January 25, 2016

Netflix Grows to 75 Million Members, Sets Ambitious Goals for 2016

Netflix reached 75 million members globally on January 1, said the company in a January 16 letter to shareholders. “Our quarter-end 74.76 million members put us at over 17 million net additions for the year, showing how much the world is embracing Internet TV,” said the letter. “We bring great stories from all over the world to people all over the world.” In the third quarter Netflix added 5.59 million members worldwide, exceeding its forecast of 5.15…

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Does the Micropayment Model Work for Publishing?

Last year the publishing industry was abuzz with the news that the Winnipeg Free Press was experimenting with a Read Now Pay Later micropayment platform, where readers pay $0.27 (Canadian) per article they have read. Dana Neuts explores how well the first seven months of the strategy has gone.

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