YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month
Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it’s true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite popular on the big screen.
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Netflix’s ad ambitions just keep growing
For the second year in a row, Netflix’s ad-supported tier more than doubled its monthly viewerbase. During its 2026 upfront presentation, Netflix revealed that its $8.99-per-month plan reaches more than 250 million people around the globe, a significant leap from 94 million users reported last year. The streaming service reported earning $1.5 billion from ads […]
Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of turning its back on its promise to remain ad-free and safe for kids. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims Netflix has “opened Texans’ data for inspection by the same Big Ad Tech community it once criticized for exploiting users in […]
Netflix may have finally figured out games
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Netflix, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Boggle has become a spectator sport in my household. Everyone crowds around the […]
Netflix has its own, impressive AI-powered voice search
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. A small subset of Netflix viewers just got a new way to find movies and TV shows. The streamer recently started to test an AI-powered native voice search feature with […]
Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027
“The Magician’s Nephew” looks like a big next step in Netflix’s thawing relationship with movie theaters.
Here’s what Netflix’s new vertical video feed is like
Netflix is starting to roll out a big revamp of its mobile app, and a central feature is a new vertical video feed called “Clips” where you can scroll through clips of shows, movies, and other Netflix content. The idea of the Clips feed is that it can help you discover new things to watch […]
Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed
Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming.
Netflix can’t seem to follow up its biggest shows
It hasn’t been that long since Stranger Things ended, but even still fans are clearly clamoring for more. The finale was overshadowed by a conspiracy about a secret episode, and an otherwise standard behind-the-scenes documentary became a hotbed for theorizing. Of course, given the scale of Stranger Things, Netflix was never going to let the […]
Netflix plans to add a vertical video feed, use AI for recommendations
Netflix is going to launch a TikTok-like vertical video feed within its apps this month, and plans to use AI broadly for content creation and recommendations.