Netflix beat Wall Street expectations

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 21, 2024

Netflix beat Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue. The company added 35 million paid subscribers on a year-over-year basis, sending the streaming giant’s stock higher.

KEY FACTS

Netflix reported earnings of $5.40 per share and revenue of $9.82 billion in the third quarter of 2024 ended Sept. 30, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.12 and $9.77 billion, respectively, according to FactSet.
The company saw a roughly 14% jump in global subscribers to 282 million from 247 million in the third quarter of last year – although subscriber growth slowed as the platform added just over 5 million paid members last quarter, compared to 8 million in the second quarter of 2024 and 8.76 million in the third quarter of 2023.
Revenues are up 15% year-on-year.
After months of strong subscriber growth (largely stemming from the introduction of a cheaper advertising tier in May and the implementation of password-sharing measures), the stock hit a record high of $736 last Friday, surpassing its previous high of $733. placed just the day before.

KEY STORY

Analysts had expected the price hike to support strong revenue growth as the explosion in subscriber growth from a crackdown on password sharing began to wane. Netflix’s last major price increase in the US was in October 2023, when it raised the “Basic” plan to $11.99 per month and the “Premium” plan to $22.99 per month. Netflix Originals continued to drive engagement in the third quarter with shows like Emily in Paris Season 4, The Perfect Couple, according to a UBS analyst report.

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Only 1% Of Cyprus Farms Use Precision Farming Technologies

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 24, 2026

Cyprus remains one of the European Union’s least digitised agricultural economies, with just 1% of farms using precision farming technologies in 2023, according to Eurostat.

The findings come as the EU continues to encourage the adoption of digital tools aimed at improving agricultural productivity, efficiency and sustainability.

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Internet Access Expands, But Digital Uptake Lags

Internet access has improved across the bloc, although adoption remains uneven. Eurostat found that 43% of EU farms had internet access in 2023, with northern and central European countries leading the way.

Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Austria all reported internet access rates above 90%.

Greater connectivity, however, has not translated into widespread digital adoption. Farm management information systems, which help farmers manage day-to-day operations, were used by only about 11% of EU farms. France was a notable exception, with around 60% of farms using the technology.

Precision Farming Concentrated In Larger Operations

Robotics adoption also remained relatively limited, with only about 7% of EU farms using robotic technologies. Overall, around 18% of farms with utilised agricultural area employed at least one precision farming technology or practice in 2023.

These included robotics for plant protection, band spraying, variable-rate application, precision crop monitoring and soil analysis. Despite representing fewer than one in five farms, these holdings accounted for around 44% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area.

The figures suggest that precision farming remains concentrated among larger agricultural businesses, where investment in digital technologies is typically easier to support.

Cyprus Lags Behind EU Leaders

Luxembourg, Finland and Estonia recorded the highest shares of utilised agricultural area managed by farms using precision farming technologies, each exceeding 75%.

At the other end of the ranking, Cyprus recorded just 1%, while Greece and Romania reported between 10% and 15%. The results indicate that Cyprus remains at an early stage of digital adoption in agriculture, even as precision farming becomes more widespread across parts of the European Union.

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