Netflix

Streaming

Apple Of Discord

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Apple TV+ subscription service will launch on November 1st for $4.99 a month. However, with only a handful of shows available, it will not frustrate the launch of Disney+ or challenge Netflix in a meaningful way.

Streaming

Netflix Market Report: Part Two

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Part Two: Netflix Trends, International, Feature Films. Through the first six months of 2019, Netflix’s customer acquisition costs have ballooned to $292 per subscriber.

Streaming

Netflix Market Report: Part One

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Part One: Netflix Subscribers and Exclusivity. Netflix lost subscribers in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade. The next battleground in streaming will take place over content exclusivity.

Uncharted Waters
Streaming

Uncharted Waters

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By reclaiming their content from licensees to launch standalone streaming services, traditional media companies are sailing headlong into uncharted waters.

OTT Trends
Distribution

European OTT Trends

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European broadcasters and content providers are implementing three strategies in the online content delivery market to stave off competition from Disney, Amazon and Netflix.

SVOD Licensing Rates
Streaming

Netflix Faces Slowdown

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

Distribution

Follow The Leader

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NBCUniversal, who competed against Disney for Fox, is planning to follow Disney’s lead in India with the purchase of Zee Entertainment.

Streaming

Netflix Lost Subscribers

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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.

Streaming

Netflix Loses Top Shows

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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.

Big Spenders
Production

Hey Big Spenders

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To woo subscribers away from Netflix, Disney, AT&T, and Apple are spending big bucks to produce original series content.