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Netflix Says Apple Not A Threat
Earnings // April 16, 2019

Netflix’s first quarter earnings results showed the highest net additions of subscribers measured on a quarterly basis at 9.6 million new subscribers, up 8 percent year on year. That came in above the 8.9 million that had been expected. In terms of headline earnings numbers,...

Users Can Now Pay For Hulu With Venmo Accounts
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 06, 2018

Hulu users have a brand-new way to pay, the company announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Hulu and Venmo have teamed up to provide Venmo’s payment services to the streaming platform. “At Hulu, we want to bring our viewers choice and flexibility in as many ways...

Online Fitness Experiences Where Signup Is The Light Lift Differentiator
Retail // November 20, 2018

For fitness aficionados and those just looking to get in a workout, several online platforms have emerged to help them bring home the gym experience. But NEOU Co-founder Nathan Forster found that existing offerings forced consumers to buy expensive equipment and lacked a great user...

Netflix Trials Mobile-Only Subscription
Subscriptions // November 14, 2018

Netflix, the leading streaming content service company, is gearing up to test a cheaper version of its service in select markets in an effort to increase sales. Bloomberg, citing Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings, reported that while Netflix hasn’t committed to lowering its prices, Hastings...

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Barclays Foresees 100M Apple TV+ Subscribers In First Year

October 18, 2019
Analysts from Barclays are predicting that Apple TV+ could see over 100 million subscribers in its first year — and raised the tech giant’s price target to $224 per share from $207 per share. The new streaming service — which will feature free original content for device owners, and a subscription platform for existing digital […]

Netflix Says Apple Not A Threat

April 16, 2019
Netflix’s first quarter earnings results showed the highest net additions of subscribers measured on a quarterly basis at 9.6 million new subscribers, up 8 percent year on year. That came...

Users Can Now Pay For Hulu With Venmo Accounts

December 06, 2018
Hulu users have a brand-new way to pay, the company announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Hulu and Venmo have teamed up to provide Venmo’s payment services to the streaming platform....

Netflix Trials Mobile-Only Subscription

November 14, 2018
Netflix, the leading streaming content service company, is gearing up to test a cheaper version of its service in select markets in an effort to increase sales. Bloomberg, citing Chief...