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Localisation needs to support paid sharing as the key revenue growth driver for Netflix

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Tim Mulligan

2 Jun 2023

Business Strategy

Netflix finds itself at yet another inflection point as it rolls out its paid sharing plan in the US. With a saturated domestic market (32% of paid members in Q1 2023 were from North America), finding...

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Are streaming TV services poised to become pay TV channels in all but name?

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Ben Woods

16 May 2023

Amazon Prime Video

The streaming TV landscape is changing rapidly. Leading entertainment industry executives are questioning every aspect of the subscription video on-demand (SVOD) model in pursuit of sustainable profits....

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Netflix’s risk averse strategy is right for the retention age

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Ben Woods

12 Apr 2023

Stranger Things

Netflix is known for its fearless approach to financing new movies and shows. And yet the recent flurry of press coverage suggests the streaming TV service behind Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is now...

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Love is (not) sharing a password: Why Netflix’s crackdown on account sharing is a longer-term gamble

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Hanna Kahlert

15 Feb 2023

Media and Marketing

Audience Insight

After a successful trial in Latin America, Netflix is planning to roll out its solution to account sharing worldwide over the next year, called ‘ paid sharing ’. For every user on an account who does...

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Why the paid sharing push by Netflix is a sign of weakness

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Tim Mulligan

27 Jan 2023

InNetflix’s Q4 2022 earnings, the world’s pre-eminent subscription video on demand (SVOD) service painted a bullish picture of a company having navigated a difficult 2022. In its own words : “2022...

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Netflix adds a splash of colour to 2023 content marketing

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Ashleigh Millar

11 Jan 2023

Netflix originals

Netflix has catapulted itself into being one of the first viral entertainment-focused discussions of 2023. Its new original series, Kaleidoscope , released on January 1st, has caused chatter throughout...

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Netflix feels the pressure of succumbing to market demands around advertising

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Tim Mulligan

22 Dec 2022

Netflix basic with ads

The revelation that Netflix is returning “unspent” ad dollars to advertisers reveals the pressure that the world’s second largest subscription video on demand (SVOD) service finds itself under. Netflix’s...

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Why TV is at risk of losing its cultural value

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Hanna Kahlert

21 Dec 2022

Warner Bros Discovery

Humans have been telling stories since they first looked at the sky and decided that clusters of stars resembled scorpions and centaurs. Storytelling is intrinsic to culture. It builds relationships, religions,...

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Why HBO Max being back on Amazon Prime highlights the growing risk of piracy

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Hanna Kahlert

8 Dec 2022

Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon have announced that HBO Max will become available on Prime Video channels in the US, with users able to subscribe through the Amazon platform. HBO Max was previously withdrawn...

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A resurgent Netflix has reassured Wall Street despite the warning signs appearing in emerging markets

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Tim Mulligan

19 Oct 2022

Netflix Q3 2022

emerging markets

Netflix Q3 2022 results were well received by the financial markets, with NFLX shares up 14.4% in after-hours trading. This follows a challenging year for the world’s largest subscription video on demand...

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Quick take: Are Netflix’s games efforts still in line with the consumer needs of today?

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Karol Severin

29 Sep 2022

It has been a year since Netflix announced its first games studio acquisition. Two days ago, it announced the launch of its own in-house gaming studio based in Finland, bringing a fourth gaming studio...

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Why Netflix is doubling down on strengthening its media fusion IP moat

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Tim Mulligan

14 Sep 2022

Assassins Creed

It has been a difficult year for Netflix so far. 2022 has brought some home truths to a growth strategy that had become complacent in the wake of the streaming service’s Covid bounce, and where Netflix’s...

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Hate-watching: The rise of contextual consumption

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Hanna Kahlert

24 Aug 2022

In the over-saturated entertainment ecosystem , attention is the name of the game. All propositions are competing for the most focused attention, striving for more dynamic engagement , and trying to find...

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Netflix versus AMC – a tale of two fandoms

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Tim Mulligan

11 Aug 2022

The last two weeks have witnessed two contrasting approaches toward the increasingly fragmented world of show fandom. First of all, it was revealed that Netflix has taken legal action against Abigail Barlow...

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Netflix sues Barlow and Bear: is all fair in love and content creation?

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Ashleigh Millar

4 Aug 2022

Barlow and Bear

TikTok sensations and The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical composers, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, are being sued by subscription video on demand (SVOD) giant Netflix, and it raises the question: how far...

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Why Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for video ad dominance

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Tim Mulligan

14 Jul 2022

SVODd advertising

Yesterday Netflix announced that it was partnering with Microsoft as its global advertising technology and sales partner to help it deliver upon its plan (announced in April) to build a new lower priced...

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The ad risk for Netflix

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Tim Mulligan

5 Jul 2022

At Netflix’s inaugural appearance at the Cannes Lions Festival two weeks ago, it was confirmed that it was indeed launching an ad-supported tier to its 221 million strong subscription video on demand...

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Music streaming is failing to foster cultural moments – but it does not have to

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Hanna Kahlert

29 Jun 2022

Listening to music is, and has always been, an intrinsically emotional experience. Music does not appeal to rational dialogue or scientific evidence; it directly evokes the feelings beneath. It can be...

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Why ads are Netflix’s podcast moment

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Tim Mulligan

28 Jun 2022

In the interim between Netflix’s worse than expected Q1 22 results and its looming Q2 22 results, Netflix is now rapidly moving forwards with an ad-supported tier for its previous ad-free subscription...

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What Roku brings to an under-pressure Netflix

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Tim Mulligan

15 Jun 2022

Rumours are swirling in the streaming world that under-fire Netflix could be about to acquire Roku. For the world’s leading streaming video on demand (SVOD) service to even consider acquiring a leading...

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