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Netflix Faces Slowdown

July 24, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Beyond ballooning content and acquisition costs, fueled by costly debt, there are five additional obstacles that will challenge Netflix’s streaming dominance.

Netflix lost subscribers in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade. The second quarter was also the worst quarter in terms of international additions that Netflix has posted in four years.

Netflix Loses Top Shows

July 17, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix will lose its top two shows when Friends returns to WarnerMedia at the end of 2019, and The Office returns to NBCUniversal at the end of 2020.

Rise of Online Television

June 25, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Online-only television packages are getting pricier to the point that they’re approaching the same fees paid for traditional cable.

Streaming Promised Land

June 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Disney, Amazon Prime, and Netflix have pivoted to India, the world’s second largest market, after plans to launch and sustain services in the world’s most populous nation hit the Great Wall of China.

Hollywood Netflix Divorce

June 9, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Recently, anonymous sources have reported to multiple news outlets about the difficulty Hollywood will face in attempting to take back its content from Netflix.

Netflix Wins Again

May 30, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix surpassed Sky in the UK in terms of subscribers for the first time in 2019. The victory makes Netflix the most widely subscribed to media platform in the U.K.

Disney Takes Over Hulu

May 22, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Last week, Disney and Comcast came to terms whereby Disney would take sole control over Hulu. Comcast will remain a silent partner until 2024

Content Comes Home

May 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

In an industry where content is king; Netflix has worn the crown in recent years thanks to the programming libraries from the major studios.

Netflix Reigns in Canada

April 25, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Over 57% of Canadian households with internet access streamed Netflix sometime in 2018. Currently, Netflix Canada has around 6.5 million paying subscribers.

Hollywood Aims at Netflix

April 21, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix’s rapid subscriber growth slows in the United States at the worst possible moment.

Fractured Content Landscape

April 2, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

More and more consumers are piecing together entertainment content from multiple services rather than relying on a traditional cable television package.

Netflix Killer

March 27, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

The team at Apple responsible for the rollout of its new streaming service has been calling it a “Netflix Killer.”

Apple Needs Content

March 19, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Apple is announcing its new streaming service on March 25th, but the company is still scrambling to sign deals with content providers.

Back From The Brink

March 14, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

After years of internal divisions, family squabbles, lawsuits, and sexual harassment investigations, Viacom and CBS are starting to resemble real companies again.