Explaining the Business of Entertainment
Entertainment topics simple and complex explored in-depth.
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to make the “ideal” TV Series business model over the last few weeks. Getting that right—and a bout of stomach flu/Avengers: Endgame that ruined/thrilled the end of last week—has been holding up this article. But honestly, why bother? As I was reflecting on
A big topic in the streaming world has been who owns what. All I can say is, “Finally!” For many years, we—sort of speaking of the business press, especially the casual observers—have treated all streaming TV shows interchangeably. If Netflix branded a show an “original” for all intents, the press referred
I did something fun for the first time last week: I emailed questions for a corporate earnings call. Obviously, it was Netflix. I’ll let you know why.. (And I’m under no illusions that I’ll actually have one of these questions asked.) Normally, if you asked me if earnings calls matter,
(This is a multi-part series answering the question: “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” You can find the previous articles below: – Part I: The Introduction and POCD Framework – Where We’ve Been – Part II: How “People” Change the Odds of Success – Appendix: Licensed, Co-Productions
The trouble with value chains—which I unveiled Monday—is that they don’t stay the same forever. They are constantly changing. Disruption, right? Take filmed entertainment. In 1980, it was just movies and TV, with movies in theaters and TV on broadcast. But home entertainment, cable, digital and the internet have all
2019 is off to a great start for “maps of the entertainment universe”. When I was writing on media consolidation, I wanted to make one of these to help explain this crazy industry in better detail. But I doubt it would have looked as good visualization as this Wall Street
(This article is Part 3 of my series on the Pac 12, including whether they should have brought on a strategic partner in 2012: Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012? Part I at Athletic Director U Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012?
(This article is Part 3 of my series on the Pac 12, including whether they should have brought on a strategic partner in 2012: Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012? Part I at Athletic Director U Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012?
Often, when I write a long article, I have extra thoughts. MoviePass—and its demise—may be my “story of the decade”, when judging off the “hype-to-cash flow” metric. (Remember when I used it to explain subscriptions? Or logarithmic distribution of returns?) Recently, I wrote about the lessons of MoviePass’s demise at
I’ve been a little light in non-Weekly Update articles this month because I’ve been writing some new pieces for other entertainment outlets. My first has gone up at TV-Rev so check it out and share. It’s on MoviePass, who I’ve been writing/thinking about for a while. As a company, MoviePass’s rise