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Data, Strategy and Content Thoughts on the Flops, Bombs and Misses From the First Half of 2023
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) As I wrote in the intro to my deep dive