Joining the cast next season? Netflix,” Thompson joked at the start of the program, later adding that he would donate his salary for the night’s show to the company. “‘Squid Game’ is a contest you enter when you’re in massive debt and desperate for money. That made Netflix the perfect target for the Emmy’s host, longtime “Saturday Night Live” cast member, Kenan Thompson. Shares of all the major entertainment companies have declined this year.
Companies spent billions of dollars to lure as many customers as they could to their new streaming services, only to have investors demand profits instead. Netflix’s recent subscriber losses have cast a pall over the entertainment industry this year.
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It won best drama series four times for “Game of Thrones” and now twice for “Succession.”Ĭreated by Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” skewers the pettiness, privilege and fragile egos of the wealthy, in this case a family that owns a media empire and bears some resemblance to the real-life Murdoch and Redstone families. HBO, which earned more nominations than any network this year, has remained the gold standard among its peers, despite changing owners twice in the last decade. Netflix and HBO led the field of nominees in 2022, as they have for the last six years. Netflix Inc., for example, has spent tens of millions of dollars chasing awards that validate its shows in the eyes of viewers and talent. While more people tune in for the Oscars, which award the best movies of the year, the Emmys have become a focal point of the competition between the world’s largest media and technology companies as they seek to boost their new streaming services. Apple Inc.’s “Ted Lasso,” which is produced by Warner Bros.’ television studio, earned best comedy series. “Succession” won best drama series for the second time, while “White Lotus” was named the best limited series. No other network won more than four Monday.
Discovery Inc., earned 12 during Monday’s prime-time telecast.
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