Streaming Subscribers Resist Idea Of Trading Down From Ad-Free To Ad-Supported Tiers Despite Cost Savings – Study

Zack Sharf Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu does not like superhero movies. The Oscar winner said in 2014 while promoting “Birdman” that superhero movies were a form of “cultural genocide,” adding, “I don’t respond to those characters. They have been poison because the audience is so overexposed to plot and explosions and shit that doesn’t mean nothing about the experience of being human.” Robert Downey Jr. weighed in on Iñarritu’s comment in 2015 during an interview with The Guardian to promote his turn as Iron Man in the Marvel blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” but the actor’s retort was somewhat controversial. Downey Jr. noted that he “respects the heck out of” Iñarritu but also mocked Iñarritu’s Spanish roots by saying, “For a man whose native tongue is Spanish to be able to put together a phrase like ‘cultural genocide’ just speaks to how bright he is.”

Netflix said, “So long, Salvatores!” The streaming service removed The Vampire Diaries on Saturday, September 3, but Elena, Damon and Stefan have already found a new home.

Call it third time lucky.

Zack Sharf The summer movie season is technically over after the Labor Day holiday weekend, but it’s still living on in a big way this month on streaming. September sees the streaming debuts of top summer blockbusters such as Disney’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and Universal’s “Jurassic World Dominion,” the latter of which has grossed just under $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

is what's going on with Netflix's hit series based on their lives, . The drama series has just cast its —one to play the now 40-year-old as a teenager, the other to play him in his late teens and early 20s—and its for season six. reported on September 2 that Rufus Kampa will take on the role of the younger Wills, while Ed McVey will portray the slightly older William. Both actors have certainly got the jawlines to make convincing princes.

BreAnna Bell During the Aug. 1 – Aug. 7 viewing window, Disney’s “Lightyear” soared to the No. 3 place on the Nielsen streaming programs chart, raking in 1.3 billion minutes viewed after its premiere on Disney+. The “Toy Story” spinoff scored No. 1 on the movies list, leading Netflix’s “Uncharted,” which premiered on Aug. 5 to 1 billion minutes watched. “The Sandman” broke into Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings following its Aug. 5 release date at No. 4. In its first three days of availability, the fantasy drama based on Neil Gaiman’s comic book series, recorded 1.02 billion minutes viewed. The show followed the platform’s traditional playbook and released 10 episodes on its original release date, as well as a surprise bonus episode two weeks later on Aug. 19.

With five titles surpassing 1 billion minutes of streaming, the week of August 1 to 7 found a familiar champion on the Nielsen streaming chart: Stranger Things.

Bloomberg News was “speculation” and that execs were still mulling a price point for the tier, which will be rolled out to select markets before the end of the year.“We are still in the early days of deciding how to launch a lower-priced, ad-supported tier and no decisions have been made. So this is all just speculation at this point,” a Netflix rep said.Bloomberg reported Friday that the streaming giant, known for hits like “Stranger Things,” “You” and “Bridgerton,” is looking to price its commercial-supported offering between $7 and $9 to compete with rival Disney.

Virgin River unseated longtime streaming champ Stranger Things on Nielsen’s weekly U.S. chart, racking up more than 2.6 billion minutes of viewing from July 18 to 24.

Selome Hailu The reign of “Stranger Things” is no more.During the July 18-July 24 viewing window, “Virgin River” took the No. 1 position on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 Streaming chart, thanks to the debut of its fourth season on July 22.

More people watched streaming than cable in July, the first time that’s happened, Nielsen announced Thursday as part of its The Gauge report.Streaming accounted for a 34.8% share of total TV consumption. Cable came in at 34.4% and broadcast captured a 21.6% share.

Viewership of streaming programming surpassed that of cable TV for the first time in July, Nielsen reported.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmericans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV.Streaming platforms, led by Netflix, in July 2022 for the first time surpassed cable networks to claim the largest share of U.S. TV viewing for the month, according to new data from Nielsen.

K.J. Yossman The streaming sector in the U.K.

Michaela Zee editor“Cobra Kai” is stirring up some action in the dojo once again as Netflix releases the first official trailer for Season 5.Following last season’s All Valley Karate Tournament, Season 5 reveals that Terry Silver — who now has complete control of Cobra Kai — is planning to expand the dojo across the San Fernando Valley. If Terry goes unchecked, he and his Cobra Kai teachers will spread their form of brutal karate like wildfire.

Ashley Hume “Never Have I Ever” executive producer Mindy Kaling, showrunner Lang Fisher and the stars of the Netflix coming-of-age dramedy celebrated the debut of its third season at the Westwood Village Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday night.The show follows Indian American teenager Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she copes with the sudden death of her father while also navigating complicated relationships with her family members, romantic interests and peers at her high school in L.A.’s Sherman Oaks neighborhood.The cast and crew had not previously been able to attend an in-person premiere for the hit series, which debuted shortly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The excitement was palpable as hundreds of fans lined the streets around the theater and cheered on the arrival of the stars. “I feel like I’m at the Oscars,” Kaling told Variety.