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The Star
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Netflix is about to look a lot different for viewers. Here's how
With a revamped homepage, Netflix is rolling out several new features aimed at making it easier to navigate its massive library of films and series. — Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa LOS ANGELES: Netflix has announced it is rolling out a new look and a series of additional features to its TV homepage, as the streamer continues to build its stable of film and TV programming, live events and games. When customers open the revamped homepage, it will show additional information about titles, such as "Emmy Award Winner" and "#1 in TV Shows." Netflix is also introducing motion techniques to keep the images of its programs "fluid and snappy," which may feature live events that viewers might be interested in. The revamp is meant to make the platform more engaging for viewers, while making it easier to navigate Netflix's massive library of titles. As entertainment companies like Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount and YouTube compete for eyeballs, it's become ever more important for streamers to build apps that are attractive and easy to use – one of the underrated elements of the streaming wars. Clunky user interfaces and challenges with content "discoverability" – i.e., trying to find something to watch in a bottomless digital well of shows – are some of the main things consumers complain about when using streaming services. Los Gatos-based Netflix said the rollout will take place globally over the next few weeks starting May 19. "Our members do a lot of eye gymnastics when they're scrolling down and right and going back and forth between rows and title details on the homepage," said Chief Product Officer Eunice Kim in a press briefing on Tuesday. "We're putting all the information you need to make an informed choice about what to watch front and centre." Netflix said it is also testing a way for customers to search for title recommendations using artificial intelligence technology. Customers who choose to opt in on Apple devices can type, "I want something funny and upbeat," and the search tool will suggest titles that match the description. OpenAI is providing some of the capabilities for the generative AI search function, Netflix said. The streamer also said it is testing a vertical video feed on mobile devices, where it will show clips of Netflix programs that customers can tap to watch the whole show or movie immediately, add it to their list to watch later or share the title with friends. Vertical video has become a prevalent way that people watch content on phones with the rise of TikTok, which was followed by the likes of Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Late last year, Netflix said it released a mobile feature that lets members save, rewatch and share moments from their favourite shows and it'll be investing more in that space in the coming months. The top saved scene was the kiss from Vi and Caitlyn in Season 2 of "Arcane," Kim said. "All of these features are about getting people to press play and stay because when you find a title you love, you're more likely to tell your friends about it, which drives more people back to Netflix, who then press play, watch, spread the word, and on it goes, and none of it would be possible without great technology," Kim said. – tca/dpa
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fallen giant Hamburg close in on top-flight redemption
Hamburg fans display a banner reading "Once HSV, forever HSV" during a match when the club were in the first division in 2018 (Daniel Reinhardt) Fallen German giants Hamburg are on the cusp of a return to the Bundesliga, seven years after a first-ever relegation shook the club's foundations. Under the leadership of 34-year-old Hamburg-born manager Merlin Polzin, originally appointed as a caretaker in November before getting the top job a month later, the club are closing in on a top-flight return. Advertisement Sitting first, four points clear of the relegation playoff spot, Hamburger Sport-Verein, known in Germany as HSV or simply Hamburg, need three points in two games to guarantee promotion. They can seal the deal with a win at home over second-last Ulm on Saturday. The bigger question though is whether HSV have made the necessary changes not just to stay in the top flight, but to return to the summit of the German game, where a club of their stature belongs. - Bad decisions, poor management - The proud club's relegation may have shocked some, but weighed down by bad decisions and poor management the team had been circling the drain for some time. Advertisement HSV finished in the bottom five four times until finally slipping down in 2018. A six-time league champion and one of only three German teams to win the Champions League, the club have all the ingredients to be a consistent football powerhouse. In Germany's second-biggest city and on one of the richest ports in Europe, HSV's average attendance of just under 56,000 this season is better than all but five top-flight clubs. In another universe, Hamburg could be readily duking it out for German football supremacy with Bayern Munich, just like the early '80s, when the duo won five Bundesliga titles on the trot. Advertisement But from recruitment to junior development and commercial decisions, Hamburg have gotten in their own way too often to capitalise on their sizeable potential. Champions League final-bound Hakan Calhanoglu, Spurs forward Son Heung-min and Germany centre-back Jonathan Tah are just some of the current stars the club let slip. In 2008, HSV needed a coach and was considering an up-and-coming manager of second-division club Mainz named Jurgen Klopp. Klopp, a smoker with holes in his jeans and a five o'clock shadow, let his players call him the casual moniker 'Kloppo'. HSV turned down the future Champions League winner for being too unserious, too informal. Advertisement The coach instead moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he won two league titles, a German Cup and made a Champions League final. He later told German tabloid Bild he was furious when he found out why HSV turned him down. "When I started as a coach at Mainz, the players were my teammates. The next day, I was their coach: are they supposed to call me Mr Klopp now?," the future Liverpool manager recalled. - Relegation stops the clock - HSV were sent down in 2018, ending their stint as the last remaining founding member of the Bundesliga never to have tasted relegation. Famously, the club had installed a giant clock at their Volksparkstadion home, counting the years, days, hours, minutes and seconds spent in the top flight. Advertisement A year later, the clock was taken down and quietly disassembled. Since then, Hamburg have constantly flirted with promotion -- having never finished lower than fourth and twice losing the relegation playoff -- without taking the final step. The closest Hamburg came was at the end of the 2022-23 season. After a 1-0 win at relegated Sandhausen, the stadium announcer told Hamburg fans their second-division purgatory was over. HSV supporters stormed the pitch in celebration, only to learn that minnows Heidenheim had scored twice in stoppage time -- and would be headed up instead. In 2024, city rivals St Pauli -- the cult club from the Reeperbahn known for political activism rather than silverware -- won the second division and took a spot in the top flight, while HSV could only watch on. Advertisement Now, with the first division slipping into view, Hamburg are bullish. Speaking Thursday, Polzin said the club was "absolutely not afraid of anything and we have no doubts either. "The city and all HSV fans are eager for this game. It's not about putting on a spectacle. It's about being ready, in our heads, our legs, but above all in our hearts. "And the boys are. Our motto is clear: what do we need to do to win the game? And that's where our full focus is." dwi/ea
Forbes
21-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Trump's 90 Days In Office: Another 25% S&P Crash Ahead?
22 February 2022, Hamburg: Stock prices of the S&P500 are shown on a smartphone against a red ... More background. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) Have you been keeping an eye on your portfolio lately? Things have become quite interesting since January, and not in the way most investors would have hoped. In the roughly three months since Trump moved back into the White House, the financial markets have already taken quite a beating. Given the current trajectory, the markets could still experience another 25% decline. Remember how the markets were riding high in January? Well, that party didn't last long. The S&P 500 has tumbled around 15% from its peak of over 6,140 to under 5,300 now. If you're heavy in tech stocks, we feel for you – the Nasdaq has taken an even bigger hit, down a whopping 20% from its highs. And crypto enthusiasts? Bitcoin has corrected about 20% too. Meanwhile, 10-year government bond yields have fallen from 4.8% in January to 4.3% now, which typically signals investors fleeing to safer options. Speaking of safe havens, gold has been shining bright – up roughly 25% so far this year. Classic flight to safety, right? So what got us here? It all kicked off when the new administration started imposing those tariffs on trading partners. Remember those campaign promises about getting tough on trade? Well, they're becoming reality, and the trade war with China has escalated significantly. Let's break this down in simple terms. When you slap higher tariffs on imports, you're basically taking cheaper goods out of the market. What happens next? Prices go up. That's just basic economics. And rising prices could mean inflation spikes again. If that happens, the Fed might have to put those interest rate cuts we've all been hoping for on hold. Tricky situation, right? But here's the real worry – economic growth slowing down, or worse, sliding into a recession. And if you think the market damage in Trump's first three months is bad, just wait until recession fears really take hold. Let's get real about what markets do during economic stress. The S&P 500 has a track record of serious crashes: During the dot-com bubble, it plunged 47%. The Great Financial Crisis? Even worse – down 55%. The COVID crash knocked it down 34%. Even the 2022 drawdown saw a 20% drop. Those aren't small numbers. They represent trillions in market value vanishing. Here's where things get really interesting. We're already down 15% on the S&P 500, but if we use those previous market crashes as our guide, we could be in for a much steeper decline. Consider this: we're currently sitting at about a 15% drawdown from the peak. But the average of those four major market crashes we mentioned earlier is about 39%. That suggests we could potentially see another 24% decline from current levels if a full-blown recession materializes. In real numbers, that would take the S&P 500 down from its current level around 5,300 to approximately 4,030 – erasing nearly two years of gains. What's particularly concerning is that we've already seen this 15% decline without an official recession. Historically, the biggest market drops come when economic reality catches up with market sentiment. So what's your move? Whatever you do, buckle up – if history is any guide, we might be in for a much bumpier ride than what we've seen so far. Surely, you can talk to professional financial advisors. Trefis works with Empirical Asset Management – a Boston area wealth manager, whose asset allocation strategies yielded positive returns even during the 2008/2009 timeframe, when the S&P lost more than 40%. Empirical has incorporated the Trefis HQ Portfolio in its asset allocation framework to provide clients better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics. While investors have their fingers crossed for a soft landing by the U.S. economy, how bad can things get if there is another recession? See the last six market crashes compared. Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios | Rules-Based Wealth
