Netflix, ABC top list of must-keep TV brands in 2025
A new consumer survey conducted by the Strategic Counsel has found Netflix to be the top must-keep TV brand among most American households.
Netflix
Netflix ($NFLX) is an international, subscription-based television and movie service based in Los Gatos, California. The company operates a global streaming service with thousands of TV shows and movies, including some originals, as well as a direct-to-home DVD rental service. As of January 2023, the company had over 231 million subscribers worldwide.
NASA to stream rocket launches through Netflix this year
NASA will begin broadcasting most of its live television programming, including its famed rocket launches and spacewalks, through Netflix later this summer.
Netflix to grow subscribers base by 8 million with Canal deal
The deal will help Netflix make further inroads in a region with intense competition from domestic pay TV and streaming platforms.
European streamers start to embrace ads on Netflix
TV and film fans in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and other countries are watching more Netflix content on its ad-supported tier.
Netflix strikes linear TV deal with TF1 Group in France
French subscribers of the streaming platform will have access to TF1’s linear TV channels and on-demand content, starting in 2026.
Nielsen: Streaming platforms surpass traditional TV in May
Streaming video platforms surpassed the collective efforts of broadcast and cable television channels as the most-used medium for watching TV in May.
Netflix partners with Yahoo DSP for programmatic ad buys
The partnership involves all 12 regions where Netflix offers its ad-supported tier of service.
Ampere: Young streamers are more-likely to cancel services
Costs are cited among the numerous factors that convince 18-to-34 year old consumers to drop a subscription video service.
Gracenote: Live sports fueled SVOD content growth in Q2
Four of the five largest streaming services measured by Gracenote increased their live sports offerings during Q2.
Nielsen: Linear TV continues dominance in April
Traditional linear TV continued to dominate over streaming, with news and sports boosting broadcast and cable TV platforms.
Netflix grabs worldwide streaming rights to “Sesame Street”
Netflix announced on Monday it has snagged the worldwide streaming distribution rights to Sesame Street, a deal that also involves games.
Netflix says ad-supported tier has 94 million users
Netflix says 94 million users around the world are streaming content with ads.
IAB: Sports helped draw more advertising to connected TV platforms
Some broadcasters are making certain sports programs available exclusively through their streaming platforms, while services like Netflix and Amazon are aggressively pursuing similar rights.
Netflix logs $10.5 billion in global revenue during Q1
Q1 revenue was 12.5 percent higher when compared to last year, and 3 percent higher on a sequential basis; Netflix is forecasting further revenue and subscriber growth in Q2.
Nielsen: March Madness boosts traditional TV viewing over streaming
The annual men’s college basketball tournament drew sizable audiences to CBS and TNT, with the cable TV sector benefitting the most.
Netflix expands availability of subtitles in original content
Netflix will make it easier for streamers to watch international content by adding support for subtitles in more than 30 languages.
Looper: Streamers shrug off sports on apps
Most TV fans surveyed by the data analytics firm said sports weren’t a determining factor in staying with or churning out of a streaming service.
NFL will stream Christmas Day game on Amazon’s Prime Video
Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video will share distribution rights to three National Football League (NFL) games played on Christmas Day, the league confirmed on Tuesday.
Hub: Streamers split on whether NFL makes Netflix more attractive
Streamers are near-evenly divided over wither Netflix’s distribution of NFL games on Christmas made them more or less likely to subscribe or keep their memberships active.
Parks: Most fans keep sports streaming subscriptions active during off-season
As more sports moves to streaming, fans are growing comfortable — and satisfied — with the available options to watch their favorite teams.
Hub: Streaming surpasses cable as sports platform of choice
More sports fans say they’re willing to buy an SVOD service to watch live games, displacing broadcast and cable networks in Hub’s annual report.
Ampere: Streaming revenue surpasses public TV in Europe
Public service broadcasters are seeing viewership and revenue shift toward premium services like Netflix and Prime Video, but their on-demand platforms are still popular.
Antenna: Bundles help SVOD services manage subscription churn
Streaming services are gaining a better handle on churn by offering lower-priced, ad-supported tiers and by bundling with other services, according to a new report from Antenna.
Netflix content officer expresses interest in Sunday football rights
A Netflix executive is hoping the company gets Sunday afternoon games from the NFL, but one of the company’s co-CEOs says full season rights could be a complicated endeavor.
Dataxis: Ad-supported streaming plans taking off in Europe
More Europeans are streaming content with ads on services like Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon’s Prime Video, according to new research from Dataxis.
Nielsen: Football boosted season TV viewership in January
NFL and college football programming, plus other live events, helped lift traditional TV’s share of viewership over streaming’s lead in January.
Ampere: Streamers to pay over $12 billion for sports rights in 2025
Streaming television services are expected to fork over more than $12 billion for the rights to live sports programming this year.
Parks: Cord-cutters choosing more ad-supported streaming platforms
More than half of Americans have ditched cable and satellite or never paid for it in the first place, according to Parks Associates.
Luminate: TV production continued to slow in 2024
Cable networks and streaming platforms suffered the worst, while broadcast networks rebounded.
Broadcast, cable TV continue to top Nielsen’s The Gauge
Linear TV captured more than 46 percent of total TV time in December, compared with streaming’s 43 percent.
Netflix reaches 700 million streamers, will raise prices in U.S.
Netflix saw its global customer base increase to 300 million paid accounts by the end of 2024.
Media, entertainment companies commit millions to Los Angeles wildfire relief
Netflix, Amazon, Paramount and CBS, Comcast and NBC, Fox, Nexstar and Sinclair are among the companies raising money for fire relief.
NFL games on Netflix average 30 million global viewers
Two NFL games streamed live on Netflix during the Christmas Day holiday drew 30 million viewers each, according to new data from the league.
Christmas NFL games draw 65 million viewers to Netflix
The Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game was the more-popular of the two Christmas Day NFL matches, per Nielsen ratings.
Beyoncé Christmas halftime show will stream as special on Netflix
The Beyoncé halftime performance during the second of two Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix will be available to stream as a separate special later this week.
NFL games on Netflix stream smoothly on Christmas
The NFL’s early partnership with Netflix appears to have gone off without a hitch on Christmas Day.
NFL Plus, DAZN to archive Netflix Christmas Day games
Two NFL games will be available to stream on-demand through Netflix for just a few hours after the live broadcasts conclude.
Netflix gets U.S. rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup
Netflix has clinched the exclusive domestic television rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament in 2027 and 2031.
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Netflix over subscriber losses
A federal judge has tossed a shareholder lawsuit that accused Netflix of concealing the effects of password sharing on subscriber growth.
EverPass to distribute Netflix Christmas football games to bars, hotels
EverPass Media has struck a deal with Netflix and the NFL to offer two Christmas Day football games to businesses.