That doesn’t tell you the conversion rate from password sharers to subscribers or whether people adjust tiers though. That will be the interesting bit and they can’t know that for the US yet as they don’t block it!
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Netflix Lost 1.3 Million U.S. and Canadian Subscribers in Q2 2022
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And punishing their own paying subscribers is their solution. Wonder if Netflix management ever been to business school. Everybody knows that customer acquisition cost is very high, so you want to keep your paying customers, not punish them and telling them to leave. It's as if Netflix is taking notes from the cable companies.
I can imagine what Netflix would do next. Have people on 2 years contract, with ads.
I can imagine what Netflix would do next. Have people on 2 years contract, with ads.
This is exactly the combination I have (in Sweden) for practically nothing, providing access to more shows I want to watch than I will ever be able to find time for.
I will watch Stranger Things at some point, but I will not be subscribing to Netflix for it.
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Netflix Subscribers Statistics 2025: By Country & Demographics
Netflix reached 301.6 million global subscribers in 2025. Learn more about its users, revenue, growth & more with Netflix user statistics.
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In the past it was quite difficult to download content from pirate sites, but today it is just a few clicks and you can download a whole season in minutes. Some people still feel obligated to "support" content providers by buying a regular subscription, but if Netflix wasts money as it does, I di not feel any moral presure to do that. A few years ago Netflix spent $1 billion just for the rights to show all old episodes of "Friends" for another year. They also soent a lot of money on deals with Harry and Meghan and the Obamas. I do not want to support either of them with my money. And I definitely do not want to support a criminal like Tony Robbins, who also received a lot of money from Netflix.
Streaming Services are so scattered at the moment. I watch series from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+ and others without having a subscription for any of those services. If I subcribed to all of them, I would have to pay hundreds of Euros per year.
Just imagine in a train nobody would check the tickets. Legally you would still have to buy a ticket, but there would not be any fine for you if you don't. How many people would still buy a ticket?
Streaming Services are so scattered at the moment. I watch series from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+ and others without having a subscription for any of those services. If I subcribed to all of them, I would have to pay hundreds of Euros per year.
Just imagine in a train nobody would check the tickets. Legally you would still have to buy a ticket, but there would not be any fine for you if you don't. How many people would still buy a ticket?
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OK, it's not a streaming service, but Sky in the UK (now part of Comcast) still charge an extra £8/m for 1080 HD. I honestly think they'd charge extra for colour if they thought they could get away with it.
Problem isn't the money, but lack of good content. And Netflix really needs to fire their current team, and bring in new people with fresh and great ideas for series/movies.
If like me many would have dropped down to the basic tier - so not an actual sub lost but still hitting the bottom line.
I would have cancelled but my daughters have this thing for Stranger Things, TBH did not even notice it was at SD res either.
I would have cancelled but my daughters have this thing for Stranger Things, TBH did not even notice it was at SD res either.
I understand that, but as a customer I like to get the full view on the universe, follow all the protagonists, which would require that I become a user of more and more services, some not even available in my region.
My point is that it lowers the value of the streaming company (Netflix) _and_ of the universe (DCU).
Amazing. Non stop price rising led to a million people leaving the service? Who would have thought!
From my point of view, the service hasn’t improved, while I get constant price rises and threats of ad tiers, password sharing crackdown etc.
Keep screwing your remaining customers, see how it goes.
From my point of view, the service hasn’t improved, while I get constant price rises and threats of ad tiers, password sharing crackdown etc.
Keep screwing your remaining customers, see how it goes.
Watching MUBI feels like being back at art school - I watch TV for fun, but I respect your appetite for something more cerebral and envy you.
Netflix tried going for quantity over quality, hoping the law of averages would help them out (it didn’t); they favored short-term hype and catering to the zeitgeist rather than having the patience to let shows breathe and find their audience, and after repeatedly failing to improve their product amid increased competition, they regularly jacked-up their price without justification. Netflix is a textbook case of corporate hubris. This is a company that was rolling in capitol and continued to throw the same sh*t at the wall hoping it would stick despite warnings left, right, and center that it needed to step up.
The biggest contribution Reed Hastings and Elon Musk will have made to business are academic debates over who squandered more of a lead in their given industries. From such heights and potential, they’ll be reduced to examples in a long line of mere cautionary tales dissected within the halls of Wharton.
The biggest contribution Reed Hastings and Elon Musk will have made to business are academic debates over who squandered more of a lead in their given industries. From such heights and potential, they’ll be reduced to examples in a long line of mere cautionary tales dissected within the halls of Wharton.
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Everyone’s ignoring the elephant in the room: TikTok. There’s a finite amount of minutes that people spend consuming content, and TikTok is eating Netflix alive. Last year TikTok users are estimated to have watched 21 trillion minutes of content, vs just 9 trillion minutes on Netflix … and TikTok use is still climbing, so I’m sure the gap is even more pronounced now.
TikTok is projected to surpass YouTube this year, in ‘total minutes viewed’.
TikTok is projected to surpass YouTube this year, in ‘total minutes viewed’.
Not sure that "popular" is the same as "what people are willing to pay for" in this case.
I would not be surprised if some of the "most viewed" content on Netflix is the stuff that people watch after they've given up on finding anything good.
I hate this corporate speak. "higher revenue per membership" we made it more expensive.
They can't just say they're losing subscribers because they hardly have any more good shows. Also, this quarter they released new Stranger Things. They'll lose even more next quarter and continue to blame everyone but themselves.
They can't just say they're losing subscribers because they hardly have any more good shows. Also, this quarter they released new Stranger Things. They'll lose even more next quarter and continue to blame everyone but themselves.
Netflix: “evolving monetization” = charging more for less
Me: “evolving expenditure” = paying less for more
Me: “evolving expenditure” = paying less for more
Netflix in the second quarter of 2022 lost 1.3 million subscribers in the United States and Canada, according to new data shared today during the company's earnings call. Netflix had 73.28 million paid memberships during the quarter, down from 74.58 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Bring on the schadenfreude.
$5 for Apple TV+, with 4K streaming, 6 simultaneous streams and quality shows, looks better and better every day.
But Netflix wants you to pay $20 for what? I cancelled after many, many years.
But Netflix wants you to pay $20 for what? I cancelled after many, many years.
Apple TV+ is very underrated. All the stuff I’ve watched was well made.
Salary bloat.
'They got a $2 million raise last year?': Netflix lets any exec or director see what employees make, and people are freaking out
Netflix has an open-salary policy, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The pay practice was reportedly implemented in 2017 to help employees to determine if they're fairly compensated — but with Netflix paying 25% to 50% more than competitors, they're left more shocked than anything.
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Netflix Keeps Compensation Policy Despite Shareholder Discontent
The world is at home binging Netflix, and its top brass continues to reap the benefits. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ 2019 total compensation topped $38M while
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