Netflix loses users for first time in a decade
24 April 2022 |
2:50 pm
We take a look at the many reasons why the global streaming giant Netflix lost some 200,000 users this past quarter and we find out what the site may do to get investors happy again. We also discuss the IMF's downgrading of global economic forecasts. Finally, takeaway delivery platform Deliveroo gets a big fine from a French court.
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