Tag: video streaming
Chinese Companies Own 20 of the 100 Most Popular Free VPNs on Apple’s US App Store
Campaign group Tech Transparency Project scoured documents to determine who really owns popular VPN services.
Netflix Rivals Lost $5bn in 2023
Comcast, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery and even Disney have to find ways to cut costs and increase revenues without upsetting customers.
7 Reasons to Watch The Communications Risk Show
We put a lot into our weekly webcasts so you will get a lot out. Our new 15-week season begins on Wednesday, August 23. Join us for every show at tv.commsrisk.com.
Why You Can No Longer Hear What Is Said on TV
Streaming services manipulate content to suit their libraries, not your ears.
How the Vastflux Mobile Ad Scam Generated 12 Billion Fake Transactions per Day
Apps on almost 11 million infected devices played multiple video ads that were hidden so users would not see them.
Is Netflix Going to Kick 100 Million Viewers Off Its Platform?
Policies to reduce password sharing that were piloted in Latin America will soon be applied more generally.
Surprise UK Government Announcement Says Sharing Netflix Passwords Is a Crime
Agencies tasked with upholding the law have a hypocritical habit of wasting public money on trying to intimidate ordinary people.
Bots Disguised as IoT Devices Make Fake TV Ad Traffic
Fraudsters spoof devices to disguise how they inflate the number of views for video adverts. This is an iteration of the broadening threat of phoney online users generating faux traffic.
Government Culture Minister Admits to Sharing Netflix Password
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries laughed about Netflix's 'generosity' as she spoke with a parliamentary committee.
Netflix Signals Global Crackdown on Account Sharing to Compensate for Stagnating Growth
The video streaming business is dramatically reversing course as its share price undergoes a sharp correction.
When Netflix Shared the Worst Password Advice Ever
Netflix wants customers in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru to pay more if their accounts are being accessed by multiple households, but they used to openly encourage the sharing of passwords.
Why RAG Conferences Will Not Be Televised
Video networking cannot replicate in-person conferences. The Risk & Assurance Group will maintain two distinct forms of engagement: physical meetings like RAG Dubai and new seasons of RAG TV.
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