Netflix raises prices after subscriptions soar by 9m October 19, 2023 Netflix added 8.8m streaming subscribers in its third quarter, blowing expectations out of the water, as it revealed its latest price hike.
Netflix: More price hikes cast shadow over potential ad-tier gains October 15, 2023 Netflix is set to kick off the tech earnings season and analysts are bullish as they expect user growth and a boost from the new ad-tier.
Netflix: Price hikes boost revenues October 10, 2023 Netflix subscriber growth in the UK is buffering but its sales rose 12 per cent last year after a rate hike.
Dazn hits back at MP plans to close free-to-air sport loophole September 25, 2023 Calls from politicians to stop streaming platforms from bidding to show major sporting events have been slammed as “very narrow-minded and anti-competitive”. Sports streaming giant Dazn, best known for showing high-profile boxing matches, has hit out at recent recommendations by a group of MPs to stop streaming platforms from bidding for “crown jewel” sporting events. Crown jewel [...]
Why is Netflix jumping into the cloud gaming market? August 15, 2023 Netflix first announced its move into the cloud gaming industry back in November 2021, and it is now starting to test its games in the UK on televisions and computers as it looks to grow the service. Cloud gaming – sometimes known as gaming on demand or game streaming – allows users to play video [...]
Do viewers prefer the news or Netflix? Ofcom’s latest report reveals state of the nation August 3, 2023 Traditional news channels have beaten Netflix to secure the top spots on the nation’s television appetite as audiences increasingly drift to different media outlets, according to Ofcom’s latest annual Media Nations report. BBC One emerged as the viewers’ first port of call when switching on the TV last year, capturing 20 per cent of the [...]
Netflix: Subscribers up, password sharing down, as clampdown pays off July 20, 2023 Netflix has gained nearly six million subscribers this quarter as its password sharing clampdown bears immediate fruit. Announcing its second quarter results, the company said paid subscribers grew by 4.14m April through June as they rolled out so-called paid sharing in over 100 countries. The firm had become aware that a number of users of [...]
Netflix lookahead: Password sharing crackdown could boost revenues July 16, 2023 Netflix’s password sharing crackdown could bolster revenues for the streamer as it gears up to post second quarter results on Wednesday, analysts have suggested. With Netflix subscription sign ups having been on the rise for the past three quarters, AJ Bell analyst Danni Hewson said they are expected to come in higher in the latest [...]
Netflix, no chill as streaming giant starts password sharing crackdown: ‘An account is for use by one household ONLY’ May 24, 2023 Netflix has begun its crackdown on UK and US subscribers who are sharing their password with people who live outside of their household, in a bid to stop account sharing. The streaming giant said a Netflix account was “for use by one household” and those wanting to share accounts “with someone who doesn’t live with [...]
Can Amazon Prime, Netflix and the streamers survive the UK’s recession fears? April 20, 2023 The number of British households signed up to streaming platforms has slumped so far this year, as more cash-strapped viewers trim their subscriptions to cut costs. The number of homes subscribed to at least one video streaming platform fell to 16.1 million between January and March this year, down from 16.91 million during the same [...]