November 17, 20240 Comments

Netflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in for Paul-Tyson match By Reuters

(Reuters) – Netflix (NASDAQ:) said on Saturday that 60 million households worldwide had tuned in for the highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and the event peaked at 65 million streams, according to a statement. The bout between the 27-year-old social media influencer-turned-prize fighter Paul and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Tyson, which Paul won, was streamed live on Netflix. Nearly 50 million households tuned in

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Turkey fines Amazon’s Twitch 2 million lira for data breach By Reuters

(Reuters) – Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) has fined Amazon.com (NASDAQ:)’s gaming platform Twitch 2 million lira ($58,000) over a data breach, the official Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. KVKK launched an investigation after a 125 GB data leak. It found that Twitch had failed to take adequate security measures beforehand, addressing the issue only afterward. It also said risk and threat assessments had been insufficient. The breach affected

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November 16, 20240 Comments

McDonald’s to invest over $100 million in E. coli outbreak recovery

A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the wake of last month’s E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s slivered onions, the fast-food giant said it will invest more than $100 million to boost restaurant sales and speed up the recovery at affected franchisees. Of that total,

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Netflix’s ad-supported tier hits 70 million users By Reuters

(Reuters) -Netflix said on Tuesday its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier as customers seek more affordable options. The plan, priced at $6.99 per month in the U.S., now accounts for more than half of all new Netflix (NASDAQ:) sign-ups in regions where it is available. It reached 40 million global monthly active users in May. Netflix’s cheapest plan

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Netflix ad-supported tier has 70 million monthly users

People wait in a line to enter “The Lab,” a “Stranger Things” Netflix series experience in Madrid on June 2, 2022. Beata Zawrzel/ | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix’s cheaper, ad-supported tier has reached 70 million global monthly active users two years after it was launched. The company said Tuesday more than 50% of its new sign-ups are for ad-supported plans in countries that offer the option. Netflix said it

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