Explaining the Business of Entertainment
In the olden days, the real value in a TV show was the long tail selling to syndication. A network, say NBC, would pay for the first run, but then constant reruns would make the true owner, say Warner Bros, all the profit. When streaming came, say Netflix, that was
Sometimes, it turns out you can’t predict the future. Which doesn’t stop us from trying, all the time, whether we realize it or not. That’s basically the theme of my latest article at Linked-In. It shows how small sample sizes and a lack of data make some efforts at predictions
Today, I published a guest article for Athletic Director U looking at the value of sports media rights deals across professional, amateur and college athletics have grown over time. Take a read! Moreover, for the first time, I’m sharing my work. I had so many links that I couldn’t fit
In case you missed it, my latest is up over at Decider. The title may sound a little silly, but I’ve been mulling on how all the streaming services are trading off price, quality and quantity as the streaming wars get kicked off in earnest this fall. And I loaded
Wait, do you REALLY need another newsletter. Probably not. Peak newsletter baby! Let me defend why you should add just one more email to your already considerable deluge. Then I’ll give you the details. In My Defense – Why You Need Another Newsletter Here’s my guess as to how 95% of
Last week, I threw up a quick Twitter thread on The Boys and I just turned it into a full article for Decider. (And it’s short for me, about 800 words.) So take a read and share on social media! Appreciate it in advance. Of course, trying to judge if
I just had a guest article published at Decider, this time asking, “Should Netflix keep binge releasing all its series?” My conclusion: not all of them. Essentially, Netflix is leaving “awareness” on the table. Take a read and share on social media. Also, shout out to Alan Wolk, who tackled
When Athletic Director U asked me, “What do you think of college baseball?” I’ll be honest, I didn’t have an angle. Sure, it could grow, but how much? And compared to what? Then, I read an article about eSports. Apparently the NCAA–technically a consultancy hired by the NCAA–was exploring whether
(This is another entry in a multi-part series answering the question, “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Read the previous articles here.) I’ve been in a bunker these last couple of weeks and that bunker was an Excel bunker with internet access where
Last week, I was thrilled to announce that I had a guest article at TVRev, and I’ve followed it up with an article over at Decider. The folks over at Decider asked me about the Hulu price decrease a few weeks back—which as I mention, was really a promotional price