Skip to main content
NewslettersWatchlist

Latest

technology
Verizon reports fewer quarterly subscriber losses on flexible plan demand
FILE- In this May 2, 2017, file photo, people walk past a Verizon store in Manhattan's midtown area, in New York. Verizon Communications Inc. reports earnings Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
technology
Netflix shares slip as move to end sharing subscriber count raises growth doubts
FILE - The Netflix logo is shown in this photo from the company's website, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. Netflix reports their earnings on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
technology
More Canadians have ditched traditional TV as streamers are ‘winning the battle,’ report suggests
A new report suggests Canadians' television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regulator considers new rules to help level the playing field across the sector. A television remote control shows buttons to access streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime, in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Friday, March 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
television
Five things to watch this weekend: Homicide: New York arrives on Netflix and Canada’s Got Talent is back
102523-Day1-CGT-Stills-LaurenNewman-115AA.JPG Canada's Got Talent, season premiere, City TV.
television review
Sure, Netflix’s 3 Body Problem has a few problems - but it’s serious enough sci-fi to pine for a second season
3 Body Problem. (L to R) Jess Hong as Jin Cheng, John Bradley as Jack Rooney in episode 103 of 3 Body Problem. Cr. Ed Miller/Netflix © 2024
film review
Netflix’s Adam Sandler drama Spaceman gets lost in space
world
Oppenheimer, Lily Gladstone win at Screen Actors Guild Awards
Kenneth Branagh, from left, David Krumholtz, Emily Blunt, Alden Ehrenreich, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hartnett, Cillian Murphy, Casey Affleck, and Benny Safdie accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Oppenheimer" during the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
arts
The SAG Awards will stream Saturday live on Netflix. Here’s how to watch and what to know
This image released by Focus Features shows Paul Giamatti in a scene from "The Holdovers." (Seacia Pavao/Focus Features via AP)
baseball
Netflix announces documentary about Expos’ departure from Montreal
Montreal Expos first baseman Brad Wilkerson signs autographs before the team's final home game in Montreal Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004. Streaming service Netflix announced Wednesday that a new documentary about the MLB's Expos and their departure from Montreal will be coming to the platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
politics
Poilievre says three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre address the national Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Poilievre says repeat car thieves should not be allowed to serve their sentence "in their living room watching Netflix."THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
stars and dogs
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
technology
Some Netflix subscribers face price hike as ad-free basic plan ends in Canada
After announcing last year that it would no longer offer the $9.99 plan to new or returning subscribers, the streaming giant is phasing out the price level entirely for users who were grandfathered into the plan. The Netflix logo is pictured on a remote control in Portland, Ore., Aug. 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jenny Kane
technology
Netflix shares soar as quarterly earnings highlight dominance in ‘streaming wars’
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
inside the market
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
The Blackberry logo is shown on a office tower in Irvine, Cal. in October of 2020.
report on business
Netflix hits fourth-quarter subscriber record, fuelled by The Crown and The Killer
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is shown on one of their Hollywood buildings in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
technology
Netflix will stream WWE Raw by 2025 in a multibillion-dollar bet on live events
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is shown on one of their Hollywood buildings in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
technology
Crave tells subscribers they’ll need to pay $2 more per month to avoid ads
Bell Media's Crave told customers this week that price of their top subscription streaming package is about to go up by about $2 per month. The Crave app is seen on a phone in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
screen time
Five things to watch this weekend: Barbie arrives on streaming, and Netflix conducts Cooper’s Maestro
Barry Hertz
screen time
The 10 worst movies of 2023, the year that Hollywood imploded
Barry Hertz
report on business
The Globe’s most-read business and investing stories of 2023
Colin Tran pictured in Edmonton Alberta, Sept 30, 2023. Colin Tran wants to purchase a home, but can't afford high mortgage costs. Instead he's saving using the new First Home Savings Account. Jason Franson/The Globe and Mail.
report on business
Rising prices, shrinking libraries: How streaming TV is shaking down in Canada
<div>Streaming television changed how Canadians watch their favourite shows, but over the past year, prices have risen at nearly all of the major subscription services. This is the NETFLIX screen on a television in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar</div>
film review
Zack Snyder’s Netflix epic Rebel Moon is inimitably watchable trash
REBEL MOON: (L-R) Sofia Boutella as Kora and Michiel Huisman as Gunnar in Rebel Moon. Cr. Chris Strother/Netflix © 2023
opinion
As Netflix moves more into sports, should real fans brace themselves?
Simon Houpt
international business
Netflix to squeak past Disney+ in U.S. advertising revenue in 2024, report projects
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
report on business
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
screen time
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
opinion
Will U.S. streaming companies play ball with the CRTC?
Peter Menzies
screen time
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.
investment ideas
Netflix shares surge on big subscriber additions despite Hollywood strikes
A Netflix logo outside its Los Angeles office on Oct. 17.
report on business
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)