Entertainment Strategy Guy
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A Semi-Farewell: My Favorite Ankler Data Dives
What I got right, where I veered wrong and what the numbers reveal about Hollywood’s future as I move to occasional contributor
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Box Office Is Bad. Streaming Films Are So-So. I Have a Win-Win Solution
Top straight-to-TV original films could have changed 2025 with a detour to the theater — I’ve got the numbers to prove it
Latest Entertainment Strategy Guy stories
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Disney CEO Rivals: Judging Performance vs. Performance
Bergman, Walden, Pitaro, D’Amaro: I dig into each’s data to handicap the horse race
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Disney CEO Rivals: Pitting Record vs. Record
Bergman, Walden, Pitaro, D’Amaro: I dig into each’s data to handicap the horse race
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Animation is Making Serious Bank Today. Almost No Matter What
The data behind the genre’s sudden overperformance, how to win and why live-action family can’t compare
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Live Sports and Netflix’s Faustian Bargain
As sports docuseries airball (and Apple pulls back), I look at the fight for rights between streamers and linear and what is (and isn’t) worth it
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Tubi’s Rise and Why Hollywood Should Be Worried
FASTs are proving to be as disruptive as premium streaming. And cost the right amount
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Hard Truths Behind the NBA Deal for Buyers — and the NFL
Peacock won, Disney didn’t, Amazon math, football’s dilemma and a Zaslav defense
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Worst-Case Scenario: YouTube
Google’s platform now accounts for 10 percent of living-room viewing. But any of these six things could stop it dead in its tracks
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Worst-Case Scenario: YouTube
Google’s platform now accounts for 10 percent of living-room viewing. But any of these six things could stop it dead in its tracks
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Theaters Had a Grim May. Streaming Movies Fared Worse
What the hell just happened to straight-to-streaming films? What we missed while worrying about the box office — and what Netflix and Prime Video need to do now
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Who Should Get Out of Kids TV
Eight major programmers, not enough children to go around: I rank Apple, Disney, NBCU, Netflix, Paramount, PBS, WBD and YouTube
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IP Dependence is Not the Problem. It’s the Answer
The data is clear that people love pre-sold ideas more than originals
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F-R-E-E: A Four-Letter Word That Warps Our Brains
MrBeast vs. Super Bowl, Millie Bobby Brown vs. Taylor: How entertainment comparisons collapse under pressure
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Prime Video and the Dad TV Myth
Joke all you want, but it (and Mom TV) should be the future of streaming
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How the Esports Bubble Burst and Why
Another media biz frenzy has crashed. Will we ever stop falling for miracle fixes for entertainment?
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Peacock, NFL and Streaming’s Dangerous Double Standard
How trashing legacy studios for the same strategic moves as their tech rivals warps the competitive landscape in Silicon Valley’s favor