Welcome to What I’m Hearing+, coming to you from the New York screening of Apple’s Napoleon. This is my most highly anticipated movie of the year—even if, as a die-hard student of the revolutionary era, I’ll surely be one of those people that director Ridley Scott wishes would “get a life” rather than point out all the inevitable historical inaccuracies.

Tonight, a closer look at the race between Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon to create a single, unified streaming platform. (Spoiler alert: The key isn’t just amassing the most content, but also focusing on the consumer journey.)

But first, a few thoughts on Netflix’s next frontier…

• Netflix Gaming Finally Gets Serious: During its recent Geeked Week celebration, Netflix unveiled a handful of trailers for upcoming film and TV projects, but the most interesting (and under-discussed) announcements pertained to its gaming division. Netflix plans to introduce several new games to its in-app experience, including...