In its second week on Netflix, Wednesday once again dominated the Nielsen U.S. streaming charts. The series accumulated 5.3B minutes viewed from November 28 to December 4.
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In just a few months’ time, streaming has gone from fountain of youth — a virtual Schwab’s Drug Store where 100-year-old media companies felt like they would be discovered again — to a cash-guzzling headache for both digital natives and newbies alike.
Even during the pandemic, streaming remained an all-consuming colossus and something of a fever dream. Over a six-month span from late 2019 through 2020, many billions were spent. Apple got into the game after years dithering dating back to the Steve Jobs era. Disney, WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal also entered the frenzy to catch up with Netflix after spending years contentedly cashing its checks. Discovery+ and the revamped Paramount+ followed a short time later.
This grand pivot would be costly, media giants warned investors, but soon they would have direct relationships to consumers. Fewer intermediaries, like movie theater owners or pay-TV operators haggling over terms. Less ambiguity about the targets of their advertising and programming messages. Finally, the mantra would be reality — entertainment available whenever and however a customer wanted it. Tech players like Roku and Apple, meanwhile, believed original streaming fare would be ideally suited to the infrastructure they have built — especially if awards could be added to the shelf.
This year, though, a funny thing happened on the way to Shangri-La. Netflix fell out of bed, reporting its first subscriber losses in more than a decade, and got off to a rough start in ad-supported streaming and struggled with how to charge subscribers for the long-free perk of password sharing. All streaming operations fell under intense scrutiny and stocks plunged, burdened additionally by a souring global economy. Profits and
In its second week on Netflix, Wednesday once again dominated the Nielsen U.S. streaming charts. The series accumulated 5.3B minutes viewed from November 28 to December 4.
Ginny & Georgia is back for on Netflix. The series—about the lopsided dynamic between a 15-year-old girl named Ginny and her mom, 30-something Georgia—can be totally off-the-wall, but that's also the fun of it, especially thanks to the sensational cast .“Just when you thought you knew what to expect from Ginny & Georgia, season two is going to surprise you,” creator Sarah Lampert and showrunner Debra J.
It’s been another challenging year in the world of content creation and the climate has arguably demanded more gumption and savviness from its leaders than ever before. With the business increasingly looking beyond U.S. shores for revenues and opportunities for growth, Deadline’s International Disruptors column continues to highlight some of the key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. These are the leaders who are thriving in the midst of the tidal changes so take a look back at 2022’s standouts below.
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By now, it should come as no surprise that Netflix‘s Wednesday generated a massive audience in its opening week. The series landed at the top of Nielsen’s U.S. streaming charts in its first week on Netflix with a massive 5.9B minutes viewed.
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! It's coooooold in January, so snuggle up with the last of the holiday candy and a big puffy blanket and get your stream on. by adding a bunch of new movies, series and documentaries.
, of course.The good news is, it's not a total bloodbath. Just over a dozen English-language titles are leaving, and you'll be able to find all of them streaming or available for rent somewhere.
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