Netflix Goes Retro: Bringing Back Licensed Content Could Be the Key to Long-Term Success

Netflix is on the hunt for more cash and they might have found a gold mine: licensing content. That’s right, they’re thinking about bringing back the good old days of filling their library with proven hits that people actually want to watch. It’s like a library refill, but with movies and shows instead of books.

And it makes sense. Licensed content still makes up 47% of US viewership on Netflix. The only Netflix Original in the top-five most watched shows is Stranger Things. The rests are oldies but goodies like NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Grey’s Anatomy.

So why not bring back more licensed content? It’s like a homepage refresh for Netflix. And with other streamers like Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney starting to license their content to third parties, it’s the perfect time for Netflix to jump back in.

But here’s the kicker: Netflix might even start licensing out its own Originals. That means no movie or show will ever be truly exclusive to any service ever again. It’s like a streaming free-for-all! Let the games begin.

Rapid Rundown

• 📰 Netflix considers licensing content to increase revenue and retain subscribers.

• 💰 Other studios' shift to licensing and Netflix's own licensing out of Originals could lead to shared content.

AutoGPT: The AI That Can Make Your Dreams (and To-Do Lists) a Reality

Auto-GPT is like a personal assistant that doesn't need any constant input. Once you give it an objective, AutoGPT takes over and does the rest. It has internet access, memory, file storage, and the ability to access popular websites.

It's only been out for a week, and people already use it for amazing things. One person even got it to autonomously develop and run an e-commerce business. The possibilities are endless!

Businesses need to jump on this technology, or they'll be left behind. AutoGPT is expanding in popularity, and developers are constantly improving it. So, be sure to keep up with this groundbreaking development. And who knows, maybe AutoGPT will be the next CEO of your company!

Rapid Rundown

• 📣 Auto-GPT is an open-source Python program that operates autonomously without constant user input.

• 🤖 It enables AI agents to complete tasks, browse the internet, save files, and execute tasks independently.

Tupperware's containers might last forever, but the company? Not so much

Tupperware, the company famous for its plastic food containers, struggles to adapt to modern times and attract new customers, resulting in its potential bankruptcy.

Tupperware once shot to fame via direct sales and 'Tupperware parties' hosted in sellers' homes. Its sales briefly surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the trend sharply reversed last year as restaurant dining boomed again.

The financial missteps, the demise of the direct-sales model in the age of e-commerce, and the rise of cheap alternatives such as reusable containers from food deliveries have all played a role in Tupperware's downfall.

Despite branching out into retail sales and e-commerce, the company has struggled to keep up with its competitors, and some people have simply been reusing their food delivery containers. Financial analysts and experts suggest Tupperware failed to invest enough in technology under former CEO Rick Goings and should have stuck to its core business model.

Rapid Rundown

• 📉 Tupperware struggles to adapt to modern times and attract new customers, resulting in a potential bankruptcy.

• 💻 Financial missteps, the demise of the direct-sales model, the rise of cheap alternatives and failure to invest in technology played a role in Tupperware’s downfall.

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