Showbiz Sandbox 657: New Streaming Business Models Require New Measurement Tools
May 7, 2024
Streaming services seem to have settled on engagement as the metric by which to measure the success of a series or movie or even the platform itself. However, the industry has yet to decide a method for how to measure and report such figures in a consistent way. Some services publish random viewership figures citing how many subscribers sampled specific programming without describing how that figure is calculated.
This is becoming a big problem now that labor unions depend on reliable data to make sure studios, networks and streamers are keeping their end of the bargain when it comes to sharing profits for big hits.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including this year’s Tony nominations for Broadway shows, television producer Dan Schneider sues the filmmakers behind the “Quiet On Set” Documentary, and Madonna performs in Rio de Janeiro for more than 1.5 million fans.
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‘The Fall Guy’ Expands To $65M WW, ‘Garfield’ Pounces On $22M In Early Offshore Bow
https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-fall-guy-garfield-movie-global-international-box-office-1235904755/
‘The Fall Guy’ Lands With $28.5M, ‘Phantom Menace’ Tops ‘Challengers’ for No. 2
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-fall-guy-phantom-menace-1235890470/
Madonna Brings Massive Free Concert to Rio, Capping Celebration Tour
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/arts/music/madonna-free-celebration-concert-rio-brazil.html
Dan Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ Producers for Defamation, Calls Nickelodeon Abuse Docuseries a ‘Hit Job’
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dan-schneider-sues-quiet-on-set-producers-defamation-1235988962/
Universal Music and TikTok Strike New Licensing Deal – Including ‘Improved Remuneration’ for UMG Artists and Songwriters
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-and-tiktok-strike-new-licensing-deal/
TikTok May Be Banned in the US. Here’s What Happened When India Did It
https://apnews.com/article/india-tiktok-ban-us-china-9ae5223bce78c56e5d22a1f2e86510f0
The Ghosts of India’s TikTok: What Happens When a Social Media App Is Banned
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240426-the-ghosts-of-indias-tiktok-social-media-ban
Live Nation Revenue Soars 21% in Record First Quarter
https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/live-nation-revenue-soars-21-percent-record-first-quarter-1235672006/
Live Nation Says It’s Not “Legally Permissible” to Break Up the Company As DOJ Lawsuit Looms
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/live-nation-earnings-potential-doj-lawsuit-looms-1235889109/
Apple Can’t Tell You iPhone Sales Are Booming, So It’s Talking About ‘Services.’ That’s a Problem.
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-earnings-service-growth-iphone-drop-antitrust-google-app-store-2024-5
Sundance Weighs Interest From Atlanta, S.F., Santa Fe & More Over Potential 2027 Move; Park City & SLC Offer Joint Effort To Keep Festival
https://deadline.com/2024/05/sundance-festival-move-cities-applications-1235902587/
Slamdance Film Festival to Move to Los Angeles in 2025
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/slamdance-film-festival-to-move-to-los-angeles-in-2025/
International Audiences Drive ‘Fallout’ to Big Showing on Amazon
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fallout-ratings-big-amazon-1235886146/
SAG-AFTRA Will Use Nielsen Data as Part of Enforcing Studio Pact on Streaming Content
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/sag-aftra-nielsen-data-streaming-studio-contract-1235989754/
CBS Claims 16th Straight Season as Most Watched Broadcaster in Primetime
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-wins-2023-24-tv-season-16-year-streak-1235888646/
CBS Sets Fall (and Spring) Schedule
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-sets-fall-spring-schedule-1235889014/
Paul Auster, the Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn, Dies at 77
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/books/paul-auster-dead.html
Remembering King of the Twangy Guitar, Duane Eddy
https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/remembering-duane-eddy
Laurent Cantet Is Dead at 63: His Films Explored France’s Undersides
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/movies/laurent-cantet-dead.html
Jeannie Epper, Legendary ‘Wonder Woman’ and ‘Romancing the Stone’ Stuntwoman, Dies at 83
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jeannie-epper-dead-stuntwoman-wonder-woman-romancing-the-stone-1235890800/
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