Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The week in streaming attention was much the same as last week – and the overall tone of streaming viewing started to look more like last year again, with Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) dominating overall streaming eyeballs even as rivals start to catch up on subscribers. Just like before, … Read more
wutwhanfoto Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is planning to price a new advertising-supported version of its service at $7-$9 per month, with a customer-friendly low load of ads (at least at first), Bloomberg reported. That price is roughly half the price of its most popular Standard plan, which comes for just under $15.50 per month with no advertising. … Read more
Streaming video became the top use of television time in July – a first, and the latest record surge in direct-to-consumer programming amid the ongoing secular decline of broadcast and cable viewing. After four months of new highs – and with traditional TV’s summer slowdown – streaming rose to capture a 34.8% share of usage … Read more
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Entertainment Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) runaway hit Stranger Things topped streaming ratings yet again – holding status as the only program to stream a billion minutes for the week, and then some. The show, riding high off an Independence Day weekend release of the end of its fourth season, streamed 2.947B minutes to easily … Read more
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment Another week, another several billion minutes streamed of one of Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) biggest hits, as it wrapped up its fourth season last month. Stranger Things again dominated online viewing in absolute numbers, streaming 4.8B minutes in Nielsen’s most recent weekly streaming ratings (for July 4-10). The series has dominated viewing since … Read more
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Entertainment Stranger Things (NASDAQ:NFLX) reclaimed its top spot among streaming programs with a vengeance, after Netflix released the final episodes of season 4 to another strong reaction. The mystery/horror program jumped back into the top spot with 5.911B minutes streamed in Nielsen’s most recent weekly streaming ratings (for June 27-July 3). That … Read more
Streaming video surged to still another record share of television usage in the past month, maintaining a trend where it’s set to soon become the top use of consumers’ TV time. Streaming usage took more than a third of TV usage in June, its latest record share according to “The Gauge” from Nielsen, the ratings … Read more
hernan4429/iStock via Getty Images The broader stock market pulled off another week in positive territory – but many Communications names weren’t there with it, dragged down Friday by disappointing earnings reports that tanked key stocks and saw their peers trade down in sympathy. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) rose about 1% for … Read more