Column: Netflix is having a long, cruel summer
5 years, 5 months ago

Column: Netflix is having a long, cruel summer

LA Times  

Netflix is having a no good, very bad summer, and the ambient glee is palpable. Stock prices fell, one stockholder sued and media pundits came out of the woodwork to say, “We told you so.” Told you that the spending spree could not be sustained forever, that too many of its new original series lack the critical and cultural impact of early hits like “House of Cards” — which concluded last fall — and “Orange Is the New Black” — which ends this week. I’m not sure when Netflix became the company so many people loved to hate, but I suspect it was somewhere around the time older folks discovered what the term “Netflix and chill” actually meant. Remember when Vince Gilligan was telling anyone who would listen that without Netflix, “Breaking Bad” never would have survived its second season? Remember how excited those not employed in broadcast television were when “House of Cards” became the first streaming service series nominated for an Emmy?

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Netflix’s recipe for success includes ‘secret sauce’ spiced with Silicon Valley savvy
7 months ago

Netflix’s recipe for success includes ‘secret sauce’ spiced with Silicon Valley savvy

Associated Press  

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon Valley to stay a step ahead of traditional TV and movie studios. “It is a secret sauce for us, no doubt,” Eunice Kim, Netflix’s chief product officer, said while discussing the nuances of the ways Netflix tries to reel …

Will Netflix get into the TV news business? Here are the pros and cons
7 months ago

Will Netflix get into the TV news business? Here are the pros and cons

LA Times  

After embracing sports and commercials, is news the next step for Netflix? After diving into sports, news could be a logical next step for the company as it seeks to become viewers’ one-stop shop for TV viewing. These are not firm lines in the sand.” Still, veterans of the TV news business have some advice for Netflix: don’t do it. …

Netflix Had a Password-Sharing Problem. Greg Peters Fixed It
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Netflix Had a Password-Sharing Problem. Greg Peters Fixed It

Bloomberg  

In mid-February, Greg Peters, the co-CEO of Netflix, strode onstage at the Hollywood Palladium, an art deco concert venue in Los Angeles, to deliver a pep talk to what the company calls its New Employee College. Dressed in a button-down shirt and white zip-up sweater, Peters, lanky with striking green eyes, gave a summary of Netflix’s history before analyzing the …

Netflix releases trove of viewership data for 18,000 shows. What does it tell us?
1 year ago

Netflix releases trove of viewership data for 18,000 shows. What does it tell us?

LA Times  

At long last, Netflix is pulling back the curtain on how well — or poorly — the majority of its original and licensed shows are performing on the streaming service. “The Night Agent,” an action thriller series based on the book of the same name, was Netflix’s most-watched hit, raking in 812.1 million hours of viewership. Between January and June, …

Netflix users divided by ‘incredible’ and ‘stupid’ twist ending of latest hit movie
1 year, 4 months ago

Netflix users divided by ‘incredible’ and ‘stupid’ twist ending of latest hit movie

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The latest licenced acquisition to take the service by storm is Bull, a violent revenge …

Netflix users distraught after learning about the end of beloved series
1 year, 5 months ago

Netflix users distraught after learning about the end of beloved series

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More to come soon.” “Missed that this lovely and fun show is ending,” one fan …

HBO shows on Netflix: List of series to arrive on streaming service and why they’ll appear
1 year, 6 months ago

HBO shows on Netflix: List of series to arrive on streaming service and why they’ll appear

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The reason HBO shows will now appear on Netflix is due to an agreement alongside …

The Ultimate Guide to Streaming
1 year, 6 months ago

The Ultimate Guide to Streaming

LA Times  

Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone whose attempts at cord-cutting have proven full of trip wires. Through the combined forces of the film, TV and Company Town teams here at The Times, we’ve compiled guides to platforms large and small, paid and free; recommended movies and TV shows to stream; reported on the past and future of streaming; …

How consumers and creators soured on streaming
1 year, 6 months ago

How consumers and creators soured on streaming

LA Times  

When “House of Cards” premiered on Netflix 10 years ago, it was treated as a very expensive lab experiment: Would original programming get more people to sign up for Netflix, then primarily known as the company that destroyed Blockbuster? Amazon, Hulu and other streamers quickly followed suit, developing sophisticated shows like “Transparent” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” and ushering in the …

The Snowman: Netflix viewers in disbelief as ‘awful’ movie with six per cent on Rotten Tomatoes rises to No 1
1 year, 8 months ago

The Snowman: Netflix viewers in disbelief as ‘awful’ movie with six per cent on Rotten Tomatoes rises to No 1

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The Snowman is the perfect piece of s*** box office flop to go viral on …

Netflix to end DVD-by-mail business. Execs explain ‘Love Is Blind’ snafu
1 year, 8 months ago

Netflix to end DVD-by-mail business. Execs explain ‘Love Is Blind’ snafu

LA Times  

Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end. “Our goal has always been to provide the best service for our members but as the business continues to shrink that’s going to become increasingly difficult,” Netflix co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos wrote in a blog post. Popular Netflix series in the first quarter include action thriller “The Night Agent,” which has drawn …

Netflix is about to lose one of its most-watched TV shows
2 years ago

Netflix is about to lose one of its most-watched TV shows

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Its removal in the US, in November 2020, saw the streamer lose its most-watched TV …

How do you make ‘Blockbuster’ for the streamer that helped kill it? ‘Call out Netflix’
2 years, 2 months ago

How do you make ‘Blockbuster’ for the streamer that helped kill it? ‘Call out Netflix’

LA Times  

After her time as a writer on prime time sitcoms like “Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Vanessa Ramos strikes out on her own with the new Netflix comedy “Blockbuster.” Everyone who grew up in the “be kind, rewind” era and attended the film school of the masses — their neighborhood Blockbuster — has a story about roaming the store in search …

Netflix CEO Predicts Linear TV’s Demise Over Next ‘5-10 Years’
2 years, 5 months ago

Netflix CEO Predicts Linear TV’s Demise Over Next ‘5-10 Years’

Wired  

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. An amazing show, or a blockbuster movie can keep people around for a while, but as new stellar streamers like HBO Max and Disney+ enter the scene they become tempting alternatives. There’s also good-old linear TV, but …

Netflix lays off hundreds of employees in second round of job cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

Netflix lays off hundreds of employees in second round of job cuts

Live Mint  

Netflix Inc said it laid off 300 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts aimed at lowering costs after the streaming giant lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. "While we continue to invest significantly in the business, we made these adjustments so that our costs are growing in …

If You Don't Like Our Content, You Can Quit: Netflix To Employees
2 years, 7 months ago

If You Don't Like Our Content, You Can Quit: Netflix To Employees

News 18  

Netflix has told its employees that if they do not agree with its content, they can leave the streaming giant — a move that received a thumbs up from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Netflix has updated its culture guidelines and added a section called “artistic expression” which details how the platform offers programming for many audiences, reports The Wall Street …

Netflix crisis: Why the reports of its death are grossly exaggerated
2 years, 8 months ago

Netflix crisis: Why the reports of its death are grossly exaggerated

Firstpost  

The news that Netflix has finally fallen to earth after losing some 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this year and the subsequent slump in its share price has evoked two extreme kinds of reactions. Others have variously described Netflix’s troubles as a “moment of reckoning” and a “gut-wrenching moment” for an industry that until the other day was …

After Netflix’s week from hell, why streaming is becoming more like ‘just TV’
2 years, 8 months ago

After Netflix’s week from hell, why streaming is becoming more like ‘just TV’

LA Times  

Streaming services are going to start looking a lot more like traditional TV than one might have thought after the rise of Netflix. “It’s just TV.” Oliver’s jab, an inversion of HBO’s famous slogan, reflected something that many people worried about at the time, that adding “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” reruns would dilute HBO’s pristine brand. Back to …

Today’s Cache | Netflix’s problem is not password sharing
2 years, 8 months ago

Today’s Cache | Netflix’s problem is not password sharing

The Hindu  

In yesterday’s column, I shared how Netflix was haemorrhaging subscribers. The streaming giant lost 200,000 customers in the March ending quarter, the first time it has shed subscribers since 2011. “Over the last three, as traditional entertainment companies realized streaming is the future, many new streaming services have also launched,” Hastings said in the letter. HBO shared in January that …

Netflix and no chill: How the giant's loss of subscribers has shaken up the streaming industry
2 years, 8 months ago

Netflix and no chill: How the giant's loss of subscribers has shaken up the streaming industry

Firstpost  

Netflix’s performance could also cause rivals to reconsider their own international expansion plans, potentially making more targeted efforts overseas. “I would guess today they’re saying, ‘Maybe trees don’t grow to the skies.’” The media industry, worried about declining movie theater ticket sales and broadcast television ratings, has been reshaping itself on the fly to go all-in on streaming and compete …

Today’s Cache | Netflix bleeds
2 years, 8 months ago

Today’s Cache | Netflix bleeds

The Hindu  

Netflix’s first quarter results are out. The streaming giant lost 200,000 customers in the March ending quarter, the first time it has shed subscribers since 2011. The changes announced late Tuesday are designed to help the company regain momentum it lost over the past year, and hopefully assuage fears of the company’s shareholders. Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, in his …

Why Netflix Subscriptions Are Going Down? Elon Musk Has An 'Answer'
2 years, 8 months ago

Why Netflix Subscriptions Are Going Down? Elon Musk Has An 'Answer'

News 18  

Streaming giant Netflix has, for the first time in a decade, reported a loss in subscribers. As Netflix reported a loss in subscribers for the first time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that it is the “woke mind virus" that is making Netflix unwatchable, which may have led to the drop in subscriber count. “The woke mind virus is making …

TV watchdog Ofcom says it wants to regulate Netflix after Jimmy Carr outrage
2 years, 11 months ago

TV watchdog Ofcom says it wants to regulate Netflix after Jimmy Carr outrage

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of UK’s broadcast watchdog Ofcom has said it should …

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in November
55 years ago

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in November

Slate  

Every month, tons of new movies and TV shows become available to stream for free for U.S. subscribers to Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. Netflix Good Watch 21 Jump Street Addams Family Values American Gangster Bram Stoker’s Dracula Gather It Follows Moneyball The Nightingale A River Runs Through It Stripes Kuroko’s Basketball: Last Game Coming Home in the …

Netflix to change the way it ranks content
3 years, 2 months ago

Netflix to change the way it ranks content

The Hindu  

Netflix will shift to reporting on hours viewed to rank its most popular shows and movies on the streaming service. The company ranked titles based on completion of at least the first two minutes of watching a show or a movie in the first 28 days of its service. In a letter to the shareholders, Netflix said it will move …

All the Ways Netflix Tracks You and What You Watch
3 years, 2 months ago

All the Ways Netflix Tracks You and What You Watch

Wired  

In December 2019, Netflix premiered Bandersnatch, a choose your own adventure-style film that allowed viewers to control the outcome. Combined with the streaming service’s vast big data analytics capabilities, it’s why Netflix is so good at offering recommendations for what to watch next. “Online content streaming is increasingly dependent on collecting a vast treasure trove of data about you,” says …

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in August
55 years ago

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in August

Slate  

Every month, tons of new movies and TV shows become available to stream for free for U.S. subscribers to Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. Netflix Good Watch Beowulf Catch Me if You Can The Edge of Seventeen Inception The Lincoln Lawyer The Machinist Magnolia The Original Kings of Comedy Pineapple Express Seabiscuit Space Cowboys Team America: World Police …

Netflix’s subscriber growth has slowed dramatically. Blame competition and the pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Netflix’s subscriber growth has slowed dramatically. Blame competition and the pandemic

LA Times  

Netflix’s subscriber growth slowed dramatically in the second quarter as the surge in streaming subscriptions from the COVID-19 pandemic petered out, competition increased and the company considered novel ways to grow its business. “Competition in the U.S. seems to finally have arrived in meaningful form given the backdrop of so many new streaming apps and the Discovery and Warner Media …

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in July
55 years ago

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in July

Slate  

Every month, tons of new movies and TV shows become available to stream for free for U.S. subscribers to Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. Netflix Must Watch Terminator 2: Judgment Day Good Watch Air Force One Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Boogie Nights Born to Play Charlie’s Angels The Game Midnight Run Star Trek The Strangers Sword …

New on Netflix in June 2021: Every new release coming this week
3 years, 6 months ago

New on Netflix in June 2021: Every new release coming this week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. June marks yet another busy month for the streaming …

Netflix Binge Watching On Your Mind, But Don’t Know What To Watch? Here Is Something You’ll Love
3 years, 8 months ago

Netflix Binge Watching On Your Mind, But Don’t Know What To Watch? Here Is Something You’ll Love

News 18  

How many times have you prepared tasty snacks or what looks like a delicious dinner, settled down to watch something on Netflix and then spent the next 20 minutes scrolling the content list trying to figure out what to watch and just nothing seems to click with the mood? Netflix has a solution, something that had been visible on the …

Netflix needs a Next Big Thing
3 years, 8 months ago

Netflix needs a Next Big Thing

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Netflix is synonymous with streaming, but its competitors have a distinct advantage that threatens the streaming leader’s position at the top. “If you hit a wall with then you pretty much don’t have a super growth strategy anymore in your most developed markets,” Michael Nathanson, a media analyst and founding partner at MoffettNathanson, told CNN …

Netflix: The 10 most popular films and TV shows right now - from Bridgerton to Snowpiercer
3 years, 11 months ago

Netflix: The 10 most popular films and TV shows right now - from Bridgerton to Snowpiercer

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2020, the streaming service introduced a new feature showing the films and TV shows …

Netflix’s most watched shows of 2020
4 years ago

Netflix’s most watched shows of 2020

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For TV shows, Netflix considers a viewer to be …

Why a Netflix TV channel makes sense
4 years ago

Why a Netflix TV channel makes sense

Live Mint  

How long do you spend wondering what to watch on Netflix? The time people spend scrolling through seemingly endless lists of thumbnails just keeps going up—a 2016 study said Netflix users take 17.8 minutes to choose what to watch, and in a 2017 Ericsson ConsumerLab Media Report pegged 45-51 minutes a day as the amount of time spent searching for …

The Best Shows To Watch On Netflix In November 2020
4 years, 1 month ago

The Best Shows To Watch On Netflix In November 2020

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The new shows on Netflix: Premise: In this biographical drama, Queen Elizabeth II ages into the back half of her reign as the Queen of England. Netflix descriptors: “Offbeat,” “absurd” and “raunchy” Netflix/"Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun" The opening shot of "Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun." Setting: Europe during World War II Netflix …

Netflix may test just how essential it is
4 years, 2 months ago

Netflix may test just how essential it is

Live Mint  

Forget dinner and a movie. The price of a standard plan, Netflix’s most popular, recently increased for Canadians by C$1 to C$15 a month; its premium service for 4K streaming went up C$2 to C$19 a month. As the company improves its product, it will “occasionally go back and ask those members to pay a little bit more to keep …

‘The Office’ is Netflix’s most-watched acquired show during the coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

‘The Office’ is Netflix’s most-watched acquired show during the coronavirus outbreak

The Hindu  

The Office has always been one of Netflix’s most-loved shows since it was acquired by the streaming platform, and now it seems like people are turning towards the mockumentary and Michael Scott for reassurance, more than ever before! As reported by Variety, the former NBC hit is the most-watched ‘acquired’ show on the platform during the week of March 2 …

Apple TV+ and Disney+ won't beat Netflix for at least a decade
5 years, 3 months ago

Apple TV+ and Disney+ won't beat Netflix for at least a decade

Wired  

Netflix is under siege. It’s now clear that TV streamed across the internet is winning the battle against conventional broadcasting: in the UK, more people have paid for Netflix, Amazon or Now TV than traditional pay TV services since July 2018, and 61 per cent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the US primarily consume television through streaming. Netflix arguably achieved …

Netflix’s new rivals Apple TV, HBO Max, Disney heat up the streaming war
5 years, 4 months ago

Netflix’s new rivals Apple TV, HBO Max, Disney heat up the streaming war

Live Mint  

Get ready, TV fans, because the next few months are going to be wild. Apple gave a taste yesterday of what it’s been working on by releasing a trailer for “The Morning Show,” an original series that looks so good it could easily be mistaken for an HBO production. That’s about $120 million for the first season, which isn’t far …

Netflix shares slide on disappointing subscriber growth
5 years, 5 months ago

Netflix shares slide on disappointing subscriber growth

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Netflix shares plunged in after-hours trade on Wednesday after its quarterly update showed weaker-than-expected subscriber growth for the streaming television sector leader. "Netflix has a difficult road ahead with looming competition and the removal of popular content, but a strong content schedule in Q3 should draw many former subscribers back in," said eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom. WarnerMedia …

Netflix and HBO: From ‘friends’ to foes
5 years, 5 months ago

Netflix and HBO: From ‘friends’ to foes

Live Mint  

Netflix Inc. and the soon-to-come HBO Max app need a little of what each other has. AT&T Inc.’s freshly acquired WarnerMedia division announced on Tuesday that HBO Max, its Netflix copycat, will launch next spring and exclusively feature the hit show “Friends,” which it’s yanking from Netflix. As services like HBO Max and Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+ hit the market, …

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