July 19, 2022
Netflix to Buy ‘Happy Feet’ Animation Studio Animal Logic

Streaming giant Netflix announced Tuesday (July 19) that it has acquired Sydney, Australia-based animation studio Animal Logic, which has previously worked on titles like “Happy Feet.” This will bolster Netflix’s...

July 18, 2022
Netflix Tests New Password Sharing Fee Model in LatAm

Netflix plans to ask customers in five Latin American countries to pay a fee to use their accounts in homes other than their own, the company said in a blog...

July 15, 2022
M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers

African money transfer service M-Pesa has debuted bill pay interoperability that lets Airtel and Telkom customers make mobile money payments directly into Safaricom’s M-PESA Pay Bill Numbers. The move comes...

July 13, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Netflix Names Microsoft as Its...

Today in the connected economy, Netflix takes a step closer to its ad-supported version via a new partnership with Microsoft. Also, two major global regulators issue their guidance on applying...

July 13, 2022
Microsoft to Help Launch Ad-Supported Netflix

Netflix has chosen Microsoft as its advertising technology and sales partner for the streaming service’s new lower-cost, ad-supported subscription plan. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our advertising...

July 13, 2022
Netflix & Microsoft Partner Up In Ad Deal

Netflix said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the streaming giant looks to plug slowing subscriber growth...

July 13, 2022
The Consumer Psyche: Are We Entering a Post-Streaming Era?

Vindicia CEO Roy Barak writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022: What the Next Six Months Holds” that subscription businesses may be slowing, but companies that get creative about managing...

July 12, 2022
Peloton Expands Taiwan Manufacturing Agreement, Steps Away From Own Production

Peloton is ditching its self-owned manufacturing operations as part of a plan to expand its partnership with Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial and “simplify its supply chain” by focusing on its...

July 11, 2022
Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top...

Another month has passed, so the streaming apps are ready for their close-up.  As happens every 30 days or so, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps puts the spotlight on...