In this week’s Week in Charts: Channel 4 CEO fights for “algorithmic prominence” on social media, AI drives ad pricing at Meta, and subscriber growth stagnates for Peacock.
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DeepSeek Announcement Wipes $589 Billion From Nvidia Valuation
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s announcement of its new AI model hit US tech stocks last week, wiping $1 trillion from the Nasdaq in a single day. Nvidia was hit particularly hard, sending the chip maker’s market cap below $3 trillion for the first time since September 2024.
Netflix and Disney+ Were Home to the Top Ten Streaming Shows Last Year
Netflix and Disney+ accounted for the top ten most-viewed SVOD shows by hours viewed in 2024, according to Digital i’s data from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the Nordics. Grey’s Anatomy was the most-viewed title last year, with almost double the streaming hours of The Big Bang Theory in second place.
AI Investment Drives Ad Pricing for Meta
Meta’s investment in AI is working to raise its average price per ad, according to the social media giant’s latest earnings report. Meta CFO Susan Li said the company’s AI developments were “continuing to better personalise when ads show up, including the optimal locations in the depth of someone’s feed, to introduce ad supply when it’s most optimal for the user and revenue.”
Peacock Posts Stagnating Subscriber Numbers
Subscriber growth for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service appears to have plateaued, based on numbers from parent company Comcast. While its subscriber base in Q4 was up on the year prior, the 36 million figure was flat from the previous quarter, following a drop during Q2.
The Week in Stocks
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Stagwell’s share price dropped more than 5 percent last week, and has fallen by over 20 percent over the past two months.
TV
ITV’s stock price jumped four percent at reports the UK broadcaster is in talks to merge ITV Studios with RedBird-owned All3Media.
Publishers
Future’s stock is down 4 percent this week, and has declined around 70 percent over the past three years.
Ad Tech
Viant shares climbed 8 percent amid positive outlook for its Q4 financial results.
Tech
Meta stock gained 5 percent on Wednesday after the company posted 21 percent YoY revenue growth in its Q4 earnings.