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Netflix says CRTC should recognize its existing role in Canadian broadcasting
A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network says that in the face of shrinking resources that are making it more difficult to tell Indigenous stories, online streaming services should be required to contribute funding to the Canadian broadcasting system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Five things to watch this weekend: Netflix’s American Symphony bends your ear, plus Nathan Fielder’s The Curse continues to be a blessing
Barry Hertz
international business
Netflix, Warner Bros partner with Verizon to offer discounted streaming bundle
FILE PHOTO: A person walks by a Verizon store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Will U.S. streaming companies play ball with the CRTC?
Peter Menzies
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Five things to stream this weekend: Bening and Foster rescue Nyad, plus Stallone knocks out Netflix
Barry Hertz
carrick on money
In 10 years, will Canada be a country of roommates?
Rob Carrick
stars and dogs
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
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Netflix shares surge on big subscriber additions despite Hollywood strikes
A Netflix logo outside its Los Angeles office on Oct. 17.
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Netflix, Skydance Animation strike multi-year film deal
(FILES) The Netflix logo is displayed at the entrance to Netflix Albuquerque Studios film and television production studio lot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 13, 2023. Netflix on October 18, 2023 said subscriber numbers grew nearly 11 percent to 247 million in the recently ended third quarter as it cracked down on password sharing and refined an ad-supported tier. The leading streaming service said it is increasing the price of its basic plan in the United States to $11.99 monthly and its premium plan to $22.99, with similar price "adjustments" set for Britain and France. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netflix raises prices and adds subscribers, despite strikes
A Netflix logo is seen on the day SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Netflix offices, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/ File Photo
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Netflix shows David Beckham remains a rare celebrity sportsperson somehow untainted by the experience
Cathal Kelly
international business
Netflix reportedly plans to raise price of ad-free service after actors’ strike ends
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix corporate offices on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood is awaiting the final vote on a tentative contract agreement between over 11,000 Writers Guild of America members and Hollywood studios in the nearly 150-day writers strike. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
File - Mei Michelson prepares to watch a Netflix DVD at her home in Palo Alto, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2007. The Netflix DVD-by-service will mail out its final discs Friday from its five remaining distribution centers, ending its 25-year history. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Five things to watch this weekend: Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl tales take over Netflix, plus Gen V makes a bloody mess on Prime Video
Barry Hertz
canada
Disney Plus starts password sharing crackdown ahead of November price increase
Disney Plus is joining the crackdown on password sharing, telling its subscribers this week it was introducing new guidelines around household account usage. A Disney logo forms part of a menu for the Disney Plus streaming service on a computer screen in Walpole, Mass., on Nov. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Steven Senne
review
Sex Education’s final season is a blueprint in representation – and hope
This image released by Netflix shows Asa Butterfield, left, and Gillian Anderson in a scene from "Sex Education." (Sam Taylor/Netflix via AP)
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Big media shares shed gains as focus shifts to actors’ strike
Fran Drescher, left, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8.