Netflix Stock Continues Freefall in Week After Q4 Subscriber Miss

A Lamborghini driver was allegedly caught with drugs after running out of fuel on M8.

Have you been inspired by watching Perthshire curlers win gold at the Winter Olympics?

Pupils in Hamilton have had their say on how funding should be spent in their schools.

This Is Us, Young Sheldon, Grey's Anatomy, and more. Meanwhile, over in the streaming space, drops episodes three and four, while Netflix unveils their big budget historical drama, . But if you have yet to catch up on Inventing Anna, now is your time to do it. Because believe it or not, we're in a bit of a quiet period before plenty of new releases in March.

Dr. Dre‘s ‘Still D.R.E.’ featuring Snoop Dogg has hit one billion views on YouTube following the pair’s Super Bowl performance last weekend.The two hip-hop legends took to the stage during halftime at last Sunday’s (February 13) Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, alongside Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J.

Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker have led the celebrity well wishes to Queen Elizabeth II following the news that she has contracted Covid.It was announced on Sunday that Her Majesty, 95, has contracted the virus and is experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’, but expects to carry out ‘light duties’ this week.The Queen’s positive test comes after it was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, the week he had the disease.Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers wished the head of state a ‘full and speedy recovery’ on Twitter.‘Worrying for any 95-year-old person to catch this virus, and a very worrying time for Britain when it’s our Monarch,’ he penned. ‘Good luck, Ma’am.’Match Of The Day’s Gary added: ‘The Queen has tested positive for Covid.

Ice T has confirmed that his hardcore band Body Count have begun recording a new studio album titled ‘Merciless’.The band’s most recent album, ‘Carnivore’, came out in March of 2020, and the rapper has hinted at an even more extreme sound on the next record.“I’m proud to say we just finished the FIRST day of writing, recording and track selection for the New BC Album ‘MERCILESS’,” he wrote on Twitter.“Only one goal…” he said of the forthcoming album. “It’s gotta be HARDER than the last….” He then confirmed: “It already is.”☠️BODY COUNT NEWS☠️ I’m proud to say we just finished the FIRST day of writing, recording and track selection for the New BC Album ‘MERCILESS’ Only one goal… “ It’s gotta be HARDER than the last….

A rugby star was left red-faced after his bare bum was exposed during a match in full view of a fervent crowd.When North Queensland Cowboys played South Sydney Rabbitohs, Andre Niko beat a couple of defenders, but then, as he was trying to score a try, he had an unwanted guest clutching his shorts.A defender attempting to ensure he didn't score meant that his shorts fell almost around his ankles, showing his bottom but luckily leaving his tackle covered.There was a sizable crowd at Cairns’ Barlow Park, and those on camera were seen in fits of laughter.“We’ve seen it all there,” Dan Ginnane, the commentator, said.“Unperturbed by the wardrobe malfunction Niko gets over, Cowboys back in front.”Greg Alexander, also on commentary duty, then said: “And that’s everything”.“Nearly everything,” Ginanne said.As they kept showing replays, Ginnane said: “Stop”, before Alexander replied: “Shorts down, scores the try”.“That’s a bike rack if ever I’ve seen one,” Ginnane retorted.Niko made 13 appearances in the Queensland Cup last year, scoring seven tries, four try assists, 12 line breaks and 34 tackle breaks, while he ran over running over 100m per game.The 23-year-old, who is currently a free agent, has impressed in his trial games so far.The news comes after Gloucester Rugby Club showed off their assets recently , only theirs was deliberate.The side launched a brilliant Valentine’s Day calendar along with some nude pictures with the intent of raising money for the Gloucester Rugby Foundation.The English Premiership rugby side braved the cold and stripped down at Kingsholm Stadium for the pictures.The snaps echo the 2003 classic film The Calendar Girls, with the men having prop cover-ups, and a few bare bottoms.Lewis Ludlow, captain

Fashion Nova's racy lingerie sets.Paige Woolen looked amazing as she sported the brand's Attention Seeker 3 Piece Garter Set for a sizzling snap on its Nova Intimates Instagram page.And shoppers couldn't get enough of it as she showed off her curves int he garments.The photo saw Paige show off her buxom cleavage in the skimpy, lace bra which came in a Rose shade.She also flaunted her stomach, thighs and highbrow in the matching thong and garter set.Paige teamed the flesh-flashing display with a pouty expression as she looked straight down the camera lens.She was rocking glowing makeup, which included soft, fluttery eyelashes and a nude lip.Meanwhile, her brunette locks were centre-parted and scooped up into a chic half-up, half-down style.Fans went wild for the sizzling snap, as they rushed to the comments section to gush over the racy look.One branded the set: "sexy", as another called it lovely.Others marked their approval my leaving flame and love heart emojis. Those who want to get the Attention Seeker 3 Piece Garter Set for themselves or a partner can do so on the Fashion Nova website, where the set is priced at £21.Fashion Nova is known for selling racy garments on its website.It hit headlines earlier this week as fans went wild for its Talk of Town Mini Dress, which gives the illusion it's 'stuck on' the wearer.Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

alien expert believes he has found evidence of alien visitors to ancient Egypt that has been oddly hidden on remote islands.The conspiracy theorist Scott C. Waring claims he spotted the iconic head of a cat face on an Egyptian pharaoh headpiece on the South Sandwich Islands using Google Maps.In the three screenshots, he analysed for UFO Sightings Daily, he highlighted what he believes is a face, buildings and the trail to a supposed crash site that he has deemed proof of ancient visitors.Waring wrote: "I found a few things near Antarctica yesterday. They are located on the Sandwich Islands."I used Google Earth to find them and you have to follow my instructions to go to the 2010 date to see the correct images because today's images are so white nothing can be seen.

World Scariest Man Martyn Ford had his seat crushed as a huge brawl erupted around him at Saturday night's domestic grudge match between Amir Khan and Kell Brook. Not even the presence of 6ft 8in giant Ford could prevent the two rivals parties from going at it just metres from the boxing ring, where Brook dispatched of his opponent in the sixth-round.

Despite all the high-tech tricks, political posturing and pyrotechnics, the best part of the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics proved to be the athletes.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe Nasdaq Composite ended the trading day Monday down 9.49% from where it started at the beginning of January, marking its worst month since March 2020 — the start of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.The Nasdaq opened Jan. 3, the first trading day of 2022, at 15,732.50.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNBCUniversal revealed that its streaming service Peacock has 9 million paid subscribers during parent company Comcast’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday.Ahead of the call, Comcast reported in its letter to shareholders that Peacock hit 24.5 million monthly active accounts (MAAs) in Q4.“Within these 24.5 MAAs are over 9 million paid subscribers approaching $10 in paid ARPU, which includes the advertising,” Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman-CEO, said during the investor call. “And that is without much focus on paid subscriber growth.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAT&T CEO John Stankey told investors he expects HBO Max to recoup all of the subscribers lost last fall after WarnerMedia pulled HBO from the Amazon Prime Video Channels marketplace in September amid ongoing agita in the TV industry about the fees Amazon takes for facilitating sales of subscription TV services.During AT&T’s hourlong fourth-quarter earnings call with investors on Wednesday, Stankey also noted that market conditions have spurred price hikes by HBO Max rivals, which means that HBO Max is not the most expensive of the major domestic players at present. Stankey didn’t mention Netflix by name, but the inference was clear.Last October, AT&T reported that HBO and HBO Max lost about 1.8 million subscribers in the third quarter after the disengagement from Amazon in the previous month.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterByrde family fans flocked to Netflix to watch “Ozark” Season 4, Part 1, drawing more viewers than any other TV series in its debut week on the streamer.The first half of the final season of the Jason Bateman-led drama landed at No. 1 on Netflix’s English-language TV Top 10 list for the week of Jan. 17-23, with 77 million hours viewed in just its first three days.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterPeacock has canceled “Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol” after just one season of the drama.“We were so proud to bring this action-packed mystery thriller to our members and enjoyed watching this compelling series unfold with a satisfying, complete story,” Peacock said in a statement to Variety. “We’re grateful to Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Dan Brown, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard along with CBS Studios, Imagine Television and UTV for bringing this international bestselling novel to life.”Based on Dan Brown’s international bestselling thriller “The Lost Symbol,” the series follows the early adventures of young Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAfter three seasons of playing Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Julian McMahon is leaving CBS’ “FBI: Most Wanted.” The star of the “FBI” spinoff produced by Dick Wolf is scheduled to film his final episode this week, with the installment to air on March 8.A source close to production tells Variety a new “FBI: Most Wanted” character is expected to be introduced later in the season to fill McMahon’s slot.“Over the past few months, the producers of ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ and I have had discussions about my departure from the show in favor of additional creative pursuits and the transition of my character Jess LaCroix,” McMahon said in a statement to Variety. “These ongoing conversations have given us an opportunity to orchestrate a seamless and productive way for me to leave the show.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos proudly said “Stranger Things” is “as valuable a franchise as exists today in entertainment around the world” during the company’s Q4 earnings presentation Thursday. During the same pre-recorded Q&A, Netflix COO and chief product officer Greg Peters said while the streamer is very focused on its own titles, it’s still looking outside Netflix IP when it comes to building out a very young video games business.“It was exciting to see the activity in the space and I think, to some degree, it’s an endorsement of the core thesis that we have around subscription being a great model to connect consumers around the world with games and gaming experiences,” Peters said, when asked directly why Netflix isn’t making large acquisitions in the gaming space, following this week’s news that Microsoft is acquired Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at almost $70 billion.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix confirmed in its fourth-quarter 2021 earnings report that the boom in streaming competition over the past two years is having an impact on the platform’s growth.“Consumers have always had many choices when it comes to their entertainment time — competition that has only intensified over the last 24 months as entertainment companies all around the world develop their own streaming offering,” Netflix said in its Q4 earnings shareholder letter Thursday. “While this added competition may be affecting our marginal growth some, we continue to grow in every country and region in which these new streaming alternatives have launched.”New rivals to Netflix in the subscription streaming market over the past two years have included Disney Plus, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, NBCUniversal’s Peacock and ViacomCBS’s rebranded Paramount Plus.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWhile “The Boys” Season 3 is still a few months away, fans will get a hit of the show’s bloody universe soon with the debut of its animated anthology series, “The Boys Presents: Diabolical.”On Tuesday, Amazon’s Prime Video revealed a first look at the adult cartoon, which will launch all eight episodes of its first season on March 4.In the clip, we meet “Laser Baby,” a little girl who has similar powers to the infants hooked on Compound V and Becca (Shantel VanSanten) and Homelander’s (Antony Starr) supe son, Ryan, in “The Boys.” She makes a bloody mess of some Vought guards who are trying to get a handle on her, and then crawls off after a balloon.Per Prime Video, “Diabolical” will be made up of eight “fun-size episodes, running 12-14 minutes and each with its own animation style.” Set within “The Boys” universe, the “Diabolical” episodes hail from writers including Awkwafina, Garth Ennis (who wrote the original “The Boys” comic books), Eliot Glazer, Ilana Glazer, Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen (who executive produce “The Boys” for Amazon), Simon Racioppa, Justin Roiland, Ben Bayouth, Andy Samberg and Aisha Tyler.“The Boys” is based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Ennis and Darick Robertson and was developed by executive producer and showrunner Eric Kripke. The third season of the series will debut June 3.“Diabolical” is executive produced by Racioppa, Kripke, Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H.