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Netflix is premiering Star Search, a real-time, live-weekly talent competition that streams globally and lets viewers vote via remote or the Netflix mobile app. The move marks Netflix’s push into live unscripted content (alongside boxing, football, and WWE) and echoes classic talent shows like American Idol and The Voice, following earlier taped experiments.
Netflix has partnered with NASA to introduce live space programming, including rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, and views from the International Space Station, expanding its live content offerings beyond traditional genres.
NASA has announced a partnership with Netflix to stream live space-related content such as rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, and Earth views from the ISS starting this summer, making space exploration more accessible to a global audience.
Netflix and WWE executives have announced a new partnership to stream WWE's Monday Night RAW live on Netflix, starting January 6, as part of a 10-year, $5 billion deal. This move marks Netflix's expansion into live programming, despite past streaming glitches, and aims to grow WWE's international audience. The collaboration will also explore creating documentaries and scripted content based on WWE's rich history and characters.
As Netflix continues to dominate the streaming industry, it faces burning questions at the start of 2024 regarding its ad-supported subscription tier, investments in live programming and video games, and the potential slowdown in original content production. The company's fourth-quarter earnings report will provide insights into these areas, including the impact of its ad tier, the success of live programming and video game investments, and the strategy behind its original programming amid a decline in new releases and an increase in borrowed content from competitors.