Netflix

With 10 million subscribers for Disney + coming on the first day and arguably the best studios and content, Disney is going to cause a big problem for Netflix this year.
In 2019, Disney + will join a long list of video-streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO NOW, and many more.
Netflix is estimated to house around 1,500 TV series and 4,000 films, Amazon Prime Video is home to almost 20,000 titles, and a subscription to Disney + will add around 7,000 more TV episodes and 500 films for viewers to choose from.
Disney currently forecasts Disney + alone will have between 60 and 90 million subscribers by 2024, a number which would be second only to Netflix for streaming services.
Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming services will continue to be free to submit their films to the Oscars next year, after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided against changing its entry rules to more clearly favor films intended primarily for theatrical release.
2019 will see the introduction of a Netflix-like platform in organizations where business leaders can sift through thousands of data pools and find information that is specifically curated for their use.
Apple has earmarked about $6bn (£4.6bn) to produce original programming over the the next few years - compared to the BBC's annual TV budget of £1.7bn - but its library will be just a fraction the size of Netflix and Amazon which spend a combined $20bn annually.
A large display will facilitate the growing trend for watching Netflix and other streaming content on the go on devices, Samsung claims, with UK adults predicted to spend around 32 minutes a day watching video on their phones by the end of the year.
Netflix disappointing earnings report fueled fears that the streaming giant would struggle to compete with the new services on the way from Disney and Apple this year, and WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal next year.
Disney will go head-to-head with Netflix, ending a licensing deal with the streaming giant this year.
Throughout 2019, Netflix will focus on creating original content as new competitors from the likes of Apple, Disney, and AT&T are on the rise.
Netflix is estimated to spend $15 billion on original content this year while Amazon will spend half as much.
The rising consumption of services such as Netflix and cloud based content, as well as the changing pattern of broadcast TV consumption have created new businesses and opportunities in the UK, as well as challenging established players.
By 2024, Netflix will contribute 203 million subscribers (21% of the global total), Amazon Prime Video 125 million (13%), China 289 million
Facebook, Snap and Disney are among the companies that will drive more fragmentation of the video streaming market to feed a growing demand for content on smartphones.
NBCUniversal's service will be up against established streaming services like Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video, as well as newer players coming later this year from Disney, Apple and AT&T's WarnerMedia.
Disney +, Apple TV +, and a Warner Media streaming service will join Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video in the streaming media space in 2019.
Netflix is not the only company Disney will be battling in the years to come; the list of competitors and would-be rivals now includes everyone from Amazon to Apple to AT&T.
Disney's strategy of going direct-to-consumer - by pulling its content from Netflix in 2019 and replacing it with its own streaming platform - will backfire, because customers will demand to see Disney content on their preferred Internet TV ecosystem, such as Netflix or Amazon.
Netflix currently has about 137 million global users, and India's 450 million internet users provide an opportunity to significantly boost that figure.
By adapting and innovating quickly with emerging technologies, the speed in which you are constantly looking to use technology and growing your culture to take advantage of them will inevitably help companies become disruptive by nature.
Many traditional media companies are organizing themselves to do battle with big broadband-content players like Netflix and Amazon, and may look to AT&T's quick reorganization and wonder if it will be the status quo for a sector that is in flux.

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Last updated: 16 February 2020