Follow Up: The Dawn of Streaming Consolidation

In July 2022, we looked at the emerging consumer frustrations of the streaming industry, the rising DTC (direct to consumer) costs, and the unrelated but relevant onset of 1990s nostalgia. A close examination of the media landscape brought to light significant parallels between the entertainment and retail sectors. Today, as we revisit that analysis in the light of new developments in August 2023, we find a noticeable shift toward consolidation. This shift is a response to evolving consumer behaviors and industry pressures. Variety magazine’s Intelligence Platform, a paid industry data service, proclaimed: “Hard Bundles Are The Future of Subscription Video Packaging.”

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Member Brief: Winning Time, Netflix Subscribers, and You

Netflix’s Q1 tells a bigger story, and it has something to do with Jerry West, Travis Kalanick, Oxycontin, and We. More on that in a bit. In this week’s earnings results, Netflix said it lost 200,000 subscribers during the first quarter, the company’s first decline in paid users in over a decade. The churn was greatest in North America (600,000) and Russia (700,000). CFO Spencer Neumman:

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Member Brief: Eddie and Cactus Jack

Netflix is growing up and Disney is playing it safe. The impending battle between Netflix and Disney Plus is shaping up to become a pivotal moment in streaming’s 22 year history. Two titans are swinging for a monopoly in a field that had none before it. Or is that the case, after all? The pioneer in streaming entertainment has been challenged by the historical favorite in entertainment and intellectual property. But consumers have seen a contrast like this before.

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