Netflix expected password crackdown to be unpopular; so far numbers tell different story

June 14, 2023By rightstech

Antenna, a television analytics company, tracked the streamer’s signups and cancellations in the days following the announcement. The results are conclusive and clear: After eliminating password sharing, Netflix effectively doubled its daily signups while also improving its ratio of signups to cancellations.

Source: Netflix expected its password-sharing crackdown to be unpopular, but early returns tell a different story – Tubefilter

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