Netflix

Netflix is a global streaming service that offers a wide range of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and original content to its subscribers for a monthly fee. Founded in 1997, the company has grown to become a major player in the entertainment industry, with over 200 million subscribers in more than 190 countries. The company is led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters and operates through several divisions, including content acquisition, production, and distribution. Netflix's competitors include other streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu.

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Why Netflix Will Lose in Sports

By Martin Peers · Dec 20, 2024 2:30pm PST · 2 comments

Netflix shareholders may be a happy bunch right now, after the bonanza year the video-streaming stock has enjoyed. Though its revenue is growing at a decent but unspectacular clip—15% in the third quarter—its shares have so far risen 87% this year to above $900 a share. Since their low point in mid-2022, during a freakout about Netflix’s... Netflix shareholders may be a happy bunch right now, after the bonanza year the video-streaming...

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Netflix’s NFL Games Pose Advertising Test

By Sahil Patel · Dec 6, 2024 6:00am PST · 2 comments

In Netflix’s yearslong quest to build an ad business, Dec. 25 poses a big test: It will be the first time the streaming giant shows ads in a livestream—in this case, two NFL games. And in the wake of last month’s Mike Tyson–Jake Paul boxing match, which was plagued with technical glitches, ad buyers at multiple top... In Netflix’s yearslong quest to build an ad business, Dec. 25 poses a big test: It will be...

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Netflix’s Friday Night Fights

By Nick Wingfield · Nov 15, 2024 3:30pm PST · 1 comment

Any Friday night plans? A decent number of you will probably tune into tonight’s boxing match on Netflix between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul because you’re curious whether the great heavyweight of the 1980s can, at the age of 58, beat the 27-year-old influencer turned pugilist. Another group of you may watch more because you’re curious how Netflix... Any Friday night plans? A decent number of you will probably tune into tonight’s boxing match on...

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Netflix’s Earnings Will Test Pricey Stock

By Martin Peers · Oct 14, 2024 5:00pm PDT

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Netflix’s Earnings Will Test Pricey Stock

By Martin Peers · Oct 14, 2024 5:00pm PDT

It may feel like we’ve just finished earnings season—but hey, time flies when you’re having fun. Yes, earnings are upon us again. Netflix, as always, kicks off tech’s roster of quarterly reports on Thursday. And there are a bunch of recent buyers of Netflix stock who have much riding on what the streaming giant reports.Netflix stock has hit new... It may feel like we’ve just finished earnings season—but hey, time flies when you’re having fun....

Loren Gray has a part in the upcoming Netflix film “Incoming,” which comes out on Friday. Photo: Spyglass Media Group, LLC and Artists Road, LLC/Courtesy of Netflix

Creator Economy

TikTok Queen Loren Gray on Landing Her First Netflix Role

By Kaya Yurieff · Aug 21, 2024 2:05pm PDT

Loren Gray is one of the original queens of TikTok, finding early success on its predecessor app Musical.ly in 2015 when she was just 13 years old. Now Gray is the latest social media star to break into traditional acting. She was cast in Netflix’s new film “Incoming,” slated for release Friday, which centers on a group of high school... Loren Gray is one of the original queens of TikTok, finding early success on its predecessor app...

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How a Culture Clash Hindered Netflix’s Ad Push

By Sahil Patel · Aug 15, 2024 6:00am PDT · 4 comments

The ad industry’s annual Cannes Lions festival in June is an occasion for the entire media and ad industry to gather together at parties, on yachts, at beach clubs and in private cliffside villas. Outsiders may wonder whether any real work gets done, which seemed to be a question Netflix’s new ad president, Amy Reinhard—a... The ad industry’s annual Cannes Lions festival in June is an occasion for the entire media...

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Netflix's Advertising Cloud Looms Larger

By Martin Peers · Jul 18, 2024 5:00pm PDT

Forget presidential politics—let’s talk about the third season of “Bridgerton.” The fun series about romance in quasi-Regency London was a big draw for Netflix in the second quarter, the video-streaming service noted today as it reported another solid quarter. Revenue rose 17% year on year, subscriber numbers grew about the same and its cash... Forget presidential politics—let’s talk about the third season of “Bridgerton.” The fun series...

The trailer for Netflix's "The Roast of Tom Brady." Photo via YouTube/Netflix.

The Briefing: Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast Is a Hit

By Martin Peers · May 6, 2024 5:00pm PDT

The trailer for Netflix's "The Roast of Tom Brady." Photo via YouTube/Netflix.

The Briefing: Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast Is a Hit

By Martin Peers · May 6, 2024 5:00pm PDT

Ted Sarandos should be pleased. Sunday night’s roast of retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady, aired live on Netflix, was a cultural hit, judging from the flood of praise on X (see here, here and here) and news media coverage like this. If nothing else, this symbolizes what old-TV giants have lost to Netflix. People of a certain age may remember... Ted Sarandos should be pleased. Sunday night’s roast of retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady, aired...