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In a note to clients, seen by Slashdot, brokerage house Jefferies writes: Netflix’s last price hike on the standard plan was in Jan 2022, its ad- supported plan remains the cheapest (among major players) in the industry, and its move into live sports i… Continue reading Netflix To Hike Price Again By December, Jefferies Says
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN:
Netflix will start phasing out its Basic plan, its cheapest advertising-free plan, which costs $11.99 per month in the United States, the company said on Thursday. The company had previously stopped acc… Continue reading Netflix is Axing Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan in the US
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:
Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died at age 94. He remains best known for the television shows, “The B… Continue reading Remembering Bob Newhart, Legendary Comedian – and Commodore PET Owner
Master Chief has fought his last battle at Paramount+. The streamer has canceled its video game adaptation Halo after two seasons. The show originally debuted in 2022. From a report: The series, based on the Xbox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber … Continue reading ‘Halo’ Canceled at Paramount+ After Two Seasons
When we talk about audio amplifier tubes, we’re normally talking about the glass little blobby things you might find in a guitar amplifier. We’re not normally talking about big ol’ …read more Continue reading You Can Use A CRT As An Audio Amplifier Tube
Netflix is following through on its plan to phase out its cheapest ad-free tier for existing subscribers. From a report: As spotted in numerous posts on Reddit, Netflix is now asking some basic plan subscribers to choose a new plan to stay subscribed t… Continue reading Netflix is Starting To Phase Out Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you’ve been mindlessly scrolling through streaming services and have been feeling even less enthused than usual, you may not be entirely to blame: almost all major US streamers have been cutting their original TV… Continue reading Big Streamers Have Been Cutting Their Original Content Output
An anonymous reader shares a report: We’re at a transitional moment in streaming — user growth is slowing and major players are looking to consolidate, but the long-promised dream of profitability finally seems within reach (especially if you’re Netfl… Continue reading Streaming Execs Think TV’s Future Looks a Lot Like Its Past
Roku TV owners are complaining that motion smoothing is “suddenly enabled on their TVs with no way to turn it off,” reports The Verge. From the report: Contributors on Reddit and in Roku’s community forum reported seeing the change on TCL TVs running o… Continue reading Roku TV Owners Complain That Motion Smoothing Is Stuck ‘On’ After an Update
An anonymous reader shares a CR report: Based on the name, you’d think Filmmaker Mode is strictly for watching movies. But in our labs, we find that it can get you pretty close to what we consider to be the ideal settings for all types of programming. … Continue reading ‘Why You Should Use Your TV’s Filmmaker Mode’