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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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Recent Posts
A dark navy chart titled "Historical Title Availability" showing streaming availability windows for The Devil Wears Prada (2006) across SVOD and AVOD services in the United States, from 2021 through May 2026. SVOD services listed include STARZ, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, HBO Max, Cinemax, and Disney+. AVOD services include The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Freevee. Each service is displayed as a horizontal row with colored bars indicating when the title was available. HBO Max shows the longest continuous window (November 2023 to February 2025), with a current active window beginning April 2026. Disney+ and HBO Max are currently streaming the title as of today. Data sourced from Reelgood Streaming Intelligence, US only.
Insights and Trends

Why The Devil Wears Prada Is on Both Disney+ and HBO Max Right Now

Key Takeaways Studio ownership is not a reliable proxy for streaming availability. Library titles routinely appear on multiple competing SVOD services at the same…
May 26, 2026
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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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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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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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Diagram titled "Putting Streaming Data to Work" showing how Reelgood's unified data layer connects four customer use cases (Editorial & Publishers, Rights & Royalties, Where to Watch, Competitive Intel) to a fragmented landscape of streaming services including Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV, Paramount+, Peacock, and Hulu.
Insights and Trends

From Music Royalty Tracking to Editorial Discovery: How Reelgood Customers Are Putting Streaming Data to Work

Next in our series on the Reelgood team’s 2026 Streaming Industry Predictions. Key Takeaways The most impactful customer use cases for Reelgood’s metadata and…
Apr 29, 2026
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Philo Selects Reelgood to Power Content Intelligence and Personalization Across Its Streaming Platform
Press Release

Philo Selects Reelgood to Power Content Intelligence and Personalization Across Its Streaming Platform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Partnership integrates AI-powered metadata into Philo’s machine learning infrastructure to sharpen recommendations and deepen audience understanding SAN FRANCISCO, [April 14, 2026]…
Apr 14, 2026
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Infographic showing four key statistics from Reelgood's analysis of 7,966 popular films: 9.4-month median time to free streaming, 57% faster window compression since 2020, 2.5-month median for 2025 releases, and 7,966 titles analyzed.
Insights and Trends

The Distribution Arc: How Long Does It Take a Hit Film to Go Free?

Reelgood analyzed 1.93 million availability windows across 240 platforms (US market) to quantify the streaming industry’s best-kept open secret: the windowing clock is accelerating,…
Apr 6, 2026
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Horizontal bar chart ranking six ad-free streaming services by movies per dollar. Netflix leads at 251, followed by HBO Max (137), Disney+ (110), Hulu (78), Paramount+ (78), and Peacock (74). Prime Video excluded for scale.
Insights and Trends

How Many Movies and TV Shows Do You Get Per Dollar? The 2026 Streaming Value Scorecard

Key Takeaways Four major ad-free streaming services now charge between $18.49 and $19.99 per month. The price gap between Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and HBO…
Apr 2, 2026
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Solution Updates

Reelgood Streaming Data Solution Updates [Mar 2026]

For prior Reelgood streaming data solution updates, please refer to our Feb 2025 post. Product Improvements & New Offerings At Reelgood, providing the most…
Mar 30, 2026
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