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Ads Offer Netflix Flexibility: Phillips Securities' Wang

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 21 October 2026, 17:58 UTC 1 min read
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Oct 21st, 2026 Ads Offer Netflix Flexibility: Phillips Securities' Wang Netflix is struggling to attract new subscribers and boost engagement as it tries to find its next big film or TV hit. Helena Wang, Phillips Securities research analyst, discusses how the streaming giant can find growth through new ad-backed offerings and why Netflix is pushing on TV, film, live events and sports all at once in order to be the first place for content people choose and the last subscription they cancel....

Oct 21st, 2026 Ads Offer Netflix Flexibility: Phillips Securities' Wang Netflix is struggling to attract new subscribers and boost engagement as it tries to find its next big film or TV hit. Helena Wang, Phillips Securities research analyst, discusses how the streaming giant can find growth through new ad-backed offerings and why Netflix is pushing on TV, film, live events and sports all at once in order to be the first place for content people choose and the last subscription they cancel. She joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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