Insights and Trends
Metadata as a Strategic Asset: What Separates the Leaders from the Laggards in 2026
Next in our series on our team’s 2026 Streaming Industry Predictions. In an industry defined by consolidation and content sprawl, streaming services are discovering that their catalog data may be their most undervalued competitive advantage. We asked our team what separates companies that treat TV and movie metadata as a true strategic asset from those…
Read MoreBold Predictions: What May Shake Up Streaming in 2026
First in our series on our team’s 2026 Streaming Industry Predictions. The streaming industry enters 2026 at a crossroads. After years of explosive growth, subscriber fatigue, and a crowded marketplace, something has to give. We asked our team to share their boldest predictions for what’s coming next, and one theme emerged louder than all others:…
Read MoreDistribution at Risk: The Hidden Stakes in the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War
When Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to merge with Netflix in late November, the deal appeared settled. But Paramount Skydance continues to pursue an aggressive counter-bid (CNBC), even as Netflix moves toward closing. The question isn’t whether Paramount Skydance can outbid Netflix; it’s whether the company can afford not to. The answer lies in distribution rights,…
Read MoreThe Content Calculus: What Three Potential Streaming Mergers Reveal About Warner Bros. Discovery’s Future
Key Insights The Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) acquisition reveals very different strategic upsides for the three reported bidders once you dig into the US catalog data: Netflix has almost no overlap with HBO Max – 0.4% of movies and 0.6% of shows – so its catalog gains the most. The merged catalog would increase Netflix’s…
Read MoreThe Streaming Iceberg: Why 88% of Movies Aren’t on Netflix, Disney+, or HBO Max
If you’re an executive at a major streaming service, here’s a stat that should make you rethink your content strategy: Only about 12% of movies in active distribution are available on the top eight U.S. subscription streaming services – roughly 34,000 out of more than 280,000 titles. For TV shows, the picture is only marginally…
Read MoreWhich Streamers Share the Most (and Least) Content?
Ever wondered how much overlap there really is between the biggest U.S. streaming services? Our latest Reelgood data (Movies & Shows | October 2025) breaks it down — comparing how much of each platform’s catalog also appears elsewhere. Each percentage represents the share of titles from the row service that are also available on the…
Read MoreMust-Watch Titles to Stream from the 2024 Oscar Winners
The Oscars may have wrapped up, but the show goes on in the world of streaming. Join us as we reveal the 10 most popular films showcasing this year’s Oscar winners. Whether you’re a fan of Cillian Murphy’s intense portrayals, Emma Stone’s captivating performances, or Christopher Nolan’s visionary direction, this is your guide for what…
Read MoreReelgood’s ‘2023 Year in Streaming’: How Streamers and Their Customers Responded to One of the Video Industry’s Most Disruptive Years Ever
It was another year of profound disruption for the video entertainment industry. Hollywood writers and actors went on strike, paralyzing movie and TV production for more than five months. Wall Street lost its will in regard to the heavy quarterly losses that came with fighting the “Streaming Wars,” forcing large entertainment companies to pivot from…
Read MoreREELGOOD ANALYSES THE HOLIDAY MOVIE PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES OF THE MAJOR U.S. STREAMING SERVICES
Back in the “old days,” when a lot more folks watched broadcast and cable television, periods like the end-of-year holidays were referred to as having high “HUT” levels — that is, a lot of houses using television. That hasn’t changed in the streaming era. December is always one of the biggest search-query months of the…
Read MoreWhich Services Are Maintaining Their Value Proposition … and Which Ones Are Not
It’s no secret that the price of subscription streaming keeps going up. But which streaming services are keeping up with these price hikes by upping their catalog game? Reelgood audited the libraries of eight leading U.S. services, tallying their depth of movie and TV titles over the last two years. Economic trends factor in heavily…
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