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Netflix will monitor the health and performance of each OCA as soon as it is reachable from our Network Operations Center (NOC). OCAs report health values and get their configuration from the Open Connect supporting services.

Storage appliances are 2U servers that are focused on reliable dense storage and cost effective throughput. This appliance is used to hold the Netflix catalog in many IX locations around the world and embedded at our larger ISP partner locations.

In building these systems we collaborate with a wide range of suppliers who we would like to thank for their assistance: The teams at Sanmina, MBX, and Intequus, our system integrators. Storage guidance and troubleshooting from Western Digital, Seagate, Broadcom, and Micron. Network card and driver assistance from Chelsio and Mellanox. Compute assistance from Intel and AMD.

Open Connect Appliance (OCA) software includes the FreeBSD operating system and the NGINX web server, licensed by BSD. Both of these products have active security teams. In addition, the commercial body nginx.com provides us with pre-announcements of security issues and patches to fix any vulnerabilities. As FreeBSD committers and Security Officers with extensive background in third-party packaging, the Netflix OCA development team is on trusted mailing lists and pre-announcement groups for security and take a proactive role in security protection and assurance.

In practice, security vulnerabilities are usually identified and fixed prior to being made public. We release firmware updates approximately every 5 weeks - however, if we need to fix a serious security bug, we can roll out a new firmware version within an hour.

Various intrusion detection methods are used, including a lightweight Static Intrusion Detection System that runs regularly on the OCAs to identify abnormal activity in the file systems and report it to the control plane.

Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) is a global initiative, supported by the Internet Society, that provides crucial fixes to reduce the most common routing threats. We believe it is in the best interest of Netflix to be a good internet citizen and join the internet industry to address routing security issues.

I previously had the VIP TV package and when I moved back to Big Sport my Netflix subscription moved over to the new package. I've just had some emails from Netflix saying that my subscription is on hold as I am "no longer using a partner offer to pay for your Netflix membership". I have checked my account and can see that the emails are genuine. Netflix is no longer listed on my package in my BT account as well. This would appear to be happening at the same time as the price increase but I don't understand why it's been removed from my BT TV package. Any ideas?

if I understand correctly the newer VIP packages ( ie those newly taken or flexed to after a particular date ) include NETFLIX standard . If once you have this VIP including standard NETFLIX you then flex to BIG SPORT you should have the BIG SPORT with basic NETFLIX but would have to add yourself the upgrade to NETFLIX standard or Premium as an monthly add on . If you took out a new BT TV contract for BIG Sport that would not include NETFLIX.

My experience in case it helps. I signed to a 24 month contract with BT TV in December 2021. This was initially to the VIP package which included Netflix Standard. On 8 April I flexed to the Big Sport package which was bundled with Netflix Basic.

Forgive me, but I wasn't clear if you changed package by taking out a new 24 month contract for Big Sport or if you flexed like I did. If you took out a new 24 month contract for Big Sport this does not include Netflix (this all matches what @zulu17 said earlier). If you flexed, then it might be that your order was in the cross-over period between when Big Sport was offered without Netflix to the current situation where Big Sport is bundled with Netflix basic.

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That's it. Keep in mind that account holds begin immediately and because partial months are not credited, we recommend waiting until the day before your billing date to put it on hold. The duration of the hold can be between seven and 90 days, but you can manually reactivate your account at any time during the hold.

Blockbuster and Movie Gallery each declared for bankruptcy in 2010, thus making movie stores a thing of the past. Other than Redbox, the vast majority of movie and TV show renting is now done over the internet. Netflix is the leader in this field, with over 65 million members in over 50 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of movies and TV shows per day.

With the rise of Netflix, and other streaming services, has come the rise of binge-watching, watching multiple episodes of a show in rapid succession. This made me wonder, how long would it take to watch everything on Netflix?

Since Netflix recently shut down its public API, I had to create a script that grabbed the runtimes of every movie from netflixable.com. This site contains a complete listing of every movie, TV show, or mini-series currently available for US Netflix Instant subscribers.

Taking into account for commercials, I estimate that there is an average of 759 minutes per season of TV. Mini-series were a bit easier to estimate. They typically have at least 6 hour long episodes, so I used a rough estimate of 360 minutes for them. Based on these approximations, it would take you a total of 34,739 hours to watch everything on Netflix (including credits, because we want to get the FULL experience).

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Not long ago, Netflix (NFLX -0.56%) had investors very worried. Revenue and membership growth decelerated rapidly in 2022 and eventually hit low-single-digit levels. Also weighed down by a sell-off in tech stocks, the stock cratered, falling more than 50% in 2022. However, as Netflix started rolling out its advertising business and began cracking down on users who accessed the service without paying by logging into someone else's account, the narrative quickly turned positive. Shares have risen more than 80% since the beginning of 2023, and the stock is up 50% over the trailing 12 months.

With such incredible gains in the rearview mirror, some shareholders may be debating what to do. Is it time to sell and take profits, or is the stock's big move higher evidence of a much stronger long-term investment thesis?

It's not surprising that Netflix's stock has risen sharply recently. The company's financials are improving on almost every key metric. The company reported fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. Its year-over-year revenue growth rate went from 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 12.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Over this same time frame, earnings per share increased from $0.12 to $2.11, paid memberships rose from 231 million to 260 million, and quarterly free cash flow soared from $332 million to nearly $1.6 billion. Not to mention Netflix's total diluted share count decreased from about 451.6 million to 444.3 million during this period thanks to a well-timed share repurchase program.

"Our healthy top line growth reflects the benefits of paid sharing, our recent price changes and the strength of our underlying business driven by a strong slate," management said in the company's fourth-quarter shareholder letter.

What's more, Netflix said last week that it anticipates even faster revenue growth and a whopping 56% year-over-year increase in earnings per share in the current quarter -- a growth rate that would put Netflix's first-quarter earnings per share at $4.49. This huge increase in earnings is expected to come from further operating margin expansion.

Looking even further out, Netflix's fast-growing but still small advertising business should start having a material impact on the company's business by next year. Though Netflix's ad business is still small, investors shouldn't underestimate its long-term potential impact on the company and the stock. Management said 40% of new membership sign-ups in markets where Netflix offers ad-supported memberships opt for this new tier. Further, this new segment's growth has been astounding, growing 70% quarter over quarter in Q4 -- and that's on top of 70% quarter-over-quarter growth in the prior period.

Considering Netflix's impressive business momentum, the stock's recent surge higher seems to be justified. Sure, shares may look expensive at first glance given the stock's current price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 45. But strong top-line momentum and an expanding operating margin could lead the company's earnings per share to soar in 2024. This would quickly bring down the stock's P/E to a more attractive level. Analysts certainly expect robust earnings growth. That's why Netflix stock's forward price-to-earnings ratio is just 32.5.

Trading at just 32.5 times analysts' consensus forecast for Netflix's 2024 earnings per share, the stock looks like a hold today. A handful of powerful tailwinds could drive robust growth for the company for years. Further, Netflix's dominant business offers investors a powerful stream of recurring and reliable subscription-based revenue, making a strong case for the stock to trade at a high valuation multiple. Continued membership growth, more membership price increases, and a fast-growing advertising business arguably justify the stock's current valuation.

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