Netflix stopped offering its cheapest ad-free rate in Canada. In a statement to The Verge, Kumiko Hidaka, spokesperson for the streaming platform, confirmed that They will no longer offer the basic packageAnd 9.99 Canadian dollars per month to new members, but assured that for the moment subscribers would not be affected. The measure could affect more countries in the coming days.

The removal of Netflix’s base plan means users in Canada now only have three plans to choose from: the standard package with advertisements at $5.99 CAD monthly, the standard package without advertising at 16.49 Canadian dollars per month and the Premium ad-free plan for $20.99 CAD per month.

The subscription that will no longer be offered helped bridge the gap between Netflix’s ad-supported and more expensive tiers, even though it only allowed users to watch in HD and on a single device. that time.

The company said it could “stay on this plan for a while“, but this will soon force the subscriber to choose between existing proposals or terminate their account.

Earlier this year, the entertainment service tested its password sharing policy in Canada, before expanding it to other countries, suggesting that this new move to get rid of its cheaper plan there -down also serve as a prelude to extending it to the rest of the places where it offers its services.

Ricardo Darín confirmed that he will star in the series on “El Eternauta” for Netflix

A few weeks ago, the actor Ricardo Darin confirmed in radio statements that will star in the Netflix series about “El Eternauta”based on the iconic comic strip written by Germán Oesterheld and cartoonist Francisco Solano López, and stressed that it is an “updated version that aims to go beyond the borders of our country.”

“The series will be based on the real comic book, but there is a new version and we are all very excited and engaged,” the actor confirmed to CNN Radio.

Even if early 2020 Netflix had announced that it would add to its catalog a series based on the comic strip released in 1957, shortly after the pandemic stopped its projects.

We knew at that time that the production had to meet certain requirements of the heirs of Oesterheld and the artist Solano López, such as that the series be filmed in Buenos Aires – where the story takes place – and that it be spoken in Castilian.

After Darín’s words, Netflix decided to endorse in its own way the comment of the protagonist of the films “Nueve Reinas”, “El aura”, “Relatos Salvajes”, “El secreto de sus ojos” and installed a poster in Buenos Areas. Ecopark where it is written: “Yes, Darín will be ‘El Eternauta’. Let it stay between us.”

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