There’s Netflix, and then there’s everyone else in 2018. The stock is up more than 50% in the first two months of the year after shattering subscription-growth expectations. It’s market capitalisation has soared to $126bn
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Telecommunications and ICT provider Vox has unveiled plans to launch specialist Internet video-on-demand content bouquets targeting niche communities. The service, which will be launched later this
Netflix’s surprise $300m deal to poach Ryan Murphy from 21st Century Fox shows just how easy it’s getting for rich tech companies to steal Hollywood’s top talent. Netflix, which released its first original
Netflix surged in late trading after a blow-out quarter, vaulting past US$100bn in market value for the first time to put the video service on a lofty perch with the likes of Goldman Sachs Group and Qualcomm. The world’s largest online
The number of scripted TV shows released in the US swelled to a new high in 2017, reflecting the growing efforts of Netflix, Amazon and YouTube to steal viewers and advertisers from traditional networks. Streaming services accounted
The average speed of streaming on Netflix in South Africa lags behind major developed markets, though the country is almost on par with India and Brazil. Statistics from the global video-on-demand provider show that
I try not to give billionaires or corporate managers unsolicited advice on what they should do with their money. Warren Buffett and Apple both have done rather well for themselves and their investors without
In the past few years, much has been made of the performance of the “Fang” stocks in the US. The acronym refers to four high-growth technology companies – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (now Alphabet). The shares of all four
Telkom has launched its Android set-top box, the LIT TVB-100, offering customers who sign up for certain mobile, fixed-wireless and fixed-line broadband connections free streaming music and video streaming from partner providers. And the TVB-100 – which is strangely devoid of any Telkom branding on either the box or in the software
Netflix recently warned price increases are coming for many subscribers in the US and other countries (although reportedly not in South Africa). It’s happening because Netflix has been spending a small fortune to supply homes with entertainment