Netflix Says It Has 10 Percent of All TV Time In the US (cnbc.com)

In its fourth-quarter 2018 earnings report, Netflix disclosed some of its viewership numbers for hits such as "Bird Box." "Overall, Netflix said it serves about 100 million hours of video per day, earning an estimated 10 percent of all time spent in front of the TV in the U.S.," reports CNBC. The company also said "Bird Box" reached 80 million member households in its first four weeks on the streaming service. Unfortunately, it still didn't show exactly how many people have viewed the content. From the report: By way of comparison, during the week of Jan. 7, the top TV show was an NFL playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Jan. 13, which drew 33 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The top scripted show, "The Big Bang Theory," drew over 13 million. But Netflix does not view TV as its only competition. In its earnings note, it also said games such as Fortnite compete for attention. Fortnite reportedly draws 200 million players per week.

The company also highlighted several of its international projects. Netflix said its original from Spain, "Elite," was watched by over 20 million member households worldwide in the first four weeks. "Bodyguard," co-produced with BBC One; "Baby," an original series from Italy, and "Protector," an original series from Turkey, all reached more than 10 million member households in their first four weeks, the company said. There was still one notable hit that Netflix didn't disclose numbers for: "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch." Instead, the company discussed in its earnings letter that the technology used to create the movie, its first interactive choose-your-own-adventure-style flick, will be used for interactive projects in the future.

Comments

Re:Nwrflix is vulnerable

[johnsie]

Yeah, but all the stuff they produce is crap.

Re:But for how long?

[Mordaximus]

I think you grossly underestimate what Disney owns; Marvel, Lucasarts, ABC, ESPN, A&E (and its children.) That’s off the top of my head. You won’t just be missing out on Aladdin part 12.

Re:Donald Trump is a traitor

[Mordaximus]

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Re:And 110% of the choice

[jellomizer]

I put more blame on the Cable TV Stations, then on the Cable Company themselves (with the exception for the ones that own stations)

Back in the early-mid 1990's Cable TV had stations that were actually more focused, and less general trying to meet the general market.

The Discovery Channel was full of documentaries, covering a wide range of topics. Not reality TV about fishermen.
The History Channel covered historical events (at the time I thought it was a bit heavy on WWII) but that is better then fake history and covering possibility of aliens.
Cartoon Network showed a bunch of classic cartoons (in the early 2000's they had a good set of their own work too)

While the exact show you wanted to watch may not be on, there was probably something interesting to see at the moment. Now it seems each channel had found the few shows that it makes the makes the most money on and shows them over and over again. Which is a shame, because every once in a while they make some good content, which no one really sees, because they stop looking at that channel to see what is on.

Cable channels seems to be fighting Netflix with Bing watching, by making their shows in binges as well. Which just really isn't a good use of the medium. Cable TV is better for exploring new things, and Netflix is to get you Nostalgia fix.