Netflix is lastly able to dip into livestreaming months after phrase emerged of its plans. The service has confirmed that Chris Rock will debut a comedy particular stay on the service someday in early 2023. He’s the “first artist” to obtain the excellence, the corporate says, and the stream will probably be out there worldwide.

The agency revealed its stay present technique following a Deadline scoop this May. At the time, Netflix stated it could deal with unscripted materials like stand-up specials, competitors reveals and an upcoming Netflix is a Joke competition. In principle, you would vote on a actuality TV collection or watch a uncooked comedy gig with errors intact.

The enlargement is not a shock when a few of Netflix’s important rivals have at the least some type of livestreaming in place. Disney+ livestreamed Oscar nominations in February, and can air stay episodes of Dancing With the Stars this fall. Others focus closely on sports activities. Amazon Prime Video broadcasts weekly NFL matches, for instance, whereas Apple TV+ has Friday Night Baseball. These choices provide you with a motive to both be a part of a service or keep subscribed whenever you’ve exhausted the standard on-demand fare.

Netflix additionally hasn’t been shy about experimenting with completely different codecs past its linear films and TV reveals. It has supplied trivia reveals and different interactive programming, and is diving additional into cell video games. Livestreams might assist Netflix additional diversify its content material and assist it keep away from a repeat of this 12 months’s subscriber losses.