by Sarah Min | Nov 26, 2018 | Companies, Disney, Netflix, News
In the fast-approaching streaming wars, Disney has a branding problem. While its own streaming app, called Disney Plus, will corner the family market when it rolls out in late 2019, it won’t be competing against Netflix for eyeballs that search for edgier and more...
by Prachi Bhardwaj | Dec 9, 2017 | Companies, Netflix, News, Previews, Stocks
Roughly three hundred miles north of Hollywood, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and his team are eagerly flipping through movie scripts ranging from million-dollar indie films to multi-million-dollar mainstream flicks. They’re looking for Netflix’s new...
by Prachi Bhardwaj | Nov 24, 2017 | Companies, Netflix, News, Stocks
Netflix’s stock price and its most recent earnings results tell a success story, but the company’s high valuation is based on a questionable business model that’s baffling some investors. It’s a huge risk for those hoping to capitalize on one of the fastest-growing...
by Prachi Bhardwaj | Oct 25, 2017 | Companies, Netflix, News, Previews, Stocks
Netflix’s stock soared on Monday Oct. 16, 2017, when the company beat analyst subscriber growth expectations. But that stock-driving metric has two factors, and one of them is flattening out just short of its goal. Netflix added net 5.3 million subscribers in the...
by Prachi Bhardwaj | Sep 18, 2017 | Companies, Netflix, News
To compete with emerging and existing streaming services, Netflix is spending billions of dollars on original content, and it’s depending on international subscribers to fund it. The streaming company is working with a $6 billion content budget for 2017. Rival...
by Kara Chin | Dec 18, 2016 | Companies, Netflix, News
When Netflix arrived in Australia last year, Tony Sanchez immediately signed up for it, expecting good content. “When I first got it, it was disappointing,” said Sanchez, a 34-year-old American living in Australia. “I thought there would be a bigger movie selection.”...
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