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CNBC
4 days ago
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- CNBC
Media trailblazer Tom Rogers changes ‘raging bull' stance on Netflix, sees worrisome signs
Former NBC Cable President Tom Rogers is dialing back his bullishness on Netflix. The media trailblazer, who was a self-proclaimed "raging bull" on Netflix, told CNBC's "Fast Money" this week he's starting to worry — and listed competition with free content on YouTube as a headwind. "[Netflix] still [has] more hit shows than all the other streaming services combined, but when you look at the growth of their sub[scriber] base and look at the amount of total engagement time from all viewers they get, the amount of viewing per viewer has gone down some," said Rogers, who's now executive chairman of AI company Claigrid. Netflix saw the largest monthly viewership increase versus its peers in June, according to Nielsen. However, YouTube had 13% of total monthly TV viewership while Netflix had 8%. Rogers' latest take comes after Netflix delivered a positive quarterly report on July 17. "There was nothing wrong with its earnings at all," said Rogers, who is also a CNBC contributor. "But engagement is what drives everything here. The amount of viewing it gets, it drives price increases, which drive programming budget, which drives more great programming." Netflix beat second quarter top and bottom line estimates and raised its full-year guidance. But since its earnings report, the streamer's stock is down about 6% and is now off almost 11% since hitting a record high on June 30. Rogers also predicts artificial intelligence will be a "double-edged sword" for Netflix in the near-term. On the one hand, he said it will aid the streamer's targeted advertising and help cut programming costs. But it also allows independent content creators a leg up — which benefits YouTube. "The line between professional and amateur content is going to get more and more blurry as AI tools in the hands of amateurs allow them to produce things that look incredibly professional," he said. "I think AI in the hands of the creative community of YouTube could create a level of professional programming for YouTube which drives its viewership even further." YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, is up 2% so far this year. Yet, Rogers still considers Netflix maintaining his status as the most valuable media company in the world. However, he said a lag is "something to watch for sure." Netflix spokesperson Emily Goldstein deferred comment to the company's second-quarter earnings call.
Wales Online
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Today's rugby news as shattered Wales team owe country and star fights back tears
Today's rugby news as shattered Wales team owe country and star fights back tears The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world Wales players and team staff huddle after the team's 19-24 defeat (Image: 2025 Getty Images ) Here are your rugby morning headlines for Monday, July 7. Rogers: We owe the nation a performance Wales wing Tom Rogers says the team owe the nation a performance in their final game of the season as they look to bounce back from Saturday's 24-19 defeat to Japan in Kitakyushu. Matt Sherratt's side travelled to Kobe on Sunday ahead of next Saturday's clash at Noevir Stadium. The second Test against Japan marks the end of a frankly miserable campaign for Wales, with their losing run at Test level now stretching to 18 matches. That saw head coach Warren Gatland leave his post mid-Six Nations, with no replacement having been appointed by the Welsh Rugby Union four months later. As the national team continues to slide down the world rankings, there is also uncertainty hanging over the four professional clubs at the minute. All too often, a new low is reached and then surpassed - with no one able to confidently predict where exactly rock bottom is. The defeat to Japan - with Wales having thrown away a 19-7 half-time lead in Kitakyushu - is as low as it's been so far, but with one game left, it remains to be seen how this tour - and this season as a whole - will end. Article continues below When asked if the Welsh players would throw everything into the final week of a long season, wing Rogers - who crossed for Wales' third try on Saturday - said: "100 per cent. "The boys will be fired up for this next game. We need to put a performance out there for the country and the people who support us." Having not tasted victory in international rugby in over 600 days, Saturday felt like the perfect opportunity to finally get that monkey off their back. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack for the exclusive five-week tour diary from Japan and Australia. Eight of Japan's matchday squad were uncapped, with captain Michael Leitch the only player with more than 30 caps. Yet, despite putting themselves in a solid position, Wales folded once again in familiar fashion. "It's a tough, tough loss," added Rogers. "I thought we played well in the first-half, but we just couldn't get our game plan on the pitch in the second-half." "I think we've got to use this loss as a bit of fire for next week. We've got to use it as a challenge. "We've got a good bunch of boys here. I'm sure we'll turn it around next weekend." As the final whistle blew, Welsh players were left to reflect on another tough loss - with some close to tears as the reality of 18 consecutive defeats sunk in. "It's always a pleasure playing for your country," said Rogers as he reflected on those moments on the pitch afterwards. "Every time you wear that shirt, you want to win. "Today it didn't go our way. It's just gutting." The extreme heat and humidity was a factor in how the match panned out, with the match taking over two hours thanks to a stop-start nature, cooling breaks and an extended half-time. Japan captain Leitch said afterwards that they could tell the Wales players were "blowing" in the second-half, but Rogers - like interim head coach Matt Sherratt and captain Dewi Lake - refused to blame the conditions. "I don't think you can use the heat as an excuse," he said. "At the end of the day, you're playing rugby for your country. I'm gutted, just gutted." Belcher emotional after first cap New Wales cap Liam Belcher fought back the tears as he described the mixed emotions of running out for his country for the first time. The Cardiff Rugby hooker was introduced off the bench in Japan during the 24-19 defeat, and it has been a long road for the 29-year-old. Belcher had considered other career routes not so long ago, a groundsman or an electrician, according to interim boss Matt Sherratt. But earning that first cap for Wales makes all that perseverance worthwhile. In an emotional video posted by the WRU, Belcher appeared to fight back tears as he spoke about the first time he donned the red jersey. "It's a hard one really, isn't it? Delighted to get my first cap and gutted with the result," Belcher said. "Take the rough with the smooth I guess. Thanks firstly for welcoming me into the squad, boys. It's been a pleasure getting to know boys I haven't met before. "When you come as a sub, you're trying to get the second wind and be involved as much as possible. "It was quite nice, actually, because it was more of a 'Belch, you're getting on', kind of thing. "There's nothing worse than getting told you're on in five or 10 minutes. You can overthink it a little bit. Just got told, 'You're going on' and you just run on. It's a surreal feeling, really. "It was nice being on Zoom wit my parents and seeing my nephew. Just seeing all my family happy with smiles on faces. Obviously means a lot really to be honest with you. Gets me a little bit emotional seeing them back home." Navidi: Sherratt would prefer different Wales role Former Wales back-rower Josh Navidi says he wouldn't be surprised if Matt Sherratt is kept on the Wales coaching staff in a permanent capacity, but believes he wouldn't want the top job. Sherratt took over on an interim basis during the Six Nations and has also been tasked with leading this tour of Japan, too. Among his coaching staff in Japan is Harlequins and former Cardiff coach Danny Wilson, under whom both Navidi and Alex Cuthbert played at the Arms Park. "I've said from day dot, when we had him at Cardiff, both him and Danny are international-level coaches," Navidi said on Sportin Wales podcast. "When we went to Tonga and Samoa in 2017 — it was like a stag do! — it was a great tour, but their standard of coaching is there. "It wouldn't surprise me if they got the nod." Cuthbert chipped in by saying: "I think Jockey (Sherratt) would be a backs coach." Navidi: "I think that's what he would want, as well." Moving the conversation on, both ex-players expressed their disappointment for their former Wales team-mate Tomos Williams, who suffered a tour-ending injury while on Lions duty. "I was gutted. I was devastated," Cuthbert said. Navidi added: "I was gutted when I was watching it and saw him straight away grab the top of his hamstring. "Actually hearing the news killed me. He has been in form, one of the best players I've ever played with, skills-wise, unbelievable. "I knew he would impress the coaches going into that camp. He is a top bloke." Cuthbert agreed, adding: "That's what I said. He is so good in the squad, people don't realise how good he is off the field. "He's worked hard for that. Absolutely dominated in that position, pushed Gloucester on to another level. With Wales it's been tough, but he just sees the game totally different. Article continues below "It's a big loss for the Lions."
BBC News
06-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fired-up Wales aim to level series in Japan
Summer tour second Test: Japan v WalesVenue: Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium, Kobe Date: Saturday, 12 July Kick-off: 06:50 BSTCoverage: Watch live on S4C and BBC iPlayer; listen live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sounds; text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website and app. Wales wing Tom Rogers says his side will be fired up against Japan in Kobe next Saturday to ensure they do not finish the season without a side led 19-7 at the interval in Kitakyushu through tries from Rogers, Ben Thomas, as well as a penalty try, and were in sight of claiming Wales' first win for 21 Eddie Jones' Brave Blossoms stormed back in sweltering conditions to win 24-19 and register only their second victory against the signalled an 18th successive Test defeat for Wales who have the chance to level the series next weekend."The boys will be fired up for this next game," said Rogers."We need to put a performance out there for the country and people who support us."We've got to use this loss as a bit of fire for next week. We've got a good bunch of boys here and I'm sure we'll turn it around next weekend." Coping with defeat Rogers, 26, was one of the Wales players who were staring in disbelief after the final whistle."It's a tough, tough loss," said Rogers."It's always a pleasure playing for your country. Every time you wear that shirt, you want to win. It didn't go our way, it's just gutting."I thought we played well in the first half, but we just couldn't get our game plan on the pitch in the second half."Rogers joined captain Dewi Lake and interim head coach Matt Sherratt in refusing to blame the hot and humid conditions for the defeats and second-half collapse."I don't think you can use the heat as an excuse," said Rogers."At the end of the day, you're playing rugby for your country." 'Wales have hunger and desire to bounce back' Rogers' Scarlets team-mate Josh Macleod pulled on the red jersey for the first time in almost three years."It's a massive honour but I'm hurt for the group at the moment," said the Scarlets captain."The boys have had to endure a couple of tough years, with some tough results."Flanker Macleod, 28, says the squad's character can not be questioned."It's not through a lack of effort, intent, hunger and desire," said Macleod."We've got that in shedloads. There'll be a couple of tweaks, but on the whole, we'll stay as positive as we can and look forward to another Test."All eyes are on next week to try and solve it. Hopefully we'll have a different changing room next Saturday."
Wales Online
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Wales player ratings vs Japan as far too many crumble in second-half capitulation
Wales player ratings vs Japan as far too many crumble in second-half capitulation Wales fell to yet another Test defeat in scorching conditions in Kitakyushu Wales players react after allowing Japan their third try (Image: Masterpress/Getty Images ) Wales' losing run at Test level stretched to 18 matches as they collapsed in the heat against Japan in Kitakyushu. In difficult conditions that probably didn't translate on the TV, Wales crumbled as they failed to score in the second half. Here's how the players rated... Blair Murray - 6 Little chance with ball in hand, but when he first got one, he beat two men in a phone box. Few other moments of fleet-footedness, but not a game made for the full-back. Tom Rogers - 5 Article continues below Took his try well. Good in the air. Will be disappointed to have fallen off the tackle for Japan's second. Johnny Williams - 4 First start for Wales in the 13 jersey after nearly two years away from Test rugby. Caught narrow too often, including for both Japan tries. Ben Thomas - 5 Nice line for the opening score. Kicking game worked in the first half to keep Wales' tackles down, but maybe became a bit of a crutch as the match went on. Josh Adams - 6 First touch saw him cut back inside to space for a half-break. The sort of opportunities that haven't been coming his way at Test level for a while. Strong under the high ball too. Sam Costelow - 4 Tends to be a player who attracts a lot of criticism, as most Welsh 10s do. Was solid for the most part, but Wales clearly relied too heavily on the boot in these conditions. Kieran Hardy - 5 Smart kick over the top for the penalty try, while some other kicks were on the money. Became over-reliant on the boot and was a little loose around the edges of the breakdown. Nicky Smith - 5 Mixed day at the scrum. Wales were on top early on, but Japan seemed to grow in that area of the game. Important breakdown penalty just before he was replaced after 50 minutes. Dewi Lake - 6 Couple of early lineouts narrowly evaded their target, but that was more to do with greasy ball than bad throw. The captain largely fixed that, chucked himself into everything and carried well when asked. One breakdown penalty in particular felt like a level above most things in this match, in terms of quality. Keiron Assiratti - 4 Few issues at the scrum after a strong start. Ben Carter - N/A After waiting a year to pull on the Welsh jersey again, it's such a shame his return to Test rugby lasted just seconds. The main priority is that the injury hopefully isn't too serious. Teddy Williams - 5 Got around the park well. Not too much else to say. Alex Mann - 5 Tackled everything to begin with. Penalties crept up as he was asked to go the full 80. Emptied the tank though in a losing effort Josh Macleod - 5 Waited a long time for this. Tackled like a man who has been eager for a Test recall for three years. Some good breakdown work, including one penalty late in the first half. Perhaps a bit overeager at times in the second-half, with one offload nearly gifting Japan a try. Taulupe Faletau - 7 Deft pass at the line for the opener. What you expect from Faletau. Also made Rogers' score. Some lovely handling skills when others were struggling with the bar of soap. Still so classy. The few moments of genuine quality tended to involve him. Hopefully the knock he took before coming off isn't too serious. Replacements Liam Belcher - 4 Made his Wales debut with 12 minutes to go and the game still in the balance. Immediately found himself behind on the scoreboard. Arrows off target, unfortunately. Gareth Thomas - 4 Scrum continued to struggle when he came on. Archie Griffin - 4 Was sent skywards in one scrum. James Ratti - 5 Thrust into the game much earlier than expected. Solid enough. Aaron Wainwright - 5 Brought energy, but little chance to make an impact. Tommy Reffell - 5 No real sniffs at the breakdown as Japan finished the stronger side. Rhodri Williams - N/A Didn't get on. Joe Roberts - 5 Article continues below Some decent cover tackles as the game got loose, but no time to impress.
South Wales Argus
05-07-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Wales lose 24-19 to Japan for 18th straight Test defeat
The wait goes on for Welsh celebrations after the tourists failed to kill off the Brave Blossoms in the heat and humidity of Kitakyushu. Wales should have won for the first time since victory against Georgia in the 2023 World Cup when they led 19-7 in the second half and were comfortable. However, chances weren't taken and Japan, who had eight debutants and are themselves rebuilding, came storming back to stun interim head coach Matt Sherratt's side. It is a defeat that means Wales slide to 14th – FOURTEENTH – in the world rankings. They are a side who have forgotten how to win because they put themselves in a great position, albeit with a safe approach in which they frequently turned to the boot to use their aerial dominance. Scores in the first half by Ben Thomas and Tom Rogers plus a penalty try should have been followed by a killer blow soon after the restart. Instead, Japan came alive late on in what turned out to be a horror afternoon that started with a worrying injury to Dragons captain Ben Carter. TREATMENT: Dragons lock Ben Carter suffered an early injury but was 'up and around' in the changing room (Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency) The lock was injured just 27 seconds into the game when he caught the right side of his head on the hip of centre Shogo Nakano when making a tackle. After lengthy treatment, Carter was stretchered off with his neck in a brace. Elliot Dee revealed in a half-time interview that his Rodney Parade teammate, whose father was in the crowd, was 'up and around' in the changing room. Wales overcame that early disruption to make an impressive start and got their opener in the fourth minute. A penalty was kicked to the corner and a slick training ground move saw number eight Taulupe Faletau slip centre Ben Thomas in, Costelow converting. An opportunity was wasted in the 22 to extend the lead and paid the price when Japan levelled with their own impressive strike play, Kippei Ishida making a break and putting full-back Takuro Matsunaga over. Seungsin Lee converted. OPENER: Wales struck first through Ben Thomas (Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency) Wales had their noses back in front after 20 minutes after a kick over the top led to replacement back Ichigo Nakakusu, fresh on the field, slapping the ball dead when battling wing Josh Adams on the line. They swiftly made the most of the numerical advantage to work wing Tom Rogers over down the right to make it 19-7. The 14 men were close to striking back in the 28th minute but number eight Amato Fakatava was held up over the line. The error count was high – the humidity did mean the ball was slippery – and both sides were happy to head to the changing rooms for an extended break. Wales were wasteful after early pressure in the Japanese 22 following the restart and then Japan went over through lock Epineri Uluiviti, although only after referee Damian Schneider played it safe by not whistling when there looked to be a clear knock-on. TMO footage showed there was one by scrum-half Shinobu Fujiwara. Wales couldn't shake off Japan and paid the price for their safety-first approach when Japan struck approaching the hour, putting pressure on in the 22 and eventually going over through Nakakusu after Rogers slipped off a tackle. The conversion by Lee made it 19-14 in the final quarter when fresh legs, including those of Dragons number eight Aaron Wainwright, would be key. Japan thought they had levelled through Ben Gunter only for the try to be chalked off for a forward pass and instead they settled for three points from the boot of Lee to cut the gap. There was no settling with 10 minutes to go when they kicked a penalty to the corner from halfway, put the drive on and then Halatoa Vailea peeled off and powered over, Lee making it 24-19 from the tee. The game was frantic and the clock was against weary Wales, and time ran out on them as the nightmare goes on to Kobe. Sherratt has one more chance at making sure the next permanent boss doesn't start against Argentina in the autumn with the aim of avoiding hitting 20. Japan scorers: tries – Matsunaga, Nakakusu, Vailea; conversions – Lee (3); penalty – Lee. Wales scorers: tries – B Thomas, penalty, Rogers; conversion – Costelow. Referee: Damian Schneider
