串流影音大亨 Netflix在最近发给股东的邮件中揭示了股价下跌 10%,损失超过 170 亿美元的原因,并在信件内容中 Netflix 表示他们在今年第二季失去了约莫 13 万个订阅。这是 Netflix 创立以来最大的一次挫折。
Netflix 指出这次顾客不如预期的原因可能是因为他们将订阅月费从 $10.99 美元抬升至每月 $12.99 美元,以及新推出的节目:《When They See Us》、《Our Planet》等不如预期的吸引人。致使即便国内订阅人数增加,但海外新订阅者只成长了 283 万人,和 2019 年度第一季的 500 万人相差甚远,也造成总体订阅人数为成长为负值。
根据其他消息指出,除了月费提升和新推出的影集不吸引人,使得订阅人数下降之外,Netflix 正面临更多难关。例如其他串流影音强权如 Disney+ 崛起、火红剧集如 Friends、The Office 等被收回版权,日后将由各自的媒体平台放送而退出 Netflix、以及 Netflix 坚持拒绝推出含有广告的服务方案,使 Netflix 在投入自产内容资金上相较劣势。投资巨头 JPMorgan Chase 近期也甚至表示他们认为 Disney+ 最终将会超越 Netflix,成为最大的串流影音服务商。但 Netflix 对这些传闻皆不认同。
部分声明内容:
“Our missed forecast was across all regions, but slightly more so in regions with price increases. We believe competition was a factor since there wasn’t a material change in the competitive landscape during Q2, and competitive intensity and our penetration is varied across regions (while our over-forecast was in every region). Rather, we think Q2’s content slate drove less growth in paid net adds than we anticipated. Additionally, Q1 was so large for us (9.6m net adds), there may have been more pull-forward effect than we realized. In prior quarters with over-forecasts, we’ve found that the underlying long-term growth was not affected and staying focused on the fundamentals of our business served us well.”
虽然面对诸多挑战,但近期火热的 Stranger Things 也有望让 Netflix 2019 Q3 的订阅人数下降止血,甚至反跌回升。读者们亦可留意《Stranger Things》第三季完美呈现 80 年代时装文化。