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Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify 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.

India’s top court says it favours a screening mechanism for online video streaming services, dominated in the country by Amazon and Netflix.

January 20 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Tuesday its global subscriber rolls crossed 200 million at the end of 2020 and projected it will no longer need to borrow billions of dollars to finance its broad slate of TV shows and movies. Shares of Netflix rose nearly 13% in extended trading as the financial milestone validated the company’s strategy ...

India’s Air Force asked Netflix to withdraw scenes from a film on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses offensive language, in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country.

September 3 (Independent) - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have created a production company and signed a deal with Netflix to make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming. On Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said their new endeavour would be focused on “creating content that informs but also gives hope”. "Our lives, both independent of ...

Jakarta, July 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia imposed a 10% value-added tax on sales by technology firms including Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google on Tuesday, as spending patterns shift with increased remote working as a result of the coronavirus crisis, which has hit state finances. The Southeast Asian country’s tax office said in a statement that it had already assigned tax ...

Los Angeles, May 13 (PTI) - Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan are set to produce Sweet Tooth series for Netflix. The streamer has given an eight-episode series order for the live-action drama series based on DC characters created by Jeff Lemire. Jim Mickle and Beth Schwartz will pen the script, executive produce and serve as co-showrunners. ...

December 31 (Insider) - Netflix has found its next global hit, and it's giving even "Star Wars" a run for its money. "The Witcher," based on the fantasy novel series by the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, is the most in-demand TV series in the world across all platforms, according to the data company Parrot Analytics. The company's ranking is based ...