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Peru wants foreign digital companies such as Netflix Inc, Uber Technologies Inc and Spotify Technology SA to pay taxes on sales they make in the Andean country, the head of the local tax collection agency told Reuters on Tuesday.

Needham and Co was the fourth Wall Street brokerage in two months to cut its rating for Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> on Tuesday, arguing competition from new streaming services could lead to the loss of 4 million premium U.S. subscribers next year.

Wall Street's main indexes were little changed at the open on Tuesday, with losses in Netflix and JPMorgan overshadowing a report that the United States and China were planning to delay a new round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15.

Netflix <NFLX.O> divorce drama "Marriage Story" on Monday led a Golden Globes nominations list dominated by movie stories about white men and marked by snubs for actor Robert De Niro and television shows "Game of Thrones" and social justice drama "When They See Us."

Wall Street's reaction so far to Walt Disney Co's <DIS.N> long-awaited streaming service suggests investors believe the competition may not be as crushing as expected for entertainment rival Netflix Inc <NFLX.O>.

A streaming service created by British broadcasters ITV and the BBC and went live on Thursday, entering a market dominated by Netflix and Amazon with a 5.99 pound ($7.70) a month offer focused on domestic content.

AT&T Inc <T.N> in May will launch its HBO Max streaming service with a new "Game of Thrones" series at the current HBO price of $15 a month in an aggressive move to battle Netflix, Disney and Apple for the future of TV.

In the bestselling novel "Circe" -- optioned by WarnerMedia for its forthcoming HBO Max streaming service -- the daughter of the Greek god Helios tames wild beasts and menaces the gods.

Wall Street cheered a rebound in Netflix subscribers in the third quarter, driving shares in the firm 9% higher on Thursday even as analysts warned conservative estimates for the next three months may be a hint of less certain times ahead.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, as worries over geopolitics eased after Britain struck a preliminary last-minute deal with the European Union, with sentiment also boosted by upbeat earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley.

Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm at the center of the "Panama Papers" scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> over its new movie based on the case, accusing the video streaming company of defamation and seeking to stop the film's release.

Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> added slightly more paying subscribers than Wall Street expected in the third quarter, a relief to investors who had worried the company might fall short just as Disney and Apple prepare to ramp up the streaming video wars.

Netflix Inc added more-than-expected paid subscribers in the third quarter, boosted by the launch of new seasons of "Stranger Things" and "13 Reasons Why", sending its shares up 5% in trading after the bell.

U.S. streaming service Netflix <NFLX.O> has struck a deal with Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset <MS.MI> to produce films in the country, the two companies said on Tuesday, as they try to grab new viewers in a competitive market.

Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> plans to open offices and start paying tax in Italy, Reed Hastings, chief executive of the U.S. video streaming service said on Tuesday after launching a production partnership agreement with Mediaset <MS.MI>.

Netflix has struck a deal with Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset to produce films in the country, the two companies said on Tuesday, as they step up efforts to boost viewers amid tough competition.

Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> is banning advertising from Netflix Inc <NFLX.O> across its TV networks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset will partner with video-streaming service Netflix to produce movies in Italy, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.

Shares of Netflix <NFLX.O> dropped nearly 4% on Tuesday and were on track for their deepest quarterly decline in seven years after two analysts added to growing worries about an impending wave of competition from Walt Disney <DIS.N> and other rivals.