This was really interesting. Streaming has really been a black box as far as viewership numbers go. It's easy to look at box office returns to judge how successful a theater release is; but it's much harder to tell how well a streaming show does. It was particularly interesting to learn that even the creators are kept in the dark about viewership numbers. I imagine investors are, too.
They are. And if the recent Disney Shareholder's meeting is anything to go by, they are becoming resentful of that fact. Since while most people are talking about the ones who just laid into Iger for going political, less talked about where a few going "So, about Disney+ profitability..."
Ah, the old "engagement == demand" fallacy. Spending 20 minutes and 30 tweets shit-talking a 60s clip of She Hulk is somehow better than watching the episode it came from.
The part that I found interesting was how ideologically motivated this people are, is not just about making turds look like gold but about pushing their ideology forward.
Another interesting point he is making is that the show creators think the shows are a success despite not having views because they do not get viewership numbers either.
There's a great book called Movie Brats about the then big up and coming names. Lucas, Spielberg and others get chapters. The most interesting part I found was how many of them didn't know the cost, or the profit of the movie they made. Then Spielberg and Lucas created blockbusters, and it was obvious.
I saw a similar thing during the Wii era. A Don't executive claimed his consoles were selling really well and bet you couldn't find it in shelves. Penny arcade looked and found the PS3 in every store they visited. Some bad been there a while. The Wii couldn't be found at all. The big thing was, I don't think the executive was lying. I think he was being given false numbers. He was suffering the same thing as the directors before the blockbuster.
Streaming doesn't give out real numbers. New movie brats have arrived, and they're just as blindfolded as the previous ones.
This was really interesting. Streaming has really been a black box as far as viewership numbers go. It's easy to look at box office returns to judge how successful a theater release is; but it's much harder to tell how well a streaming show does. It was particularly interesting to learn that even the creators are kept in the dark about viewership numbers. I imagine investors are, too.
They are. And if the recent Disney Shareholder's meeting is anything to go by, they are becoming resentful of that fact. Since while most people are talking about the ones who just laid into Iger for going political, less talked about where a few going "So, about Disney+ profitability..."
Ah, the old "engagement == demand" fallacy. Spending 20 minutes and 30 tweets shit-talking a 60s clip of She Hulk is somehow better than watching the episode it came from.
The part that I found interesting was how ideologically motivated this people are, is not just about making turds look like gold but about pushing their ideology forward. Another interesting point he is making is that the show creators think the shows are a success despite not having views because they do not get viewership numbers either.
There's a great book called Movie Brats about the then big up and coming names. Lucas, Spielberg and others get chapters. The most interesting part I found was how many of them didn't know the cost, or the profit of the movie they made. Then Spielberg and Lucas created blockbusters, and it was obvious.
I saw a similar thing during the Wii era. A Don't executive claimed his consoles were selling really well and bet you couldn't find it in shelves. Penny arcade looked and found the PS3 in every store they visited. Some bad been there a while. The Wii couldn't be found at all. The big thing was, I don't think the executive was lying. I think he was being given false numbers. He was suffering the same thing as the directors before the blockbuster.
Streaming doesn't give out real numbers. New movie brats have arrived, and they're just as blindfolded as the previous ones.