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US SVOD (streaming) content vs Non-SVOD content (AVOD, TVOD, TVE)
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…
November 21, 2025 · 5 min read
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Solution Capabilities

Where Was That Title Last Year? Why Historical Streaming Availability Data Is a Strategic Necessity

Key Takeaways Historical streaming TV & movie availability data provides the context that licensing teams, rights managers, and analysts need…
Feb 24, 2026 · 7 min read
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Legacy Libraries Create Catalog Depth
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…
Feb 10, 2026 · 4 min read
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ML-based Semantic Analysis
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…
Nov 10, 2025 · 8 min read
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Horizontal bar chart comparing stand-up comedy movies as a percentage of total movie catalog across seven major streaming platforms. Paramount+ leads at 11.5%, followed by Netflix at 10.8%, HBO Max at 6.5%, Hulu at 3.3%, Amazon Prime Video at 3.0%, Peacock at 1.9%, and Disney+ at 0.1%. Source: Reelgood, May 2026.
Insights and Trends

Stand-Up Comedy Is Streaming’s Most Underrated Content Strategy

Netflix has added nearly 200 stand-up comedy movies to its catalog since 2020. Stand-up now accounts for 10.8% of every movie available on the…
May 22, 2026
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Reelgood Streaming Top 10 chart for May 7 to May 13, 2026, ranking ten movies and TV shows: Swapped on Netflix at #1, Send Help on Hulu at #2, The Devil Wears Prada on Disney+ at #3, Widow's Bay on Apple TV at #4, The Boys on Prime Video at #5, Euphoria on HBO Max at #6, Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix at #7, Mortal Kombat on HBO Max at #8, Man on Fire on Netflix at #9, and Legends on Netflix at #10.
Rankings

Reelgood Streaming Top 10: Swapped Climbs Seven Spots to #1, Mortal Kombat Enters at #8 as MK II Opens

Here’s your Reelgood Streaming Top 10 (movies & TV) snapshot for May 7 to May 13: For the second consecutive week, a theatrical sequel’s…
May 15, 2026
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Comparison of Reelgood taxonomy tags for Yellowstone (Paramount Network, 2018) — old taxonomy: political, animal, revenge, gang, gangster; new taxonomy: family-relationships, cowboy, violence, organized-crime, survival, dark-and-intense, government-and-politics, outdoors-and-nature, secluded-locations, wealth-and-privilege
Solution Capabilities

Reelgood’s Expanded Content Taxonomy: 250+ Tags, Six Dimensions, and What It Means for Streaming Discovery

We’ve overhauled the tag system across 288,806 movies and 72,011 TV shows. Here’s what changed, why it matters, and what you can build with…
May 12, 2026
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Reelgood Streaming Top 10 chart for April 30 to May 6, 2026, ranking ten movies and TV shows: The Devil Wears Prada on Disney+ at #1, The Boys on Prime Video at #2, Euphoria on HBO Max at #3, Widow's Bay on Apple TV at #4, Wuthering Heights on HBO Max at #5, Apex on Netflix at #6, Man on Fire on Netflix at #7, Swapped on Netflix at #8, From on MGM+ at #9, and Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+ at #10.
Rankings

Reelgood Streaming Top 10: The Devil Wears Prada Climbs to #1 as Sequel Opens in Theaters

Here’s your Reelgood Streaming Top 10 (movies & TV) snapshot for April 30 to May 6: The 2006 Devil Wears Prada climbs from #5…
May 8, 2026
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Stacked bar chart showing Howdy's title count by release decade, with the 2000s and 2010s as the largest decades and a highlighted 1997-2014 band representing half of the catalog.
Insights and Trends

What’s Actually in Howdy’s Box: Inside the Catalog of Roku’s Ad-Free SVOD

Roku’s Howdy is having a moment. CEO Anthony Wood told analysts on Roku’s Q1 2026 earnings call that the $2.99-a-month ad-free service is “doing…
May 6, 2026
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Reelgood Streaming Top 10 chart for April 23 to April 29, 2026, ranking ten movies and TV shows: Apex on Netflix at #1, The Boys on Prime Video at #2, Euphoria on HBO Max at #3, Marty Supreme on HBO Max at #4, The Devil Wears Prada on Disney+ at #5, From on MGM+ at #6, Roommates on Netflix at #7, Beef on Netflix at #8, Unchosen on Netflix at #9, and The Housemaid on Starz at #10.
Rankings

Reelgood Streaming Top 10: Apex Takes #1, The Devil Wears Prada Returns Ahead of Sequel

Here’s your Reelgood Streaming Top 10 (movies & TV) snapshot for April 23 to April 29: Apex debuts at #1 on Netflix, displacing Euphoria…
May 1, 2026
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