By Dawn Chmielewski
Nov 16 (Reuters) – Netflix on Tuesday released its first weekly list of the 10 most popular videos and TV screens on the streaming service, responding to the industry’s complaint that it has been selective in the data it stores publicly.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told investors the replacement would come at the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Oct. 19.
The streaming service has announced that it will publish global lists of the maximum of 10 videos and sensitive TV screens in English every Tuesday, based on viewing hours, as well as for screens and videos in other languages. its most popular titles in more than 90 countries.
The latest knowledge shows the great popularity of the Korean drama “Squid Game”, which tops the list of programs in languages other than English, with 42. 8 million hours of viewing the week of November 8. The third season of the crime mystery “Narcos: Mexico” ranked first on the English-language list, with 50. 3 million hours of viewing.
In the movies, the star-studded action film “Red Notice,” starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, garnered 148. 7 million hours of viewing for the most sensible list of English-language films. lists of films that are not in English.
Netflix, which says its corporate culture embraces radical transparency, has been less than promising when it comes to the popularity of its videos and TV screens, as have many of its peers. time than any name seen for at least two minutes as seen.
The new technique for measuring service is consistent with that used through Nielsen studies to track how Americans spend their time in front of a screen. Nielsen’s first report on this new methodology, published in June, suggests plenty of room for Netflix’s expansion. , which accounts for only 6% of screen time in the US. USA (Report via Dawn Chmielewski; Editing via Dan Grebler)