Streaming Industry Insights
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Insights and Trends
The 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…
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Insights and Trends
Most Streaming Catalogs Are Shallow. These Three Platforms Are the Exception
Key Takeaways Most streaming catalogs are shallow. Across almost all major platforms, 72% to 89% of TV shows ran for…
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,…
Technology
The Data Whisperer: Reelgood’s ML Algorithm for Flawless Content Matching
For major streaming services and consumer tech platforms, achieving an accurate, real-time picture of global video content is the ultimate…
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Paramount+ and Showtime: Everything You Need to Know About the Merger
Just weeks after Warner Brothers Discovery+ unveiled Max, another two streaming services will merge — Paramount+ and Showtime. On June 27th, Paramount Global’s flagship…
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Comparing Catalog Hours: HBO Max vs Max
It finally happened — HBO Max became MAX, successfully merging the catalogs of HBO and Discovery+. In an effort to boost subscriptions and app…
Inside Reelgood
Meet Eli Chamberlin, Head of Product & Design at Reelgood
At Reelgood, we’re on a mission to help people stream smarter. Finding something to watch and where to watch it is just scratching the…
Insights and Trends
What You Need to Know About the Hulu and Disney+ Merger
Last week Disney+’s CEO Bob Iger announced that it would merge its app and Hulu’s into a “one-app experience” during a Q2 earnings call…
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How a Surge of Streaming Services Killed Cable
That 2022 and 2023 have been years to watch in streaming is an understatement. With platforms rebranding and bundling and some streaming studios spending…
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What Does the Hollywood Writers Strike Mean for Streaming?
With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers going on strike as of May 2, 2023,…