Netflix或許很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)有多少觀眾同意付費(fèi)使用其服務(wù),。
據(jù)媒體報(bào)道,,視頻流媒體巨頭Netflix將對共享賬號密碼的行為采取更強(qiáng)硬的立場。該公司正在測試一項(xiàng)功能,,可以提示未付費(fèi)的用戶購買會(huì)員,。華爾街想知道的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵問題是有多少人會(huì)成為付費(fèi)用戶。雖然許多分析師信心滿滿地認(rèn)為,,大部分觀眾不會(huì)放棄觀看《布里奇頓家族》(Bridgerton)或《后翼?xiàng)壉罚═he Queen’s Gambit)等劇集,,但當(dāng)競爭對手的訂閱用戶正在以數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的數(shù)量增加時(shí),這個(gè)決定帶來了不確定性,。
Netflix的股票表現(xiàn)不佳,,因?yàn)橥顿Y者一直在考慮其在新冠疫情之后的前景。過去六個(gè)月,該公司的股價(jià)上漲了約3%,,與納斯達(dá)克100指數(shù)(Nasdaq 100 Index)13%的漲幅相去甚遠(yuǎn),。3月15日,Netflix的股價(jià)下跌了1%,。
Benchmark公司(Benchmark Co.)的分析師馬修·哈里根認(rèn)為,,Netflix股票的弱勢表現(xiàn)可能會(huì)持續(xù)下去,因?yàn)樵诖蠓秶┐蛐鹿谝呙邕^程中,,“全球的消費(fèi)者將離開他們的沙發(fā)”,。他指出,Netflix打擊共享密碼的動(dòng)作可能削弱公司的定價(jià)能力,。
兩周前,,投資銀行Needham認(rèn)為用戶流失,即取消訂閱的用戶數(shù)量,,是Netflix在2021年的最大風(fēng)險(xiǎn),。
與此同時(shí),投資公司BMO Capital Markets卻更加樂觀,。該公司認(rèn)為,,Netflix的策略能夠“幫助增加新增用戶數(shù)量?!迸聿┲菐欤˙loomberg Intelligence)最近在文章中評論稱,Netflix打擊共享密碼的決定“可能使收入增長10%”,,但“存在引起用戶反感的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),,可能加劇用戶流失?!?/p>
至于訂閱用戶與除家人以外的其他人共享賬號的比例,,各方的預(yù)測各不相同。彭博智庫認(rèn)為,,Netflix的7,400萬國內(nèi)用戶中與他人共享賬號信息的比例可能在20%至30%,,但市場研究公司Magid援引其去年的調(diào)查結(jié)果稱,估計(jì)有三分之一的訂閱用戶曾經(jīng)這樣做過,。
Netflix并未立即回復(fù)置評請求,,但該公司在發(fā)送給《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》(New York Times)的一篇聲明中表示,觀眾提示“旨在幫助確保使用Netflix賬號的用戶得到了授權(quán),?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Netflix或許很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)有多少觀眾同意付費(fèi)使用其服務(wù)。
據(jù)媒體報(bào)道,,視頻流媒體巨頭Netflix將對共享賬號密碼的行為采取更強(qiáng)硬的立場,。該公司正在測試一項(xiàng)功能,可以提示未付費(fèi)的用戶購買會(huì)員,。華爾街想知道的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵問題是有多少人會(huì)成為付費(fèi)用戶,。雖然許多分析師信心滿滿地認(rèn)為,,大部分觀眾不會(huì)放棄觀看《布里奇頓家族》(Bridgerton)或《后翼?xiàng)壉罚═he Queen’s Gambit)等劇集,但當(dāng)競爭對手的訂閱用戶正在以數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的數(shù)量增加時(shí),,這個(gè)決定帶來了不確定性,。
Netflix的股票表現(xiàn)不佳,因?yàn)橥顿Y者一直在考慮其在新冠疫情之后的前景,。過去六個(gè)月,,該公司的股價(jià)上漲了約3%,與納斯達(dá)克100指數(shù)(Nasdaq 100 Index)13%的漲幅相去甚遠(yuǎn),。3月15日,,Netflix的股價(jià)下跌了1%。
Benchmark公司(Benchmark Co.)的分析師馬修·哈里根認(rèn)為,,Netflix股票的弱勢表現(xiàn)可能會(huì)持續(xù)下去,,因?yàn)樵诖蠓秶┐蛐鹿谝呙邕^程中,“全球的消費(fèi)者將離開他們的沙發(fā)”,。他指出,,Netflix打擊共享密碼的動(dòng)作可能削弱公司的定價(jià)能力。
兩周前,,投資銀行Needham認(rèn)為用戶流失,,即取消訂閱的用戶數(shù)量,是Netflix在2021年的最大風(fēng)險(xiǎn),。
與此同時(shí),,投資公司BMO Capital Markets卻更加樂觀。該公司認(rèn)為,,Netflix的策略能夠“幫助增加新增用戶數(shù)量,。”彭博智庫(Bloomberg Intelligence)最近在文章中評論稱,,Netflix打擊共享密碼的決定“可能使收入增長10%”,,但“存在引起用戶反感的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),可能加劇用戶流失,?!?/p>
至于訂閱用戶與除家人以外的其他人共享賬號的比例,各方的預(yù)測各不相同,。彭博智庫認(rèn)為,,Netflix的7,400萬國內(nèi)用戶中與他人共享賬號信息的比例可能在20%至30%,但市場研究公司Magid援引其去年的調(diào)查結(jié)果稱,,估計(jì)有三分之一的訂閱用戶曾經(jīng)這樣做過,。
Netflix并未立即回復(fù)置評請求,但該公司在發(fā)送給《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》(New York Times)的一篇聲明中表示,觀眾提示“旨在幫助確保使用Netflix賬號的用戶得到了授權(quán),?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Netflix may find out soon just how many of its viewers will agree to pay to use its services.
The video-streaming giant is reportedly taking a firmer stance against people sharing account passwords, testing a feature that prompts non-paying viewers to buy a subscription. A key question for Wall Street is how many will become paying users. While several analysts are confident that most won’t want to give up access to shows like “Bridgerton” or “The Queen’s Gambit,” the decision brings uncertainty at a time when rival services are adding millions of subscribers.
Netflix has underperformed as investors consider its post-pandemic prospects. The stock is up about 3% over the past six months, compared with a 13% rally in the Nasdaq 100 Index. Shares fell 1% on March 15.
For Benchmark Co.’s Matthew Harrigan, the underperformance will probably continue “as global consumers are disgorged from their couches” amid the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. The password crackdown could dampen Netflix’s pricing power, he noted.
Two weeks ago, Needham called user churn -- the number of customers who drop their subscriptions -- the top risk for Netflix in 2021.
Meanwhile, BMO Capital Markets is more optimistic, saying the strategy could “help drive some incremental gross subscriber additions.” Bloomberg Intelligence recently wrote that a crackdown “could increase revenue 10%,” although the move “risks alienating users, which could prompt elevated churn.”
Forecasts vary on what percentage of subscribers share their accounts with people outside their households. Bloomberg Intelligence said between 20% and 30% of Netflix’s 74 million domestic users potentially shared that information, while market-research firm Magid estimated that a third of subscribers did, citing a survey it conducted last year.
Netflix didn’t immediately return a request for a comment, but in a statement to the New York Times, it said the viewer prompt was “designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so.”