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Netflix saw more than two million cancellations right after co-founder Reed Hastings announced a $7 million campaign donation.

Netflix saw more than two million cancellations right after co-founder Reed Hastings named who he was backing in the election - and made a huge $7 million donation to their campaign.

Defiant President Joe Biden insisted at a rally on Friday that he would stay in the race despite fresh gaffes including this week introducing Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky as 'president Putin.' Support from his own party has haemorrhaged, with 21 Democrat members of the House of Representatives and one senator calling for him to go. As of last night, £69million that had been pledged to Democrats was being withheld by donors including theme park heir Abigail Disney and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Analysis by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, shared with The Mail On Sunday, concludes voters regard Mr Biden's 'physical and mental capacity' as a more important factor in the election than Donald Trump's 'character and judgment' by a three-point margin.

Our TV is a Sony Bravia, which is about nine years old. We also had a TalkTalk box, which records TV and could be used for a wider range of streaming services, again including Netflix. But after Netflix scrapped its basic subscription plan and switched to the £4.99 per month standard with adverts plan, we weren't able to get Netflix via the two devices. What can we do?

The announcement that the donor will stop donations comes after the co-founder of Netflix called for Biden to drop out, while a separate group of mega-donors plots a PAC to call for anyone other than the president to run in November. The donors are firm in their belief that if Biden is the nominee, Democrats will lose.

Court records that were initially submitted as part of a big antitrust case involving Meta seem to have revealed the intricate relationship between two of Silicon Valley's top players. Maximilian Klein and Sarah Grabert, two Americans, argued that Netflix and Facebook'enjoyed a special relationship, with the social media portal giving the streaming site 'custom access' to user records.

Last week, World Sleep Day slipped, a reminder that quiet slumber is now a rare commodity, with up to a third of employees sleeping too little or badly. Such is the longing for an unbroken eight hours that sleep-promoting architecture is quickly becoming a key component in luxury apartment schemes. For the majority of our buyers, quality of sleep is extremely important, so we created our bedrooms with unique sleep-enhancing capabilities,' says Alex Michelin, co-founder and chief executive of London developer Valouran.

Since the early 1900's, International Women's Day has been observed. On March 8, the global festival honors women's socioeconomic, cultural, and political achievements, as well as acting as a catalyst for gender equality. With Daily Mail, eight well-powered female entrepreneurs in fashion and beauty talk about how to flourish in 2024 and how they made it to the top.

Following a good earnings report, Hastings donated to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The charity is popular with tech billionaires because it gives them a tax break but then allows them to decide how they want the money to be spent over time while keeping the causes private.

Today, one of Netflix's most significant decisions in the company's quarter-century history comes into place. One expert called it "the end of an age," while a Netflix customer referred to it as'sad'. Netflix made the decision back in April, but only now is it going into place.

Physical copies of movies and TV shows have become increasingly obsolete as streaming services have taken over the entertainment market. On September 29, Netflix announced that the final discs would be delivered to customers, but that customers will be able to keep them free of charge. After 9/29, we are not responsible for any unreturned discs.' Please enjoy your final shipments for as long as you like! On social media, Netflix announced a 'Vida'. We'll continue to welcome returns until October 27, 2023, if you wish to return the disc.'

The multi-billion dollar company has reported that it will scrap its DVD-rental market if it'continues to decline due to the popularity of streaming video online. Last year, Netflix's DVD rentals made up 11% (£101 million) in terms of its $31.6 billion (£25.4 billion) revenue, just below 0.45 percent. Netflix lets people rent DVDs from the company's domain DVD.com, which it owns. However, the company claims that this will be wound down and the final discs will be delivered in September. MailOnline explores the origins of one of the most innovative company models of all, back when delivering discs via mail was a revolutionary idea.

On Tuesday, the streaming giant announced a rise in subscriber growth in the first quarter that met analyst expectations but revenue that was marginally smaller than Wall Street forecasts. Netflix announced that it gained 1.75 million new subscribers for the quarter that ended in March, almost 550,000 more than consensus estimates from FactSet, in a stark contrast to the company's loss of 200,000 subscribers in the same period last year. Last year's unexpected drop in subscribers prompted the company to crack down on password sharing and debut a new lower-priced tier with advertising, in the hopes of encouraging freeloaders to obtain their own accounts.

According to Bloomberg, the streaming behemoth suffered a massive drop in the stock price on Monday following a 'technical issue' that had left fans waiting hours for a highly awaited Love Is Blind live reunion. After the 'live' reunion for the infamous reality TV show 'live' was postponed on Sunday night, the streaming giant was forced to release an apology to subscribers. It comes the day before the company is due to report its first quarter results on Tuesday

A commercial for the last Blockbuster store in the world, who boasted that it would remain open 'til the bitter end,' has raised its revenues by 20%. A cockroach that flies through a dystopian landscape before crashing into a video rental store, the only remaining business in post-apocalyptic Oregon. Since the family-run Bend, Oregon, couldn't afford a $7 million Super bowl commercial earlier this month, they decided to film something on a budget and post it on social media.

Burnley Savings & Loans, a successful Burnley businessman with deep roots in his local area, struggles to convert his interest-free loan proposal to friends into a full service lender. The struggle of Dave Fishwick, the true Dave, against the 'tossers' in the City exaggerates anti-imperial sentiments. Nonetheless, the tale of Northern strangers overcoming challenges in life, as in The Full Monty and Billy Elliot, has echoes in the age of the Red Wall and increasing.

Reed Hastings, the pioneering of Hollywood's steam-first revolution, is stepping down as executive chairman, though Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are now co-CEOs. Hastings, 62, said, 'I'm so proud of our first 25 years and so excited for the next quarter of a century.' We can do so much more to please the world and bring more joy to our followers.'

Hastings (pictured), a service delivering DVDs by mail, said it was 'the right time to complete my succession' and that Greg Peters, who would be promoted to co-chief executive alongside Ted Sarandos, would step down.

As the cost of living increases, the streaming behemoth, home to hit shows like Squid Games, The Crown and Bridgerton, will have to explain how it will retain consumers who are considering canceling their subscriptions. Netflix claims to have increased subscriber numbers by one million in the third quarter, down from 221.7 million.

EatSleep Media, a Welsh production company, who works round-the-clock to meet strict deadlines, has given employees unlimited annual leave as a way to acknowledge their hard work. The company, which is headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, is following the footsteps of online giants LinkedIn, Netflix, and Dropbox, which all give employees 'unlimited vacation'. The theory, which is more radical in the United States, allows employees no set number of holiday days per year, which means they can take as much or as little holiday as they like. As a new initiative in 2005, Netflix, one of the world's top employers, was one of the first companies to provide unlimited holidays to its workers. Alex Feeney, co-founder and director of operations of EatSleep Media, said keeping track of annual leave 'can be daunting,' and that making them work would be difficult.'

Many people are eager to see the hunky Italian actor back on their TVs on Friday, as Entitled The Next 365, part three. However, some are concerned that 365 Days - which received a zero rating on Rotten Tomatoes - is getting a new addition. Critics also chastised the first film, which came out in June 2020, for'romantically 'romanticizing a volatile relationship between a captor and victim.' Despite poor reviews, the film was heavily viewed and was in the top ten watched list in 93 countries around the world for four weeks in a row. Michele is thrilled to reprise his role as a result of the recent film, boasting to GMA that his character, Massimo, will be subjected to ambiguity in his personal life. Since appearing in the first film, the actor was thrust into the spotlight, and now, he can barely walk down the street without being noticed.

Apple's latest Bloomberg research shows that advertisers are running ads in several of its pre-installed applications, including Maps, Books, and Podcasts, as well as on Apple TV+. Ads within Maps will look similar to those in the App Store, with businesses able to pay to appear at the top of the charts.

Experts have cautioned that unless the US streaming behemoth can save its post-pandemic fortunes, it will follow suit. At the end of the most recent quarter, Disney edged out Netflix with a total of 221 million streaming subscribers, including its general audience television network Hulu and the sports-focused ESPN+. That compares to 220.7 million for rival Netflix, which has been affecting customers since the start of the year. Netflix's Paolo Pescatore, a technology and media analyst at PP Foresight, told MailOnline, Netflix'needs to diversify its market if it is to survive.