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The days of freeloading on family and friends’ Netflix accounts are over, as the streaming giant officially rolls out its crackdown on password sharing in Australia. From Wednesday, Netflix will begin contacting customers to let them know those looking to share their account will have to pay more. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Netflix has cracked down on password sharing. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> It’s a blow to thousands of Australians who share accounts with family members in different homes or friends in an effort to keep costs low. The email states a Netflix account should only be used in one household, meaning those who use the account while living in elsewhere will get the boot unless the paying user coughs up more cash. Netflix will begin contacting customers about the change. Credit: Supplied Paying customers will have the option to buy an extra member outside their household with whom to share for an extra $7.99 a month. They can al...

Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service. It is the end of an era that began a quarter-century ago, when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: End of an era as Netflix ends DVD-by-mail service. Stream the world's best reality, Entertainment and true crime shows for free on 7Bravo on 7plus >> The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix’s emblem, plans to mail its final discs on September 29. Netflix ended March with 232.5 million worldwide subscribers to its video streaming service, but it stopped disclosing how many people still pay for DVD-by-mail delivery years ago as that part of its business steadily shrank. The DVD service generated $145.7 million in revenue last year, which translated into somewhere between 1.1 million and 1.3 million subscribers, based on...