Explaining the Business of Entertainment
Over the last few weeks, the WGA leadership has been fairly consistent in their discussion about the dire state of screenwriting. Like, say, this: “I’ve also spoken to other writers who even though they sold a pilot and staffed on a show, they still filed for EBT that year in
In the last few weeks, the streaming companies have all picked up their TV game. We’re got another juicy set of shows to look at this week—remember: the week starting 20-March—with big titles from each streamer. So who’s set to win: Great Expectations from Hulu, Rabbit Hole from Paramount+, or
(Just a reminder: every article in this series is being collected in one giant substack post/article here. It’s sort of like a little e-book for all of my subscribers.) PART III – Customer Reviews, Awareness & Interest Metrics Though I always push myself to question my assumptions, conclusions and data—hence
Since I released my giant “Future of Film” series “The Data is In: Theatrical Films Massively Outperform Straight-To-Streaming Films” last week—it’s now officially our top article of all time!!!—I had to skip the Streaming Ratings Report last week. But that’s good news for you as you’ll get a double issue
What a week we had here at the EntStrategyGuy headquarters. The first two articles in my huge “Future of Film” series went better than I could have imagined. Sure, there was some pushback (I actually predicted the exact responses from a few people) but mostly, there was overwhelming love and
Yesterday’s article may have been a let down for some folks. I promised a big, deep analysis, and it only included four charts! Well, time to get on with it. With a ton of charts. Over twenty! But first, some more throat-clearing, explaining Nielsen’s data and dataset. And then trust me,
Well, it’s time to finally, officially and definitively answer the question… Should You Release Your Film in Theaters or Straight-To-Streaming? Rephrased, does it make sense to release films “straight-to-streaming” à la Netflix? (And formerly Apple, Prime Video, Hulu, sometimes Disney+, HBO Max in 2021 and occasionally Peacock and Paramount+?) Should
(Midday on Friday, my son got sick and was sent home from daycare, hence why last Friday’s Streaming Ratings Report is coming out today.) After a slow start to the year, the streaming wars are officially in full swing. Between the biggest Star Wars series coming back for its third