If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Some of the world’s best summer athletes are heading to Scotland for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games, a quadrennial event dating back to 1930, unite thousands of athletes from more than 70
Wall Street is concerned that Netflix has an engagement problem, a problem that can be seen in the viewing figures that the streaming giant regularly releases. No problem, says Netflix: it will fix that problem… by releasing viewership numbers less frequently. Netflix says it will stop publishing its “What We Watched” report, a voluminous data
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The final major championship of the 2026 golf season is here as the world’s best players head to Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, for the 154th edition of the Open Championship. Golf’s oldest major
As Netflix looks for new ways to keep viewers engaged amid signs of a slowdown, the streaming giant appears to be exploring another avenue: always-live TV channels. According to The Wall Street Journal, Netflix is considering launching live channels that stream content continuously, giving subscribers something to tune into 24/7. Instead of committing to binge-worthy
Netflix is again experimenting with new types of content on its streaming service, as the binge model has become obsolete. After expanding its service to include live content, video games and, most recently, video podcasts, the streamer now adds video content from publishers such as BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, People Inc., Tastemade and
A lively report from Bloomberg citing Netflix data suggests that viewers are increasingly abandoning popular shows before the second season. The likely reasons aren’t hard to guess: Netflix frequently cancels shows, there’s too long a wait between seasons, and much of Netflix’s content is designed for an algorithm rather than art. But the data also
