Revealed: Brits spend almost £300 a year on online subscription services

New research by comparethemarket.com reveals online subscription services we can’t live without Netflix comes top, followed by Amazon Prime and Disney+ Brits spend nearly £300 a year on subscription services with Londoners spending the most, followed by those in Manchester and Birmingham With the average Brit spending three hours and 37 minutes online every day,…

Netflix to crackdown on password sharing

Netflix has begun testing a feature that asks viewers whether they share a household with a subscriber, in a move that could lead to a crackdown on the widespread practice of sharing passwords among friends and family. Some users have reported seeing a screen saying, "If you don't live with the owner of this account,…

£530 million spend on energy to watch Netflix

A new study from Uswitch.com has revealed we spent £530 million across the world on energy to watch Netflix during lockdown. According to the research - which calculated spend based on global energy costs per KWh, the energy use of modern TVs and Netflix subscriber figures - global audiences spent a total of £530,125,880 over 3 months of lockdown. The research took global costs…