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Netflix's announcement of its lower-cost Basic with Ads plan comes after the company this year suffered a drop in subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.

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Netflix will roll out a cheaper plan with ads for $6.99 per month in November

The Basic with Ads plan will include 15-to-30-second ads before and during shows and films, as well as have a smaller selection of content due to licensing restrictions.

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Ahn
Actors Igby Rigney and Iman Benson, who play Kevin and Ilonka, venture out after curfew at the Brightcliffe hospice center in the new Netflix series <em>The Midnight Club.</em>

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  • Television

Director Mike Flanagan said jump scares are overused. Then he set a record for them

Director Mike Flanagan was recognized for the tremendous number of jump scares in his new show The Midnight Club. But he isn't a huge fan of them to begin with, he tells NPR.

October 09, 2022
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  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Hiba Ahmad
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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remember the victims, not the killer

A new drama series on Netflix is about one of the country's most notorious serial killers. It has NPR's Scott Simon thinking maybe it's the names of his many victims we should remember.

October 01, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Dan Levy, who co-produced and starred in the Canadian series <em>Schitt's Creek</em>, joins Season 4 of the British dramedy <em>Sex Education</em>.

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'Schitt's Creek' star Dan Levy joins the 'Sex Education' cast in Season 4

The Emmy Award-winning actor will play a cult author. Levy previously co-produced and starred in the sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ended in 2020.

August 20, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Dave Chappelle looks on during a UFC event on July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. The comedian's show in Minneapolis was suddenly moved to another venue Wednesday night.

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  • Arts & Life

A Minneapolis venue canceled a Dave Chappelle set hours before showtime

Chappelle has received criticism over the last few years for his jokes aimed at the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people.

July 21, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Netflix reports that it lost nearly 1 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2022, but that was better than the 2 million it had forecast.

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  • Arts & Life

Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers. That's the good news

The streaming service had forecast that it would lose 2 million subscribers. The less severe loss, combined with a projection of growth in July to September, helped lift Netflix's battered stock.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans

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  • Business

Job cuts are rolling in. Here's who is feeling the most pain so far

Tesla, JPMorgan, Netflix, Redfin and Coinbase are among companies that are cutting jobs. While layoffs are contained to the hottest parts of the economy, there's fear they could spread elsewhere.

June 29, 2022
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  • David Gura
Netflix's decision to lay off more employees follows a similar cutting of staff in May and an earlier decline in U.S. subscribers for the first time in over a decade.

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  • Business

Netflix lays off several hundred more employees

The decision follows the company's layoff of 150 employees in May and the loss of 200,000 U.S. subscribers in April, the first customer decline in over a decade.

June 24, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Netflix's decision to lay off more employees follows a similar cutting of staff in May and an earlier decline in U.S. subscribers for the first time in over a decade.

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  • Business

Netflix lays off several hundred more employees

The decision follows the company's layoff of 150 employees in May and the loss of 200,000 U.S. subscribers in April, the first customer decline in over a decade.

June 24, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Former Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald recorded a standup comedy special in his living room before he died in the fall of 2021. The special, which is set to be released on Netflix this month, was something he wanted to leave for his fans if he were to die unexpectedly.

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  • Arts & Life

The late Norm Macdonald left fans a surprise stand-up special

The Saturday Night Live star, who died last year after a battle with cancer, shot a one-hour special from his living room. Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special will stream on Netflix starting May 30.

May 13, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
Comedian Dave Chappelle attends a boxing bout Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas.

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  • Arts & Life

Dave Chappelle was physically attacked in the middle of his performance in LA

The incident comes months after Chappelle faced controversy over his 2021 Netflix special The Closer, in which he makes jokes about transgender women.

May 04, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
Netflix says stronger competition, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and password sharing contributed to its first drop in customers in a decade.

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  • Business

Netflix lost viewers for the 1st time in 10 years, says password sharing is to blame

The entertainment company estimates there are now 100 million households using someone else's account. Last month, it announced plans to start charging for password sharing.

April 20, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Charithra Chandran is cast as Edwina Sharma, who comes to England where her mom and half-sister in search of love and marriage.

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  • Television

Two Indian half-sisters are the talk of 'Bridgerton' — and of modern-day India, too

Kate and Edwina Sharma are having quite an impact on 19th century English society — and 21st century India. Their role in the Netflix show has sparked talk of colorism, colonialism and women's rights.

April 10, 2022
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  • kamala thiagarajan
Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing. The streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify that they live with the holder of the account.

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  • Business

Netflix plans to start charging for password sharing, and customers aren't happy

The company said it has previously encouraged account sharing but that the practices are "impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members."

March 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A judge in Oklahoma City took a year off the 22-year prison sentence of Joe Exotic, seen here in 2013, who was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot against his rival Carole Baskin.

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  • Television

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic gets one year knocked off his 22-year prison sentence

Carole Baskin, the target of the murder-for-hire plot Joe Exotic was convicted of, said he poses a bigger threat to her now that he has a larger group of supporters because of the Netflix series.

January 28, 2022
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