Netflix To Present First Live Streamed Comedy Special With Chris Rock
Netflix is planning to become the first subscription video on demand (SVoD) OTT service to present a live global comedy streaming event, with a special performance featuring comedian Chris Rock. The landmark live video stream, which will be presented “early in 2023,” according to a…
Disney Reports 235.7M Total Streaming Subscribers At Close Of Its Fiscal Year
The Disney+ premium streaming service has grown to 164.2 million global subscribers, but the Walt Disney Co. warned Wednesday in its financial report for the fiscal fourth quarter that the subscriber growth rate will likely slow in the quarter ahead. Bob Chapek, The Walt Disney…
JustWatch: AVOD Streaming Interest Picked Up Prior To Launch Of Cheaper Netflix Tier
With the launch Thursday of the Netflix Basic with Ads tier, video programming search and recommendation service JustWatch issued data showing consumer interest in advertised video on demand (AVOD) services and content picked up significantly in the last three months. JustWatch said its data gathered…
Netflix Reveals Pricing, Launch Date For New `Basic With Ads’ Tier
Netflix formally announced Thursday its forthcoming Basic with Ads service tier offering subscribers a lower-priced service option with ad-supported streaming. The new Basic with Ads plan will launch in the United States on November 3rd at 9 am PT for $6.99 per month (streaming service’s…
JustWatch: Netflix Dropped SVOD Share But Remains King
Since February, Netflix’s share of streaming viewership has decreased by 8%, as Disney+ has enjoyed a 4% increase over the same timeframe, according to data released by online content search website JustWatch. However, according to the viewing data gathered from JustWatch program search and recommendations…
JustWatch Confirms Disney’s No. 1 Streaming Subscriber Status
With the news Thursday that Disney’s premium streaming services have passed long-time leader Netflix in total subscriber count, JustWatch, the online video content recommendations and information service, has issued its analysis of the achievement. JustWatch said that by the end of July, Disney+ along with…
Netflix, Microsoft To Partner On Lower Cost Ad-Supported Service Tier
Netflix is partnering with Microsoft on a new ad-supported subscription plan, the streaming service revealed in a blog posting Wednesday. “In April, we announced that we will introduce a new lower priced ad-supported subscription plan for consumers, in addition to our existing ads-free basic, standard…
Netflix’ Hastings Mulls Offering Lower Priced Tier As Sub Count Drops
Neflix CEO Reed Hastings made some interesting disclosures Tuesday in the company’s Q1 financial reporting, including a loss of 200,000 net subscribers, addressed by some moves to support profitability. With the Q1 subscriber drop-off, the company said its current worldwide subscriber count now stands at…
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