Reed Hastings

Steady as he goes: Reed Hastings makes succession at Netflix drama-free

The streaming company’s co-founder changed how people consume television and will be a tough act to follow

Sat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00

Hugh Linehan: We have reached peak Netflix. The world has changed

News last week that the streamer lost subscribers for the first time in a decade resulted in a €50 billion drop in the company’s value

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 07:00

Netflix shares fall 35% after revealing drop in streaming subscribers

Company loses 200,000 members in the first three months of the year

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 07:16

Cosgrave hits back at bullying claims aimed at ‘damaging’ him

Web Summit founder says he gave ‘vanity’ co-founder titles to ex-partners ‘as a soother’

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 21:44

Why modern managers are reviving old-school staff handbooks

Employers are building virtual manuals to document their working style and culture

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 05:42

The remote-working challenge: ‘There are huge issues’

Making it work for everyone brings both challenges and opportunities

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00

Microsoft’s ripped-up Jedi contract, Sydney in lockdown and the Sun Valley elite

Planet Business: New chair of embattled Teneo looks to put an end to ‘bad occurrences’

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 05:20

Bezos’s space jaunt, Kanye’s puffer and Boris Johnson’s ‘cruel and unusual punishment’

Planet Business: Office? What office?

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 05:37

Has the pandemic exodus put newsrooms on the at-risk list?

They’re often viewed through nostalgic lens, but newsrooms will still be missed if they go

Mon May 10 2021 - 13:44

Netflix tests feature that could limit password sharing

Details should ‘not be shared with individuals beyond your household’, company says

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 07:31

Netflix falls short on new subscribers as pandemic boost fizzles

Streaming service posts weakest gains in four years amid new competition

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 08:27

‘Sleeping at work’, Gunnersaurus and Tom Cruise’s impossible mission

Planet Business: A diamond of a bargain

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 05:17

Netflix to cut European traffic to preserve functioning of internet during Covid-19 crisis

Streaming service says it will reduce bit rates in Europe, after pressure from EU chief

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 19:24

Coronavirus: EU wants streaming platforms to ease internet gridlock

Netflix and YouTube asked to take steps to help ensure the internet can cope with traffic

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 10:02

Netflix falling short in ferocious Oscar drive

A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 16:00

Netflix forecasts tough start to 2020 as Disney+ goes global

Growth in the US misses Wall St targets as competition intensifies

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 07:40

Jennifer O'Connell: We’re living in a golden age of TV. Try telling that to RTÉ

The days of ‘We’ll make it home in time for the Late Late’ are gone, and so are those audiences

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Streaming giants banking on India for next wave of growth

Price of Apple TV+ proves just how much streaming companies covet this market

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 05:30

Hollywood trade mission reveals new normal for Irish screen industry

RTÉ risks being bypassed as business of TV drama realigns

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 05:15

Price hikes and competition: Why is Netflix losing subscribers

Company reports loss of 130,000 subscribers in the US and misses international targets

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 12:52

How much are customers willing to pay for Netflix?

Expected second quarter slowdown will be no more than a blip, streaming giant says

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 14:57

Netflix gets creative with bespoke software for content creators

Streaming service has been busy developing its own software tools for production crews

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 04:25

Apple’s TV event: what you need to know

From original TV shows to a news service, here’s what Apple is set to unveil later today

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 13:41

Netflix reinvents itself: ‘We’re really mostly a content company’

Company to release more interactive shows and foreign programmes as it looks to stay ahead

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 17:33

Netflix will not be joining Apple’s new TV service

CEO Reed Hastings says ‘we want people to watch content on our service’

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 12:09

Apple ready to unveil big bet on television

The question is whether media companies will sign up to its TV platform

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 12:02

Disney entertainment empire joins battle for streamers’ credit cards

Disney Plus is one of several new Netflix rivals coming soon

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 05:50

Netflix shares fall 4% as revenue forecast fails to match Wall Street’s

Drop comes despite streaming firm attracting record 8.8m customers in fourth quarter

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 06:32

Short sellers: ‘unreasonably maligned’ or ‘jerks’?

Tesla chief Elon Musk is latest in long line of figures suspicious of short selling

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 05:00

How Netflix paved a cash-filled road to streaming dominance

Television company had revenue of $14.9bn in the last year

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 16:19

For corporations, sorry now seems to be the easiest word

Facebook, Apple and Uber have done the mea culpa – but an apology can go awry

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 05:00

‘Powerful’ Ted talk from Irish spinal cord activists Simone George and Mark Pollock

In their Ted talk George and Pollock explore how "climbing into the raging river of grief when tragedy strikes can be the way to get to the next place”;

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 16:00

Tinder trouble, Turkish crisis and the new man at the top of country music

Planet Business: Also this week, liveable cities and the ‘Reed Hastings rule’

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 05:39

‘I love the place’: US billionaire John Malone on his €300m Irish portfolio

International investor talks about his assets in Ireland, Netflix, Trump, and succession plans

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 04:25

Why did Netflix’s shares plunge?

Q&A: The ‘n’ in ‘Faang’ has not had the best start to the week, but is it just a wobble?

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 16:37

Facebook investors lodge protest vote against board

Rebellion from ordinary shareholders targets Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 10:39

Shares in Netflix rise 13.5% sending it to top of S&P 500

US-based streaming service reports more than half of customers signed up outside America

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 08:14

Netflix chief: If you want job security, go somewhere else

Reed Hastings reinvented his DVD rental business as a global streaming network

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 10:22

Internet TV group Netflix to co-produce two new series with BBC

Co-operation with Canal Plus also planned in expansion of site’s European content

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 16:51

The major business events happening this week

For Your Diary: FBD and AIB results; Mobile World Congress; Irish unemployment rate;

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 18:47

Irish tech firms out to wow at Mobile World Congress

Barcelona the place to be next week when the mobile industry’s biggest gathering kicks-off

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 07:30

Economic drag: the staggering amount smoking costs the world

Planet Business: Facts, figures and trends from the world of business this week

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 18:51

Why Trump is making some business leaders nervous

Those who spoke out against the US president-elect must wait to see what he may do

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 05:00

Netflix shares jump 20% as subscriptions boom in third quarter

Original shows such as ‘Stranger Things’ draw new international viewers

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 07:44

Ricky Gervais on Netflix's plans: 'The return of the auteur'

A replica set of Freddy’s barbecue joint; star turns from Gervais, Kevin Spacey and Kate Mulgrew; and talks about algorithms and the ratings black-out – here's what happened at Netflix's annual show of strength in Paris

Tue May 10 2016 - 06:00