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Netflix is limiting functions for its ad-supported subscribers, apparently. Also in today’s newsletter: The worst thing you can say to promote a TV show. And Paramount+ strikes a deal for travellers.

It appears that subscribers who opt for the cheaper, ad-supported Netflix experience will also be going no-frills on some of the other Netflix functions. The ability to download movies or TV shows will be reserved for the full-priced, upper-Netflix experience.

This is, as-per Bloomberg, information found in the code for the iOS Netflix app.

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