Netflix has suddenly withdrawn support for Apple's AirPlay, a feature that let people watching Netflix on their iPads and iPhones to instantly play the content on their TVs, the media reported. The move came as a shock to may Apple fans as Netflix for iOS had been supporting AirPlay since 2013. The news comes after Apple last month announced Apple TV+, a subscription-based streaming service scheduled to launch this autumn.... Read More
A lot has happened in the tech, DTH and telecom industry over the last six days. We started the week with DTH subscribers noticing a change in their channel pack as the new Trai tariff regime has been fully effective and operators are moving the subscribers to Best Fit plans without any customer's approach. Moving on, we exclusively reported that BSNL has launched its 4G services in 25 towns of... Read More
India has seen a meteoric rise in the content segment in the past few years. The market has been flooded with on-demand video apps, OTT platforms and what not. However, when it comes to video, there is only one name which comes to people’s minds, and that’s Netflix. Now being in India, affordability becomes a significant factor for the users while deciding whether to opt for a subscription of any... Read More
It is a long time rumour that Netflix is planning to bring low-cost plans for developing countries like India in order to grow its local business. Looks like, some sort of a confirmation on the low-cost plans Netflix plans for India is now coming from the company itself. According to a report from Economic Times, Netflix is currently testing a low-cost mobile only plan for India. With this initiative, the... Read More
Ahead of the launch of Apple's streaming service, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said his company would not integrate its services with the upcoming platform. "Apple's a great company. (But) we want to have people watch our content on our service, and so we have chosen not to integrate into their services," Hastings said at a press event on Monday. The comment precedes Apple's impending formal announcement to take a... Read More
Digital content streaming platform Netflix on Friday rolled out the "Smart Downloads" feature for iOS users to help them manage their downloaded titles on the app. The feature which was made available for Android users in July 2018, deletes downloaded episodes after they have been watched and automatically downloads the next one. "Netflix iOS users can get the convenience of 'Smart Downloads' spending less time managing their downloads and more... Read More
Reliance Jio is yet to roll out its high-speed broadband service- Jio GigaFiber in major parts of the country, but the ISP is already making a mark in the industry. One of the reliable reports- the Netflix ISP Speed Index report for the month of October 2018 reveals that Jio GigaFiber is offering the best streaming service in the country. It might come as a surprising news, but in various... Read More
Netflix right now is among the most popular video streaming platform worldwide. The company claims that it has more than 130 million subscribers globally already. Netflix has been in the news for quite some time now. The video streaming service has been reportedly working to bring low-cost plans, but the company CEO Reed Hastings denied the claims last week as he said Netflix plans for India are only "modestly lower... Read More
Netflix, the video streaming platform, has managed to garner more than 130 million subscribers globally already. Stating the roadmap of the company, Netflix CEO now says that he believe India can deliver the next 100 million subscribers to the company. It has been a long time rumour that Netflix is testing to introduce cheaper plans to select markets, including India. But, the company CEO chief executive officer, Reed Hastings has... Read More
As it promised a few weeks ago, Bharti Airtel has finally started offering free Netflix subscription to its users on postpaid plans priced above Rs 499. Airtel's myPlan Infinity Postpaid plans start at Rs 399, but Airtel is not offering free Netflix subscription with the base Rs 399 plan though. Besides the Rs 399 postpaid plan, Airtel has other postpaid plans such as Rs 499, Rs 649, Rs 799, Rs 1,199,... Read More
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is exploring options to acquire a stake in Hotstar, the leading video streaming service of Star India. With this move, Flipkart aims to take on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix which are going great guns in recent times. According to a new Livemint report, Flipkart wants to bet big on video content and as a first step, the company is looking to buy a stake in... Read More
Hathway Broadband, a well-known Internet Service Provider (ISP) which has operations in India has inked a partnership with video content provider Netflix. As part of the partnership, Netflix will offer video streaming services to Hathway's eight lakh subscribers in the country. Under the alliance, Netflix will be offered through Hathway's set-top box that includes a remote with a dedicated Netflix button to allow users to launch the service directly. Furthermore,... Read More
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