Media giants are realising what Netflix already knows: streaming is expensive.
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Apple is planning to unveil video and news subscription offerings next month, the first major new digital services from the company since 2015.
MultiChoice won’t hike the price of DStv Premium in 2019, reflecting the pressure the pay-television broadcaster is under at the top end of the market.
Apple investors are likely looking for the company to use its massive cash pile to make acquisitions, and names like Netflix, Activision Blizzard and Sonos are among those JPMorgan sees as strong strategic fits.
Streaming services pose a significant threat to MultiChoice’s future growth potential, but they are by no means the only risks exercising the minds of the pay-television operator’s management team.
Nothing Netflix tells investors helps them confidently predict that this grow-now-and-pay-later strategy will pay off. You either believe it, or you don’t.
Netflix’s Bird Box, You and other new programmes helped attract millions more subscribers to the streaming service last quarter. But slower sales growth disappointed investors riding high on a 50% stock gain in recent weeks.
Move over, Netflix: Apple will be the best performing “Faang” stock in 2019, according to veteran analyst Gene Munster.
The Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 3% on Friday, capping its worst week since the financial crisis. It’s now fallen 22% since its August record.
Spiralling losses in technology shares have pushed the Nasdaq Composite Index to the precipice of becoming the first major US stock gauge to enter a bear market since 2009.