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Sinking pirates. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Why Netflix is Winning the Online Piracy Wars

by Leonid Bershidsky | May 6, 2017 | Opinion

A hacker who has unsuccessfully tried to hold Netflix for ransom has achieved an unexpected result: His failure shows that subscription-based business models in content distribution is making piracy pointless. Intellectual property owners’ slowness in adopting...

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“Apple Music will have video and other things that I can’t talk about,” said Jimmy Iovine, who heads the $10-a-month service. “We’re going to be aggressive about it.” Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Apple Tiptoes Into Producing Original Video but Plans to Pick Up Pace

by Vindu Goel | Feb 22, 2017 | Technology

DANA POINT, Calif. — Watch out, Netflix. Apple, the richest company in technology, is finally moving into original video content. Apple said Monday night that it would introduce its first two television-style video series on Apple Music, its subscription...

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The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo – RTX2B4O8

EU Governments Agree New Roaming Rules for Netflix, Amazon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2016 | Technology

Online European subscribers to video streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Video and Sky will enjoy access the services when visiting other countries within the European Union under proposals approved by member states on Thursday. EU executive, the European...