News Summary

• Although Netflix has spent years investing heavily in original streaming content, one of the streaming giant's most popular shows right now is a children's animated series that continues to air on YouTube called "CoComelon..
• That's more than the watch time of all four seasons of "Stranger Things" combined.But despite the show's wild popularity, Netflix continues to struggle to bring in younger viewers, new data shows..
• Kids, Young Adults and Classics, told the Journal that families with children canceled their service at a lower rate than households without them.One of the ways they compete in that realm is by capitalizing on hit shows like "CoComelon" and bringing them on to their streaming platforms..
• Streaming giants are trying to figure out what kind of content will attract these youth viewers, a demographic that's key to securing and retaining subscribers..
• Nielsen data on Netflix's streaming viewership showed that viewers 2- to 11 years old made up 21% of its audience in September..
• "In just the first half of 2023, "CoComelon," and its six seasons currently on Netflix, were watched for 601 million hours, Business Insider senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos noted..