different streaming services, something has to go.- different streaming services, something has to go. yes, the factors for something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix something has to go. yes, the factors for netflix art - something has to go. yes, the| factors for netflix art inflation, the end of the pandemic, but also increased competition from the likes of apple, amazon and disney+. unlike netflix, these have other options, if your leg. alpo plus can give away their servers if you buy their tablets, a new firm, a new laptop. disney+ has an extensive back catalogue. amazon prime is a bolt on for a shopping network. netflix is a pure platform for film and television. what they have done is cut down on our binge watching. you will notice that are more serious on netflix released on a weekly basis will stop that is because word of mouth disappears when people binge watch. you sit on your couch, you watch the series end to end, you talk about it for that we can, and
you couldn t do much better than the pandemic, really. people have time on their hands, they can t go out, there is a streaming service offering television 21t/7. it s perfect. butjust as other industries which benefited from the lockdown, look at pellet on, just eat, they are experiencing dips and drops, as well as netflix now. latte drops, as well as netflix now. we had talks possibly about adverts. is that something we are possibly going to see? ., , ., , that something we are possibly going to see? . , ,, , ., to see? that is likely to drive eole to see? that is likely to drive people away- to see? that is likely to drive people away. they to see? that is likely to drive people away. they could i to see? that is likely to drive i people away. they could introduce to see? that is likely to drive - people away. they could introduce a lower tier system, with adverts built in, that might work. some people aren t convinced. another option is to take a look on password sharing. netf
it is being used in other spaces by family and friends. actually, though, the uk is pretty well behaved on that score. not compared to germany, for example. may that wouldn t be quite the enormous profit from that as it hopes. there is also branching out, merchandised how to netflix. sport, netflix has it been big on streaming sport, but they did have quite a success were formally one, which boosted interest in america in particular. they may have tennis events, golf events, which will bring in a new drive in subscribers or attract the old subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. latte subscribers or attract the old subscribers back again. we are facin: subscribers back again. we are facing this subscribers back again. we are facing this country subscribers back again. we are facing this country with - subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a i subscribers back again. we are facing this country with a cost l subscribers back again. we are l facing thi
you very much for now. now we are going to talk about netflix, which has seen a sharp fall in the number of subscribers. with some 200,000 people having left the streaming service in the first three months of the year. they re warning shareholders that another two million subscribers were likely to leave in the three months tojuly. let s discuss what this all means about changing viewing patterns and habits. joining me to discuss this is siobhan synnot, a journalist who writes about tv and film. were you at all surprised by this drop of? were you at all surprised by this dro of? ., , ., , ., drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which was drop of? no. it is a big leap for netflix, which was enormous i drop of? no. it is a big leap for- netflix, which was enormous growth. if you are going to invent perfect conditions for a streaming service,
russian and belarusian players won t be allowed to compete at this summer s wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. we will talk more about prince harry and netflix, and a few other things in the next half an hour. right now, we will catch up with all the latest sports news with louisa. wimbledon has become the first major tennis tournament to ban russian and belarusian players due to the russian invasion of ukraine. it means men s world number two and us open champion, daniil medvedev and the women s world numberfour aryna sabalenka will be among those to miss the championship. russian and belarusian athletes have been allowed to play in atp, wta and itf events under a neutral flag and with no anthem played.