Explaining the Business of Entertainment
[Folks, right off the bat, I need to let you know that we don’t have the full Nielsen data set for the week of 23-May. But not to fear, between TV Time, some early tidbits that Nielsen released on Twitter about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Stranger Things, Netflix global ratings, Samba
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By my count, we had 38 new releases on streaming this week—which is a lot—including 25 TV series and 10 films. And fortunately not all of them are desperate to win an Emmy! (Thankfully.) Before digging into the ratings, this Streaming Ratings Report will be a little different. if you’re
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Any big news stories this week? Let me check: Oh dear, that will inspire lots of noise and coverage. (Want my thoughts? I don’t value executive shifts as much as some, which I’ve explained before and in this Twitter thread today.) How can I tie this to the streaming ratings? Some
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For some stories, the entertainment trades just don’t do a great job providing the type of information and analysis I need to do my job. Other times, they crush it. I’m glad to say that, for the most important story this week, I think the trades crushed it. So let’s
If there’s anything critics love complaining about, it’s that there’s too many sequels. Well, guess what, I got “sequel-itis” too! This week, a follow-up to our blockbuster segment, “Foreign Film Failures”… [As a reminder, if you want to keep getting the Streaming Ratings Report each week, sign up on Substack.
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