Netflix has surely changed our viewing experience of video content. A wide variety of content at the place, Netflix aims to serve each of its viewers with the genre they wish. From its inception, it has aimed to bring drastic change to the entertainment industry. With the first DVD-by- mail, then streaming media and then organizing curated video content, it has just grown massive.
This year they are going to invest about $8 billion worth of content. The traditional viewing experience has been completely changed, and these video platforms have become conventional. Well, the date for earnings Netflix is approaching with lots of expectations. Stay tuned!
How has it evolved?
With time, Netflix has been changing how users rate. In the last year, it moved from letting users allocate shows and movies a score of 1 to 5 stars to the binary thumbs up or down. It has a huge library of in-house content, and it plays close to the vest, by not releasing ratings for its shows, as others do. Over the years, it has grown to be a powerful publishing company.
The Anticipated Growth
Accelerated growth is shown by Netflix. It is expanding its business. The revenue was around 36 per cent in the third quarter this year. The international revenue has seen a $90 million low on revenue owing to over the year impact from currency. Netflix aims at adding 9.4 million subscribers during its fourth quarter. Netflix chief executing officer Reed Hastings revealed they are going better with forecasting. His focus would be on Paid Ads. We can expect more from the earnings Netflix would uncover next.
Netflix aims at giving guidance to only paid membership ads starting with it in its income report in the first month next year. It is also going to change how it registers some expenses to reflect the company’s move towards more content of its own. Netflix can surely be viewed as a pioneer in the online streaming industry. It is expected to grow more in the US and also in the international, exciting markets.
More programming to boost up performance
In the 3rdquarter, Netflix churned out 676 hours of original programming to be a record. The second quartet had only 452 hours of the same. The subscriber forecast seems to grow because of its growing popularity, robust content stack and integration of originals. It added up more subscribers than its expectation in the third quarter this year.
Eye on Expansion
Netflix’s is eyeing India with the aim of acquiring 100 million subscribers. Only 50 million Indians qualify for the global middle-class group, so Netflix’s plan is sceptical. Pricing would be an important aspect for eyeing Indian viewers and generating revenue. It has also tied up with HBO.
Investor’s Eye
Investors should have an eye over Netflix’s next quarter plans. Analysts are expecting to see a high-pitched increase in both revenue and earnings of the streaming media giant. 01/28/2019 is the date for releasing of earnings Netflix gained for the fiscal quarter. The forecast for this quarter by analysts is $0.25 whereas the last year’s figures are $0.41.