Boston, MA 10/03/2014 (wallstreetpr) – The famous TV network website viewership of ABC.com and NBC.com is declining as the viewers are more inclined towards Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). The show ‘Orange Is the New Black’ of Netflix is driving growth for the internet television network company.
The survey
A new survey conducted by RBC Capital Markets revealed that subscription streaming services are gaining more users compared to TV network websites. The survey was done in the month of September. It showed that 42% users are fond of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), just second to YouTube that has got 44% of viewers. The third place is occupied by Hulu,LLC and Amazon secures the fourth place. 19% of the respondents surveyed by RBC said that TV shows including Orange is the New Black shown on Netflix is the prime reason for subscribing to the streaming company.
The distribution deal
Netflix is also climbing ladder of success by continuously striking deals with the other telecom companies. In the latest news, Netflix has signed another major distribution deal in France. It has struck a deal with Orange SA (ADR) (NYSE:ORAN). As per the deal, Netflix’s content will be available on Orange’s set-top boxes starting this November. With the new deal, Netflix will get more than 10 million television subscribers in France. Orange SA will get a part of revenue for distributing Netflix’s content on its set-top boxes.
The previous deal
Prior to Orange deal, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) made a deal with Bouygues Telecom. It is the first company with which Netflix has made a deal agreement. Bouygues will also feature Netflix’s content on its set-top boxes starting November. Again, the deal will fetch more than two million users to Netflix. The two deals indicate that Netflix has managed to cope up with the resentment that it faced from European Carriers earlier in September.
