• Total revenues in Q4 2022 for Warner Bros. Discovery were USD 11,008 million, a decrease of 9% compared to Q4 2021.
• The company grew its global direct-to-consumer streaming subscriber base to 96.1 million, from 86.2 million in the fourth quarter 2021.
• A net loss of USD 2.1 billion was recorded in Q4 2022, including USD 217 million from the streaming division.
• During the call CEO David Zaslav said that while plans to combine Discovery+ and HBO Max content on one platform is moving forward, Discovery+ will also remain as a standalone streaming service. “We have profitable subscribers that are very happy with the offering of Discovery+, why would we shut that off?” Zaslav stated.

Youtube Music will add podcasts to its service. This was announced by YouTube’s head of podcasting Kai Chuk, who said that it will come to the service in the “near future”.

Today, YouTube hosts video versions of several podcasts, but has no feature for users that only wants to listen to the content – yet. That is about to change as the Google-owned company prepares to add such a feature to its music streaming service shortly. Reportedly, podcasts will roll out for users in the US first, with more regions to come. The new feature is expected to be free, but with ads.

The addition of podcasts will put YouTube Music even more in direct competition to Spotify, which has invested strongly in podcasts the past years. Currently, Youtube Music isn’t looking at adding exclusive shows or licensed originals, which has been a part of Spotify’s podcast strategy. No official launch date has yet been communicated.

Streaming giant Netflix has reduced its prices in more than 100 markets. Prices have been cut in selected markets in Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. The reductions apply to certain plans of Netflix, and in some cases the prices have dropped as much as 50%.

Netflix did not unveil the price changes in a big announcement, instead it was communicated locally. In Malaysia for example, Netflix tweeted the price reduction by posting a video from its Korean reality show Physical: 100, where people fall into water, representing money falling of the price of their Basic plan.

The price cuts go against the recent market trends which have been dominated by price hikes. No price reductions have been made in the Nordics on in any markets where the new ad-supported plan has been launched.

Netflix is also preparing for its very first livestreamed event, which will take place this Saturday March 4th. The show is a standup special with comedian Chris Rock, named Selective Outrage.

Since this is Netflix’s first ever livestreamed event, the company has posted details on how to watch it. Throughout the show, members will be able to rewind, pause and jump back to “live”. If you are late to the broadcast, you can choose to play from the beginning, or start watching live. The show will be available for streaming immediately following the livestream. In addition, Netflix will livestream a pre- and a post-show for the event, with appearances from several big actors and comedians. Those shows will however only be available on the day of the live event.

Chris Rock will perform at Maryland’s iconic Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, but all Netflix members globally will be able to livestream the event. The shows start at 10 p.m. EST, which means early Sunday morning in the Nordics. As the show is only available in English, subscribers have to set their Netflix profile language to English for the show to be accessible.

Marie Nilsson: Kontodelarna lever osäkert när streamingjättarna jagar intäkter – Dagens Media

Et stigende antal svenskere betaler for podcasts – Mediawatch

Sweden: Significant growth in podcast households – Advanced Television

TVOD in Sweden reaches record levels in 2022 – Broadband TV News

Netflix drag – så ska kontodelare jagas – Svenska Dagbladet

Stort tapp för nya poddar i världen – “Kärvare läge” – Sveriges Radio

Nordics: 3 million SVOD accounts are borrowed from other households – Piracy Monitor