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The Future of TV or Just Another Netflix Hit?

This Wasn’t the Podcast Election

We Have a New Contender for Streaming Bomb of the Year...

Netflix Dominates the Charts While Disney+ Has the Comeback Series of the Year

The Groundbreaking Diversity Report...That No One Is Talking About

Prime Video’s Straight-To-Streaming Films Were Bigger Bombs Than Red One

Comcast Spins Off Its Cable Networks

Disney Needs to Create Some New Princesses

How Did Streaming, er, TV’s Most Expensive Show on TV Fare in Season Two?

The Horror Misses Continue on Streaming and a Major Sports Docu-Series Flops

How the Streamers Can Survive The FTC’s New “Click to Cancel” Rule

My Yearly Check-In on the Economy: It’s Doing Great, But Many People Still Aren’t Happy

Inside Out 2 and the NFL Set Records

Inside Out 2 Has Made More Than All 2024 Horror Films Combined

What Does Antitrust Look Like in a Kamala Harris Administration?

Did Agatha Bewitch the Audiences? Did The Penguin Take Over? Or Did Crime Kill Them Both?

Will Netflix’s $150 Million Film Bid Change The Economics on Straight-to-Streaming Films?, Plus YouTube Mimics Netflix

Is John Mulaney’s Talk Show a “Bold Bet”? And Why Disney Removed Even More Shows from Disney+

Can Joey Chestnut Defeat the NFL in the Streaming Ratings Wars?

Introducing...My Four Horsemen of the Hollywood Media-pocalypse

What Paramount’s Latest Layoffs Mean Plus Hollywood Is In a Recession...But Streaming is Finally Profitable?

Can "The Rings of Power" and "Only Murders in the Building" Build Momentum?

Is This TV Show the Most Expensive, Most Overhyped Miss in the Streaming Wars? Yes.

Revisiting Disney’s Nightmare Scenario, Ryan Murphy’s Deal Numbers, Spotify Musician Payouts, and More

The Battle of the Action Comedies!

Venu Gets a Penalty Flag, Disney and Direct TV Spar, and Google Faces Off Against The Government (Again)

Twitch is Only 0.1% of All Living Room TV Viewership, Plus a "Big Genre Summer" Review

Over 100 of the Biggest TV Show Flops, Bombs and Misses in the First Half of 2024

The Olympics Dominates Streaming Ratings

42 of the Biggest Film Flops, Bombs and Misses in the First Half of 2024

Did Ghostbusters do Gangbusters Ratings?

Kamala Harris, Hollywood Needs You

Did Cobra Kai’s Batch Release Work? Plus...This is the Future of Straight-to-Streaming Films?

Here’s a 7 Point Plan to Save Hollywood Workers and the Marketplace

Max Wins the Week, While Two New Shows and an Entire Genre Stumble

Why the NBA Media Rights Deal is a Big Win...If We Ignore the Pending Local Media Disaster

Streaming Booms! As Every Company in Hollywood Has a Hit Streaming Show Right Now

The NBA’s New Media Rights Deal Isn’t the “Slam Dunk” Everyone Thinks It Is

The Bear Continues To Maul the Streaming Ratings

Who Won the Beginning of June? Bridgerton, House of the Dragon, or The Boys (It Wasn’t The Acolyte)

Did Amazon Cancel One of Their Splashiest Buys…And Not Tell Anyone?

We’ve Avoided One Strike...and Did Paramount’s Big Sale Change Anything?

Long Reads For The Long Weekend (Summer 2024 Edition)

Streaming's British Invasion Falls Flat

The EntStrategyGuy US Subscriber Estimates for Q1 of 2024

Disney PR Leaks that Doctor Who Flopped, Plus Who Won, Atlas vs. Dune: Part Two?

Antitrust Has Become the New Deregulation

Madame Web's Shocking Streaming Debut, Plus Bridgerton vs. Outer Range

Back to the Future of Live TV

Team Supply Vs. Team Demand: Explaining May’s Lackluster Box Office and the Future of Movies

Baby Reindeer Isn’t As Big As the Hype, But It's Still A Hit

Introducing EntStrategyGuy's Blogroll and Newsletter Recommendations

The Biggest Feature Film Miss in May Isn’t In Theaters…

2024: The Year of the Bundle?

Introducing the "Argylle" Treatment...And Let's Say It: Rebel Moon is a Flop

Happy EntStrategyGuy Sixth Anniversary! With 17 Tips on Writing a Newsletter

CBS is Cancelling Popular Shows, Introducing the “Obliterated Line”, and Judge Judy Will Never End...

Disney Wishes Upon a “Wish”, and Even More Changes on the Acquired Charts

Action and Melodrama Are In, Prestige is Out and Comedies are…TBD?

Peter Griffin Battles Road House After a Big Data Change Upends The Nielsen Charts

The Winners and Losers for Film and TV in 2023

How Many 2023 Streaming TV Shows Were Hits? And What Does This Say About the Binge versus Weekly Debate?

The End of MIPTV (In France) Is Another Sign of the Entertainment-Cession

Is the Fabled Netflix Bounce Fading?

Debunking Formula 1 Media Narratives Yet Again

Netflix Hits a Home Run, But Swings and Misses on Sports

What We Learned About Future Content Spending in Q1...and Why I'm Worried Despite the Good Headlines

What Streamer Got a Much Needed Hit? And What Superhero Film Rebounded on Streaming?

How Many 2023 Streaming Films Were Hits?

Has Netflix Won the Streaming Wars (According to the Gauge)? Will Penske Media, Variety and Luminate Win the Measurement Wars?

Avatar: The Last Airbender Opens Big, Drive to Survive Not So Much, And Streaming Awards Shows Disappoint

Checking in on "Aggregeddon", Disney’s Tech Stack Issues, Superhero Fatigue, and a Bunch of Bubbles Start Popping

Streaming’s Biggest, Longest Running Reality Series Returns…

My Model Predicted This Year’s Oscar Ratings

Crime vs Genre, What Won The Last Two Weeks?

The Top Streaming Shows in 2023 - Part II: The Rest of the Data

The Top Streaming Shows in 2023 - Part I: Nielsen’s Weekly Charts

The Top Streaming Films in 2023

Are Big Sports Rights Deals on the Horizon? Were the Last Couple of Deals Even That Big?

Binge vs Weekly: Round One Million

“Spulu” Edges Out Sora as the Story of the Week

Over 80 of the Biggest TV Show Flops, Bombs and Misses for the Second Half of 2023

The 56 Biggest Film Flops, Bombs and Misses in the Second Half of 2023

Killers of Flower Moon Fails the “Quantumania Test”

Amazon Flexes Its Advertising Muscles and Antitrust Enforcers Look to 2024

The Number of New Shows Are Down, But Ratings Are Way Up, and the NFL Jumps Up 31% on Streaming in 2023

The Jan 2024 Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update

Recapping Christmas 2023's Banner Year in Streaming

Hulu Had a Bad Q4, Plus Streaming Got Weird After Christmas

Did Netflix Just Make Their Best Strategic Move in the Last Five Years?

Percy Jackson and Dr. Death are Hits, But We Might Have One of the Biggest Streaming Misses of All Time

My Biggest Strategy Recommendation. For Everyone. (That Will Never Happen)

Has Netflix Already “Won” The Streaming Wars?

Two Big Returning Shows “Reach(er)” For “The Crown”

A Plea to the Academy: Nominate Spider-Man and Dual-Cast the Ceremony

Young Sheldon Takes Over While the Streamers Go “PG” on Film