In the spotlight for Cyndx this week is the frontrunner in new-age media services: Netflix.

Here are some recent key developments about this media mogul

• Added 8.8M subscribers to the platform in Q4, more than analyst predictions of 7.6 million
• Accounts for 10% of U.S. TV screen time 
• Major contribution to the increase in subscribers and viewership was due to the release of Netflix original movie “Bird box”
• Considers Fortnight, an online video game, a stronger competitor than HBO
• Believes Internet, mobile and gaming have been shifting customers away from TV

Source: TechCrunch

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