Media Management
Netflix loses German court battle over use of HEVC patent
A German court ruled that Netflix is infringing a patent through its transmission of HEVC video, which the streaming service employs to provide Ultra...
Netflix
Production & Post
Maidstone Studios enters The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Maidstone Studios has played host to Wes Anderson’s new Netflix film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. The 39 minute film, which stars Benedict...
Media Consumption
Analysts: Big six streamers will hit $72 billion in revenues by 2029
Netflix will remain the leader of the pack with $34 billion expected by 2029 – more than Disney+, HBO Max and Paramount+ combined
Media Delivery
Netflix smashes analysts’ expectations, adds another 2.4 million subs across Europe
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos told analysts that Netflix does not intend to move into live sports, but will instead focus on "sports-adjacent programming"
Media Delivery
Netflix details 2022 sustainability achievements in ESG Report
Netflix said its data storage and cloud computation carbon footprint in 2022 was reduced by approximately 98 per cent compared to the previous year
Business
TVBEurope June/July 2023 issue now available
The new issue includes a focus on IP and standards; we meet Huw Cordey, series producer of Netflix natural history series Our Planet II,...
Media Delivery
Netflix ‘in talks to stream first live sport event’
The steamer is in early discussions to broadcast a celebrity golf tournament which would feature some of the stars of its Drive to Survive...
Media Management
Netflix develops in-house frame rate playback
According to a post of the streamer's Technology blog, it is possible for an application like Netflix to manipulate the presentation time stamp value of...
Media Delivery
‘Plenty of growth left’: Global SVoD subscribers set to reach 1.76 billion by 2028
According to Digital TV Research, Disney Plus will add 57 million subscribers subscribers over the next five years, but Netflix will remain the largest...
Media Consumption
New on demand research shows struggle for Netflix in UK
Kantar's UK entertainment on demand study shows promising signs for ITVX and AppleTV+, while Netflix experiences a gradual decline across all areas, including content...
Media Consumption
Mixed results for Netflix
More questions than answers from earnings report as streaming giant offers lighter forecast than expected
Business
UK government publishes draft Media Bill, Ofcom to regulate global streamers
The global streamers could face fines of up to £250,000 or be restricted in the UK entirely if they are found to have broken...
Production & Post
Case study: Creating the beauty and horror of All Quiet on the Western Front
Editor Sven Budelmann discusses his work on the Oscar-nominated drama, and how his close collaboration with director Edward Berger led to creating a film...
Production & Post
All Quiet on the Western Front, Elvis lead BAFTA Film Awards technical winners
The Netflix-produced All Quiet on the Western Front was the night's big winner, picking up seven awards
Media Management
How Netflix is using the cloud to get productions over the finish line
Netflix's director of production strategy Jeff Shapiro, and Peter Cioni, director of production business development, talk to TVBEurope about how the streamer is using...
Audio
Netflix adds spatial audio to more than 700 titles
Titles such as Stranger Things, The Watcher, Wednesday, and Knives Out: Glass Onion are now available in immersive, cinematic sound
Media Delivery
Kantar: British streaming market shows signs of growth
According to the company's latest Entertainment on Demand report, Netflix's new AVoD option drew a "muted response" in Great Britain
Business
Comcast beats Netflix to be named top AV group in Europe
Report by the European Audiovisual Observatory found the top 100 audiovisual companies in Europe grew by 17 per cent in 2021 when compared to...
Media Delivery
Netflix beats Q4 expectations, Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO
Netflix now has 230.75 million customers globally, adding a further 3.2 million customers in EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa)
Media Delivery
Global video traffic rose by almost a quarter in 2022
For the first time, Netflix replaced YouTube as the individual app generating the most traffic, with TikTok, Disney Plus, and Hulu among the top...
Business
Netflix to open new engineering hub in Poland
According to the company, since it first launched its Polish language service it has created over 30 Polish films and TV series
Production & Post
How the colourist steered the look of Netflix’s Young Royals season two
Edison's senior colourist Carl Skaff details the work behind the scenes on the Netflix drama, and the importance of maintaining the show's look in...
Business
UK government ‘to give Ofcom power to regulate the streamers’
According to reports, the government wants to give the UK regulator the power to fine the streamers up to £250,000 if they are found...
Media Delivery
Netflix celebrates a decade of Open Connect
Netflix said its improved video compression technology means that it now delivers content at half the bitrate of five years ago
Production & Post
Netflix opens Tres Cantos production facility expansion
Tres Cantos features the first remote editing system in Spain, as well as with 30 new rooms which Netflix says will make it easier...
Production & Post
Netflix, AWS partner to bring rendering in the cloud to visual effects companies
Netflix said the aim of the partnership is to support a healthy VFX ecosystem, and helping VFX studios move toward the cloud is a...
Media Delivery
Netflix prepares for first live, global streaming event
Chris Rock comedy gig is set to stream in early 2023
Media Management
Netflix deploys open source software in worldwide content operations
The GPAC Project on Advanced Content is an open source software that provides a modular multimedia framework for packaging, streaming, inspecting and playing content
Media Delivery
Video advertising workflow platform Peach supports Netflix’s new ad tier
Peach provides a connected advertising workflow, enabling users to deliver their ads to Netflix straight from the edit suite
Media Management
Netflix becomes first streamer to have TV series and films preserved in BFI National Archive
Shows such as Bridgerton, Heartstopper and Top Boy will be digitally preserved for generations to come, said the BFI
Production & Post
VFX coalition ACCESS:VFX creates European chapter, Netflix sponsors
European chapter intends to promote initiatives such as its e-mentoring scheme, industry apprenticeships and awareness-building events
Media Delivery
Tadum! Netflix subscriber numbers bounce back in Q3
Streamer's global subscriber base is now 223.1 million
Media Delivery
Netflix now in direct competition with free-to-air broadcasters
The streamers move to incorporate an ad service was not part of the company's script, but is a significant move which takes it in...
Media Consumption
Netflix signs up to BARB
BARB is the first industry-owned audience currency in the world that Netflix has joined. The board will now report daily Netflix viewing from 1...
Media Delivery
Analyst: No Netflix and churn (yet)
Globally, SVoD subscriptions will increase by 475 million between 2021 and 2027 to reach 1.68 billion predicts Digital TV Research
Media Delivery
Netflix’s AVoD platform ‘could reach 40 million global viewers by Q3 2023’
Netflix expects to attract advertisers from a dozen launch markets, including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy
Media Delivery
Six US-based platforms to account for 81 per cent of all SVoD subscriptions in Western Europe by 2027
Netflix is predicted to add three million more subscribers in Western Europe over the next five years, with its share of the total number...
Business
Analysts: Netflix set for bigger ad revenues in Western Europe than United States
Almost one in five of Western Europe’s Netflix users will be on the ad tier by 2027 predicts Ampere Analysis
Media Delivery
Netflix’s ad-supported tier may stop users from downloading content
An independent developer has reportedly found code that informs users they can not download content on the streamer's forthcoming advertising plan
Media Delivery
Unsubscribe: UK viewers continue to drop streaming services says BARB
However, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus bucked the trend with both adding subscribers during Q2
Media Delivery
What Netflix and Microsoft’s ad-tech partnership means for the media industry
Eamonn Armstrong, senior director product development at MediaKind, looks at the implications of the Netflix/Microsoft deal and offers insights on the broader shift within...
Media Delivery
Netflix to launch advertising in early 2023, co-CEO predicts death or linear in ‘next 5-10 years’
Globally, Netflix lost 970,00 subscribers during Q2 2022, but it is predicting it will add one million during Q3