Ben Keen


Weak Q2 for Netflix shows over-reliance on handful of brands

Netflix has again suffered a “soft” Q2, but analysts have warned that it can’t afford further subscription losses as a wave of SVOD competitors prepare to hit the market. The streaming giant forecast in Q1 that it would add 5m global subscriptions in the second quarter, with 300,000 subs out of the US and 4.7m […]

IHS: content arms race is ‘squeezing margins’

The content ‘arms race’ is squeezing margins for everyone across the cable industry and operators should invest now to offer ‘smart pipes’, according to IHS’s former chief analyst and vice president, Ben Keen. Presenting IHS figures at here at the Cable Congress conference in Belgium yesterday, Keen, who has recently left the research firm, said […]

Netflix content spend outstrips BBC, HBO, Discovery

Netflix now outspends the BBC, HBO and Discovery on content, according to new research. Only Sky spends more and that is driven by its massive investment in sports rights, Ben Keen, chief analyst and VP, consumer media, IHS, told the Cable Congress in Brussels. Keen said Amazon is also spending significantly on content, outspending for example […]