Netflix 's "Bling Empire: New York" star and jewelry designer Lynn Ban has died after recently being involved in a ski accident and undergoing brain surgery. She was 51. Ban's son, Sebastian, shared the tragic news on her Instagram account on Wednesday.
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The company raised subscription prices across most plans in the U.S. and several other markets. It added 19 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of last year.
In an email to CBS MoneyWatch, Netflix said it's boosting its subscription plans for American customers by about $1 to $2.50 per month, depending on the plan. A standard plan with ads will rise to $7.99 a month from the current $6.99
Lynn Ban, a celebrity jewellery designer from Singapore who starred in the Netflix reality show Bling Empire, has died a month after undergoing brain surgery for a ski accident. She was 51. Her son Sebastian confirmed her death on an Instagram post on Wednesday,
Netflix ‘s Love Is Blind will be back with season eight on Valentine’s Day. The streamer also renewed the series through season 10, they announced Wednesday.
Revenue in the fourth quarter jumped 16% year-over-year, reaching $10.25 billion, higher than the $10.11 billion Wall Street had predicted.
Under the new pricing in the U.S., Netflix’s Standard plan without ads will rise by $2.50 — going from $15.49 to $17.99 per month. It’s been three years since Netflix upped the pricing of the Standard tier, which provides two simultaneous HD streams.
Netflix’s big bet on live events is paying off. New data published by the analytics firm Antenna indicates that Netflix added 1.43 million subscribers in the days surrounding the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match, while 656,000 members signed up around its NFL Christmas Day games.
Netflix revealed it has now reached 301.63 million subscribers globally when it reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Tuesday.
The change comes amid a moment of major success for the company, which also announced it now has more than 302 million subscribers across the globe, with 19 million of those people signing up in the last quarter. So you’ll have plenty of people to commiserate with about coughing up an extra couple of bucks for the service.