Visual of the Week

Graphs, charts and other infographics that help explain the business of entertainment.

The One Chart That Explains Why Netflix Cleaned House

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights

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The Streaming Bubble Keeps Popping

(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.)  One of my rules is “never bet against PE [private

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The Holiday Film Bump Is Dead. Or Is It?

(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.) One film’s success sort of threw me last December: Netflix’s

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The TV Bubble Popped…

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Lilo & Stitch Has Made As Much As All 2024 Horror Films Combined

(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.) Here’s how you can create disagreement online: Just talk past

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Well, Actually, The Streaming Wars Are Getting More Competitive…

(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.)  Sometimes, I wish I could let myself go wild rhetorically. 

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Streaming Football Got Much, Much, Much Bigger in 2024…

(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 mini-dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Every week I have to figure out the best way to

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Is Super Hero Fatigue Real?

(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.)  Today’s article is free for all to read. If you’d

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