HBO streaming up, Netflix down


Ars Technica:

The clear winner in HBO's June quarter was the sixth season of the HBO original series Game of Thrones, which garnered 25.1 million viewers, up from 20.2 million viewers in the previous season. Jeff Cusson, a spokesperson for HBO, told Ars over the phone that it was the "first time any show on HBO has continued to grow after six seasons," adding that the network's digital platforms helped bring new viewers into the aging season because a lot of them binge-watched the previous five seasons this quarter. The network noted that Game of Thrones viewership on HBO Go and HBO Now was up 91 percent from last season, when HBO Now was still exclusive to a few devices and Internet plans.


Meanwhile...

Netflix saw gains below its stated expectations. It only added 160,000 new subscribers in the US last quarter, well below the company's 500,000 subscription projection.


It's speculated that recent price hikes have hurt Netflix, while Game of Thrones obviously has helped HBO doing the period.

Both have some great programming during the golden age for TV. HBO has some great active shows and a huge library of shows, while Netflix is quickly ramping up a lot of quality shows.