Trend Story on Media Service Provider

Saroj Lamichhane

Would people nowadays wait for hours to watch the program on network television? Over recent years, the entertainment industry has been accelerated to benefit users access to movies and television shows that they can stream over their wireless devices directly to the television. The cables and the video stores are left out in just memories.

The trend of high-speed internet, quick accessibilities and high storage capabilities of technology have led the shift in public demands to media service providers like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Sling TV. These four companies in the U.S. have generated high traffic with a tremendous increase in economic output.

Netflix Inc. published its quarterly report on September 30, 2019, with the increase in its revenue from $3,999,374 to 5,244,905, which is 0.31%  positive than the previous year. The net income of the company is reported $665,244. The last year’s net income as of September was $402,835, which is 0.65% higher.

The Chief Financial Officer of Netflix Spencer Adam Neumann said in an interview the company has elevated the expected churn in the subscriber from outside the U.S. Netflix current has 151 million paid memberships in over 190 countries.  For the projection off to 2020, the company hopes to grow profit margins and continue to scale the business. Despite $3.5 billion of negative free cash flow, the growth in revenue will translate into more cash flow through the content investment and improving the profile of the company.

The second live streaming service Amazon Prime Video offered by Amazon.com, Inc. published its quarterly report on September 30, 2019, with the increase in sales 24% to $70.0 Billion. The company has won 15 Emmy awards, the excellence in the television industry award, and continues to create local original series around the world.

The net sales of the Amazon are expected to be between $80.0 billion and $86.5 billion or to grow between 11% and 20% compared with the fourth quarter of 2018. The overall financial projection of the company expected to rise.

Hulu publishes its fiscal year report on January 8, 2019, with about 25 million subscribers and a 48% increase in subscriptions over the year. The report indicates the company’s subscription is 126 million less than Netflix, yet positive in customer demand for both of these companies. Hulu has reported the viewers with a subscription to Hulu with the  Live TV, are spending 50% of their time watching on-demand or recorded programming.

The CEO of Hulu Randy Freer on behalf of the report release said, “In 2018, Hulu led the industry in attracting and engaging subscribers, building a powerful technology stack and cultivating a brand that both consumers and advertisers love. Looking ahead, Hulu is in the best position to be the #1 choice for TV – live and on-demand, with and without commercials, both in and out of the home.”

On the other hand,  The Dish Network Corporation’s Sling TV has added 7,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2019. The quarterly report published on November 11, 2019, reports that Sling TV has a total of 2.37 million subscribers. It is 26.3 million less than that of Hulu and 148.63 million less than that of Netflix. However, Sling TV is among the over-the-top media market leaders of 2018.

The chairman of the Board of Directors of The Dish Network Corporation said during the annual report release that by next year,  the company will have launched a national Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) wireless network to build the nation’s first standalone 5G network. The company is actively building the team and leveraging expertise to accomplish that goal.

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