Mediagazer: Netflix has yet to set its US password sharing rules and takes down info from its US help page that said users must connect to a “primary Wi-Fi” every 31 days (Emma Roth/The Verge)

3:15 PM ET, February 2, 2023

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Emma Roth / The Verge:

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Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:

Sony Pictures reports Q3 operating income down 86% YoY to ~$179M and leaves its FY profit forecast unchanged at ~$894M; Music revenue rose 23% YoY to $2.83B — Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded $179 million in operating income for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022.

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