Netflix依舊勢不可擋。流媒體公司Netflix與世界摔角娛樂公司(WWE)簽署了一份高達(dá)50億美元的協(xié)議,這是該公司在直播節(jié)目領(lǐng)域的首次大規(guī)模嘗試。協(xié)議簽署后的一個(gè)季度,Netflix業(yè)績突飛猛進(jìn),新增1,300萬訂閱用戶,全球訂閱用戶數(shù)量達(dá)到2.6億。
在1月23日召開的年底業(yè)績電話會(huì)議上,Netflix公布的最后一個(gè)季度的數(shù)據(jù)大幅增長,這讓公司在2024年年初的前景一片光明。2023年第四季度,公司營收增長12.5%,達(dá)到88億美元,凈收入增長160%,達(dá)到9.38億美元;公司全年?duì)I收337億美元,增長6.7%,利潤增長20.4%,全年利潤達(dá)到54億美元。
這些數(shù)據(jù)超出了分析師估算的財(cái)務(wù)業(yè)績。投資者對此歡呼雀躍,在盤后交易中Netflix股價(jià)上漲了8.6%。
好萊塢罷工后贏得流媒體之爭
在Netflix公布這次出色的業(yè)績之前,2023年夏天,編劇和演員發(fā)起罷工,使Netflix和好萊塢均陷入低迷。Netflix順利度過了動(dòng)蕩期,甚至在競爭激烈的流媒體行業(yè)占據(jù)了更有優(yōu)勢的地位。其他電影公司類競爭對手在罷工期間陷入困境,在內(nèi)容制作停滯期間,它們沒有像Netflix一樣豐富的國際片源可以使用。Netflix在其業(yè)績發(fā)布會(huì)上炫耀了自己的勝利,稱它已經(jīng)證明了流媒體能夠是“非常健康的業(yè)務(wù)”。
自從罷工結(jié)束以來,許多競爭對手推翻了之前不向Netflix許可內(nèi)容的政策。Netflix的聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官泰德·薩蘭多斯對這種變化表示歡迎,他宣稱Netflix廣泛的受眾和推薦算法,可以吸引新觀眾,并將舊電影打造成新熱門影片。美國USA電視網(wǎng)(USA Network)的電視劇《金裝律師》(Suits)在多年后,在Netflix成為爆款,這就是最好的例子。
薩蘭多斯稱:“有時(shí)候,我們能夠給電影公司的IP增加更多的價(jià)值。雖然并非始終如此,但有時(shí)候我們是這些IP最好的買家。”
薩蘭多斯希望可以繼續(xù)與電影公司進(jìn)行類似交易。他說:“我很激動(dòng)地看到電影公司對內(nèi)容許可再次變得更加開放,我也很高興地告訴它們,我們對與它們的合作持開放態(tài)度?!?/p>
Netflix的老牌競爭對手迪士尼(Disney)、派拉蒙(Paramount)和華納兄弟探索公司(Warner Bros. Discovery)等可能面臨動(dòng)蕩,并購和合并的呼聲越來越高,Netflix很高興能夠置身事外。
該公司在寫給投資者的信里說道:“可以合理預(yù)計(jì)該行業(yè)會(huì)迎來更多的并購,尤其是擁有規(guī)模龐大但日漸衰弱的線性網(wǎng)絡(luò)的公司?!边@頗有“傷口上撒鹽”的意味。
Netflix還否認(rèn)了收購一筆大型線性資產(chǎn)的傳聞。有傳聞稱,一些傳統(tǒng)媒體公司有意對外出售。
“我們沒有興趣收購線性資產(chǎn)??紤]到過去十年已經(jīng)完成的合并,我們并不認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)娛樂公司繼續(xù)并購會(huì)實(shí)質(zhì)改變競爭環(huán)境。”
但Netflix預(yù)計(jì),無論行業(yè)新貴還是老牌流媒體平臺(tái)之間的競爭將依然非常激烈,它們將在內(nèi)容和訂閱用戶方面相互競爭。
雖然Netflix并未提供具體數(shù)據(jù),但它表示其訂閱用戶增長很大程度上要?dú)w功于2023年3月開始執(zhí)行的打擊密碼共享行動(dòng)。如果用戶想與其他人分享自己的賬戶,他們除了支付正常訂閱費(fèi)以外,還需要每個(gè)月額外支付7.99美元。Netflix表示,其認(rèn)為該計(jì)劃是業(yè)務(wù)的正常組成部分,在可以預(yù)見的未來能夠帶來紅利。
Netflix的聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官格雷戈·彼得斯在業(yè)績電話會(huì)議上表示,限制密碼共享的目的是“找到最有效的方式,以恰當(dāng)?shù)男袆?dòng)號召和恰當(dāng)?shù)募?lì)手段,在恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間,將服務(wù)使用者轉(zhuǎn)變成訂閱用戶。他們可能一直借用其他人的賬戶,或者剛剛接觸我們的服務(wù)。我們會(huì)繼續(xù)改進(jìn)。這會(huì)繼續(xù)促進(jìn)我們未來的業(yè)務(wù)增長,而不止是在2024年?!?/p>
Netflix業(yè)務(wù)的另外一個(gè)重要變化是其廣告支持產(chǎn)品的增長。Netflix的廣告業(yè)務(wù)負(fù)責(zé)人艾米·萊因哈德最近表示,公司的含廣告訂閱用戶為2,300萬。Netflix稱,這比上一個(gè)季度增長了70%,在其推出含廣告會(huì)員的12個(gè)市場中,40%的新訂閱用戶選擇了這項(xiàng)服務(wù)。
在電話會(huì)議上,皮特斯指出,該項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)仍然在持續(xù)增長。“我們還需要經(jīng)過多年努力,將廣告業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展到具有重要影響的地步,或者變成我們的常規(guī)業(yè)務(wù)?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Netflix依舊勢不可擋。流媒體公司Netflix與世界摔角娛樂公司(WWE)簽署了一份高達(dá)50億美元的協(xié)議,這是該公司在直播節(jié)目領(lǐng)域的首次大規(guī)模嘗試。協(xié)議簽署后的一個(gè)季度,Netflix業(yè)績突飛猛進(jìn),新增1,300萬訂閱用戶,全球訂閱用戶數(shù)量達(dá)到2.6億。
在1月23日召開的年底業(yè)績電話會(huì)議上,Netflix公布的最后一個(gè)季度的數(shù)據(jù)大幅增長,這讓公司在2024年年初的前景一片光明。2023年第四季度,公司營收增長12.5%,達(dá)到88億美元,凈收入增長160%,達(dá)到9.38億美元;公司全年?duì)I收337億美元,增長6.7%,利潤增長20.4%,全年利潤達(dá)到54億美元。
這些數(shù)據(jù)超出了分析師估算的財(cái)務(wù)業(yè)績。投資者對此歡呼雀躍,在盤后交易中Netflix股價(jià)上漲了8.6%。
好萊塢罷工后贏得流媒體之爭
在Netflix公布這次出色的業(yè)績之前,2023年夏天,編劇和演員發(fā)起罷工,使Netflix和好萊塢均陷入低迷。Netflix順利度過了動(dòng)蕩期,甚至在競爭激烈的流媒體行業(yè)占據(jù)了更有優(yōu)勢的地位。其他電影公司類競爭對手在罷工期間陷入困境,在內(nèi)容制作停滯期間,它們沒有像Netflix一樣豐富的國際片源可以使用。Netflix在其業(yè)績發(fā)布會(huì)上炫耀了自己的勝利,稱它已經(jīng)證明了流媒體能夠是“非常健康的業(yè)務(wù)”。
自從罷工結(jié)束以來,許多競爭對手推翻了之前不向Netflix許可內(nèi)容的政策。Netflix的聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官泰德·薩蘭多斯對這種變化表示歡迎,他宣稱Netflix廣泛的受眾和推薦算法,可以吸引新觀眾,并將舊電影打造成新熱門影片。美國USA電視網(wǎng)(USA Network)的電視劇《金裝律師》(Suits)在多年后,在Netflix成為爆款,這就是最好的例子。
薩蘭多斯稱:“有時(shí)候,我們能夠給電影公司的IP增加更多的價(jià)值。雖然并非始終如此,但有時(shí)候我們是這些IP最好的買家。”
薩蘭多斯希望可以繼續(xù)與電影公司進(jìn)行類似交易。他說:“我很激動(dòng)地看到電影公司對內(nèi)容許可再次變得更加開放,我也很高興地告訴它們,我們對與它們的合作持開放態(tài)度?!?/p>
Netflix的老牌競爭對手迪士尼(Disney)、派拉蒙(Paramount)和華納兄弟探索公司(Warner Bros. Discovery)等可能面臨動(dòng)蕩,并購和合并的呼聲越來越高,Netflix很高興能夠置身事外。
該公司在寫給投資者的信里說道:“可以合理預(yù)計(jì)該行業(yè)會(huì)迎來更多的并購,尤其是擁有規(guī)模龐大但日漸衰弱的線性網(wǎng)絡(luò)的公司。”這頗有“傷口上撒鹽”的意味。
Netflix還否認(rèn)了收購一筆大型線性資產(chǎn)的傳聞。有傳聞稱,一些傳統(tǒng)媒體公司有意對外出售。
“我們沒有興趣收購線性資產(chǎn)。考慮到過去十年已經(jīng)完成的合并,我們并不認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)娛樂公司繼續(xù)并購會(huì)實(shí)質(zhì)改變競爭環(huán)境。”
但Netflix預(yù)計(jì),無論行業(yè)新貴還是老牌流媒體平臺(tái)之間的競爭將依然非常激烈,它們將在內(nèi)容和訂閱用戶方面相互競爭。
雖然Netflix并未提供具體數(shù)據(jù),但它表示其訂閱用戶增長很大程度上要?dú)w功于2023年3月開始執(zhí)行的打擊密碼共享行動(dòng)。如果用戶想與其他人分享自己的賬戶,他們除了支付正常訂閱費(fèi)以外,還需要每個(gè)月額外支付7.99美元。Netflix表示,其認(rèn)為該計(jì)劃是業(yè)務(wù)的正常組成部分,在可以預(yù)見的未來能夠帶來紅利。
Netflix的聯(lián)席首席執(zhí)行官格雷戈·彼得斯在業(yè)績電話會(huì)議上表示,限制密碼共享的目的是“找到最有效的方式,以恰當(dāng)?shù)男袆?dòng)號召和恰當(dāng)?shù)募?lì)手段,在恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間,將服務(wù)使用者轉(zhuǎn)變成訂閱用戶。他們可能一直借用其他人的賬戶,或者剛剛接觸我們的服務(wù)。我們會(huì)繼續(xù)改進(jìn)。這會(huì)繼續(xù)促進(jìn)我們未來的業(yè)務(wù)增長,而不止是在2024年。”
Netflix業(yè)務(wù)的另外一個(gè)重要變化是其廣告支持產(chǎn)品的增長。Netflix的廣告業(yè)務(wù)負(fù)責(zé)人艾米·萊因哈德最近表示,公司的含廣告訂閱用戶為2,300萬。Netflix稱,這比上一個(gè)季度增長了70%,在其推出含廣告會(huì)員的12個(gè)市場中,40%的新訂閱用戶選擇了這項(xiàng)服務(wù)。
在電話會(huì)議上,皮特斯指出,該項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)仍然在持續(xù)增長。“我們還需要經(jīng)過多年努力,將廣告業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展到具有重要影響的地步,或者變成我們的常規(guī)業(yè)務(wù)。”(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Netflix’s great day continues. After inking a $5 billion deal with the WWE for its first major bit of live programming, the streamer had a home-run quarter, adding 13 million subscribers, bringing its total to 260 million worldwide.
On its year-end earnings call on January 23, Netflix reported booming numbers for its final quarter, making for a promising start to 2024. Revenues were up 12.5% to $8.8 billion and net income was up 160% to $938 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, and Netflix finished the year with $33.7 billion in revenue, up 6.7%, with a 20.4% increase in profits bringing the year end total to $5.4 billion.
These numbers smashed analyst estimates for financial performance, and investors cheered it on with an 8.6% increase in the stock price in post-trading hours.
Winning the streaming wars after the Hollywood strikes
The standout results come after Netflix and Hollywood came to a standstill during dual writers’ and actors’ strikes last summer. Netflix emerged from that upheaval even better positioned than it already had been in the cutthroat streaming industry. Its studio competitors had floundered during the strikes, with smaller international slates to lean on during the production freezes. Netflix took a victory lap in its earnings release, saying it had proven streaming could be a “very healthy business.”
Many competitors have reversed their previous policy of not licensing content to Netflix since the strikes ended. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos welcomed the change, touting Netflix’s broad reach and recommendation algorithm as a means to reach new audiences and turn old shows into new hits, a phenomenon was best exemplified when the USA Network drama Suits became a smash hit on Netlfix, years after it first aired.
“Sometimes we can uniquely add more value to the studio’s IP than they can,” Sarandos said. “Not all the time, but sometimes, we’re the best buyer for it.”
Sarandos hoped he could continue to make such deals with studios. “I’m thrilled the studios are more open to licensing again, and I’m thrilled to tell them we are open for business,” he said.
While legacy competitors like Disney, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery might face a volatile landscape, as mergers and consolidation beckon, Netflix was happy to stay above the fray.
“It’s logical to expect further consolidation, particularly among companies with large and declining linear networks,” the company said in an investor letter, rubbing salt in the wound.
It also shed any rumors of the acquisition of a major linear asset, which some legacy media companies are rumored to be interested in selling.
“We’re not interested in acquiring linear assets. Nor do we believe that further M&A among traditional entertainment companies will materially change the competitive environment given all the consolidation that has already happened over the last decade.”
Although Netflix did say it expects competition to remain fierce as streamers, both new and old, compete for content and subscribers.
While the company didn’t provide specific numbers, it said much of its subscriber growth was down to the password sharing crackdown it began implementing in March. If a user wants to share their account with someone, they are now required to pay an additional $7.99 a month on top of their regular subscription fee. Netflix said it now considers the program a normal part of its business that would yield dividends for the foreseeable future.
Limiting password sharing is about “finding the most effective way to convert folks who are using the service, [with] the right call to action, the right nudge, at the right time,” Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said on the earnings call. “Those might have been historical borrowers or folks that are new to the service as well. We’re going to continue to improve. That will continue to improve our growth for years ahead. Not just 2024.”
The other big development in Netflix’s business has been the growth of its ad-supported tier. Netflix’s head of advertising Amy Reinhard recently said the company had 23 million subscribers to its version with ads. That was a 70% increase compared to the prior quarter, the company said, with 40% of all new subscribers in the 12 markets where it has an ad tier having signed up for the service.
On the call, Peters said line of business was still growing. “We’ve got years of work ahead of us to take the ads business to the point where it’s a material impact or to our general business.”