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Demand for the MLS increased by more than 6x the average of all series in the U.S. after Messi joined the league.
HOLLYWOOD August 22, 2023
Is a streamer’s money better spent on live sports or on creating new TV series and films? For Apple, it may be a unique value prop.
HOLLYWOOD August 15, 2023
To pare its streaming losses, Disney plans to reduce spending, raise prices, crack down on password sharing, and produce less—less!—content. In an era of ruthless competition and franchise fatigue, Iger may be pushing the limits of what consumers will pay without getting something original in return.
Netflix’s resuscitated surprise hit ‘Suits,’ in many ways, is a perfect illustration of how to measure success in this new streaming age.
HOLLYWOOD August 8, 2023
The surprise mega-performance of the underwhelming Sussex-adjacent series underscores the power of Netflix’s transformation from the era of hypergrowth to the age of super-retention.
Conventional wisdom holds that some streamers are more vulnerable than others to an extended strike.
HOLLYWOOD August 1, 2023
A semi-surefire, partially-definitive, entirely data-driven guide to which streaming services are susceptible to the most subscriber churn as the dual actors-and-writers impasse grinds on.


Netflix co-C.E.O. Ted Sarandos said he was “open to all different models that are out there right now."
HOLLYWOOD July 27, 2023
After a decade of phenomenal growth based on a single offering, a content bazooka, and an indifference to password sharing, Netflix’s next theater of growth all comes down to nailing multiple price points—including a possible free tier—and deploying its vaunted algorithms across the spectrum.
Bob Iger, himself, said that companies tied to the linear and satellite businesses are in real trouble—but those pivoting to streaming aren’t in the clear, either.
HOLLYWOOD July 18, 2023
Disney needs to both cut its losses and grow its appeal outside of its core franchises. Herewith, a few ideas for how Iger can turn things around.
Amazon’s ‘Citadel,’ the spy series that cost more than $250 million, failed to top Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart.
HOLLYWOOD July 11, 2023
A couple expensive misfires and insane budgets have Hollywood questioning Amazon’s strategy. But Amazon knows how to make great shows; it’s just learning how to do so efficiently.
HBO will begin licensing content, including Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure,’ to Netflix.
HOLLYWOOD June 27, 2023
News and notes on the latest existential quandaries in Los Gatos and Hudson Yards: The Top 10 debate, the Zaz licensing controversy, and Tubi’s streaming coup.


Despite troubles with the binge model, why are Bajaria & Co. so resistant to changing gears?
HOLLYWOOD June 20, 2023
As Bela Bajaria recently exclaimed, Netflix stands by its binge model. But what if there is data outside its walls that suggests weekly is better?
For WBD C.E.O. David Zaslav, the future of CNN, as with many cable brands, comes down to three options.
HOLLYWOOD June 13, 2023
Notes on the future of television news in an era of linear decline, streaming mega-platforms, and inevitable reinvention.
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