has changed its tune. The video-streaming giant is cracking down on the ability of its users to share subscriptions across...
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    Netflix working on adding video games to TV app

    Netflix working on adding video games to TV app Netflix Inc. is working to bring its nascent video-game service to television sets for the first time, moving beyond smartphones and tablets in a sign of its growing ambitions. Code hidden within Netflix’s app includes references to games played...
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    HBO Max adding thousands of new shows at no additional charge — but you still can't get it in South Africa

    HBO Max adding thousands of new shows at no additional charge — but you still can't get it in South Africa Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. will add thousands of titles to its flagship streaming service HBO Max — pulling from its library of unscripted lifestyle shows — without raising the price...
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    YouTube testing 1080p setting with higher bitrate

    YouTube testing 1080p setting with higher bitrate Popular video sharing platform YouTube has started testing a higher-quality Full HD (1080p) streaming setting. Several users who subscribe to the service's Premium plan have started seeing a "1080p Premium" option alongside the typical quality...
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