After years of unchecked growth, Netflix suffered a slump in subscriber growth in the second quarter of 2019, losing around 130,000 U.S. subscribers. It has now released its Q3 results and hit sci-fi series Stranger Things has helped the company bounce back and record …
Read More »The Generation Gap in TV Consumption
According to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report, television is still the most used electronic medium for U.S. adults. On average, Americans aged 18 and older spend almost four and a half hours a day watching TV, still beating the three hours …
Read More »Netflix Is Creating Content at a Cost
Netflix’s free cash flow deficit is expected to peak this year at $3.5 billion, with the company already operating at $460 million loss in the first quarter of this year. Free cash flow is the amount of money a company has at its …
Read More »Netflix Is The Fastest-Growing Brand In The U.S.
According to a new study by brand-valuation consulting company Brand Finance, Netflix was the fastest growing U.S. brand between 2018 and 2019. The streaming service’s brand value is estimated to have grown 105 percent to $21.2 billion. After Netflix, the next two fastest-growing brands …
Read More »Russia Has the Fastest Hackers
In about the time it takes to bake a tray of cookies, watch a show on Netflix, or be the shortest reigning King of France, an average Russian hacker can infiltrate a computer network. The average breakout time for Russian hackers …
Read More »Netflix Reaches 130 Million Subscribers
Having added 5.15 million subscribers in the three months ending June 30, Netflix failed to meet Wall Street expectations as well as its own forecast given in April. The company missed its growth targets by roughly half a million subscribers …
Read More »Online Services Make Their Mark at the Emmys
Aside from Netflix, which dominated the headlines after Thursday’s Emmy nominations, several other online video platforms have set their eyes on the biggest prize in television this year. Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and Vimeo all nabbed multiple nominations on Thursday and …
Read More »Netflix Users Revert to the Big Screen After Signing Up
One of the many appeals of video streaming services is the fact that you can watch shows and movies pretty much wherever you go as long as you have an internet connection. Many people enjoy watching a sitcom on their …
Read More »Licensed Merchandise Is a Billion-Dollar Business
Netflix’s share priced soared to an all-time high on Thursday after the company beat its subscriber growth target in the third quarter. The video streaming giant added 5.3 million subscribers in the past three months, bringing its total to 109 million subscribers. …
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