Peacock led all streamers in monetizing per hour of streaming viewing, in terms of ad and subscription revenue, according to MoffettNathanson Research. But Peacock and other streamers are still far
behind when it comes to monetizing viewing from their linear TV viewing.
Do Kantar's survey results suggest what kind of switching rates Disney+ and Netflix might see in the U.S., as they intro their ad-supported video-on-demand offerings?
Netflix is moving its premium brand into the ad-supported world -- and that could mean trouble, says Jeffrey Wlodarczak, principal/senior analyst of Pivotal Research Group. It could cheapen the brand.
SMI says Netflix has a clear opportunity to hit this "sweet spot" of $25-$45 CPM, which few CTV/digital media sellers have attained. Hulu is just below this mark at $24 CPM, while at the high end is
HBO Max at more than $50. YouTube is at the low end with $16, but is the current leader in median monthly impressions with around 1.7 million.
Netflix has few challengers in streaming minutes of viewing, but there is a growing list of second-tier and third-tier competitors, according to MoffettNathanson Research's analysis of Q2 2022 Nielsen
data.
Netflix has dropped from first to fourth in overall satisfaction. Among ad-supported streamers, HBO Max gets the highest marks, and Hulu the lowest
The biggest moves will come with realignment as Jon Diament, Karen Grinthal and Greg Regis divide responsibilities among the company's more than 20 cable TV networks. Reports last month suggested the
new Warner Bros. Discovery would cut around 30% of its ad force as part of the goal CEO David Zaslav outlined to investors, to achieve $3 billion in synergistic savings as a result of the merger.
The latest Hub video monetization study also finds viewers' estimates of their total TV spending and what they think is a "reasonable" amount to spend on TV are both declining, and just 20% say
they're willing to pay to share accounts.
The Discovery CEO may be more the TV-media centric boss for all things WarnerMedia, including HBO Max, than the less entertainment-savvy AT&T.
Cord-cutters now make up 38% of CTV households, compared with 22% in 2020, as more people abandon cable and satellite service.
Customer satisfaction with streaming services such as Netflix, HBO Max, Peacock and Apple TV+ is surprisingly lower than expected, a new study says.
Netflix's new $15.50 price is also just shy of the $16 highest-acceptable price, per new Morning Consult consumer research.
YouTube, Netflix led the top five apps by number of downloads in the U.S. and worldwide in 2021, reports App Annie.
New streamers Paramount+ and HBO Max saw large gains in purchase consideration intent in a year that saw muted growth on that indicator, due to the pandemic dynamics, reports Morning Consult.
Netflix has maintained its spot as the most popular video streaming service in the past couple of years.
Total "churn" was 6% in the second quarter of this year, down from 8%, according to Kantar Entertainment on Demand.
Asked about intent to cancel, 39% cited Showtime, while HBO Max and Netflix were at just 11% and 12%.
WarnerMedia's movie release schedule in the near term will cater to both exclusive films for cinemas and simultaneous releases for streaming/theaters, says Jason Kilar, WarnerMedia CEO, speaking at a
MoffettNathanson Research investor event Thursday.
HBO Max's gains were driven by its debuting movies in sync with theater releases. Paramount+ and Discovery+ also showed strong growth, and Disney+ scored the period's two highest-rated series.
One of the unintended consequences of the explosion of subscription video streaming services and the ways they market themselves is that they are indoctrinating a new generation of entertainment
consumers who are more like promotion-savvy consumer packaged goods customers looking for the next new deal.
The largest and most established streamers' share of new U.S. SVOD subscriptions was down to 7.4% in Q4, while Amazon Prime Video and newbie HBO Max had 18.2% and 19.2% shares, respectively.
"Wonder Woman 1984" helped push HBO Max to a 19.2% share of new streaming subscribers.