Mike Verdu<\/strong> as VP of game development. It will soon offer its subscribers games, based on its series and movies, with an initial focus on games for mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, it blamed the pandemic for the \u201clumpiness\u201d in its membership growth, with higher growth in 2020 and slower growth so far this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Netflix added a massive 10 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic hit. In the same period in 2021 it added just 1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This marks the slowest growth for the streamer for eight years. Netflix attributed the slowdown in subscribers to having less new content than expected because of production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe believe our large membership base in UCAN, coupled with a seasonally smaller quarter for acquisition, is the main reason for this dynamic. This is similar to what we experienced in Q2 2019 when our UCAN paid net adds were -0.1 million. Since then we\u2019ve added nearly 7.5 million paid net adds in UCAN,\u201d the streamer said in its letter to shareholders for Q2 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netflix finished the quarter with more than 209 million paid memberships. Its closest competitor remains Disney+, which has attracted 104 million subscribers since launching in late 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netflix predicted it will add 3.5 million subscribers in Q3 2021, which is fewer than some analysts had forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The global streamer highlighted the increased competition it faces following the arrival of numerous SVoDs backed by US media giants such as Disney, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal and Discovery after a period of consolidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it shrugged off the idea that this consolidation has affected its growth and, while it is \u201ccontinually evaluating opportunities,\u201d it said it hasn\u2019t been tempted to make a move for a major acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Statements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are still very much in the early days of the transition from linear to on-demand consumption of entertainment. The industry has consolidated materially over the years (Time Warner\/AT&T, Viacom\/CBS, Discovery\/Scripps, Disney\/Fox, Comcast\/NBCUniversal\/Sky, etc) and we don\u2019t believe this consolidation has affected our growth much, if at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile we are continually evaluating opportunities, we don\u2019t view any assets as \u2018must-have\u2019 and we haven\u2019t yet found any large-scale ones to be sufficiently compelling to act upon,\u201d the streamer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netflix added it also competes with the likes of YouTube, Epic Games and TikTok and committed to improving its service as fast as it could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf we can do that, we\u2019re confident we can maintain our strong position and continue to grow nicely as we have been over the past two-plus decades,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Games will be included in members\u2019 Netflix subscription at no additional cost and the move comes after the streamer experimented with interactive episodes of some of its original series and games based on sci-fi drama Stranger Things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netflix said it views gaming as another new content category, similar to its expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment. We think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games,\u201d the streamer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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