Netflix faces engagement slowdown as it expands into live events and podcasts

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Morgan Stanley analyst Sean Diffley says Netflix's engagement growth has decelerated from over 10% to just 1–2%, even as the company streams 200 billion hours annually. He notes that while streaming engagement is rising broadly, short-form platforms like Instagram and TikTok are growing fastest, and YouTube remains the '800 pound gorilla' competitor. To capture more leisure time, Netflix is exploring live events and has entered podcasting, which Diffley views as incremental mobile listening that complements its core evening TV viewing. The company is partnering with Spotify to leverage shared learnings in the podcast space.

Impact on stocks 2

Communication Services± Mixed · 2 stocks
Netflix Inc
NFLX
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Engagement growth decelerated from over 10% to 1-2%, indicating slowing user demand for Netflix's core service.

Spotify Technology SA
SPOT
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Netflix partnering with Spotify for podcasting could drive incremental demand for Spotify's platform.

Off-coverage companies 2

ByteDancePrivate± Mixed
Competitionrelevance

Mentioned as a fast-growing short-form platform competing for leisure time, but no direct impact on ByteDance.

YouTube, LLCPrivate± Mixed
Competitionrelevance

Described as the '800 pound gorilla' competitor, but no specific news about YouTube itself.

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