New Releases Drive Library Demand. Availability Data Reveals the Missed Licensing Windows.

By David Markowitz | June 21, 2026
Grid titled "Great Titles, Not Streaming Anywhere" showing nine films with their TVOD-only availability periods: Inception (29 days), Office Space (274 days), Cape Fear (238/59 days), Oppenheimer (290 days), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (93 days), 28 Days Later (92 days), Gone Girl (143 days), Lord of the Flies (212 days), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (458 days). Source: Reelgood availability data, April 2026.

Library demand spikes when new titles release. Streaming availability data is how licensing teams catch those windows before they close. Oppenheimer won Best Picture in March 2024. For 290 days – and counting, it hasn’t been available on any SVOD or AVOD streaming service. That’s not a rare anomaly. Across Reelgood’s availability database, major titles…

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How AI and Machine Learning Will Reshape Streaming in 2026

By David Markowitz | February 17, 2026
AI streaming personalization

Next in our series on our team’s 2026 Streaming Industry Predictions. Key Takeaways AI-powered discovery is moving beyond basic genre recommendations toward hyper-personalized interfaces that match content to individual mood, taste, and viewing history in real time. Behind the scenes, ML is becoming just as critical for monetization, powering more sophisticated ad-tech targeting as ad-supported…

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Operational Intelligence: Why Streaming Teams Need Faster Answers in 2026

By David Markowitz | February 4, 2026
Operational Intelligence for Streaming Teams

Next in our series on our team’s 2026 Streaming Industry Predictions. The streaming industry has never moved faster. Content licensing windows are shrinking, competitive catalogs shift daily, and subscribers churn with a single disappointing search result. In this environment, yesterday’s data is already outdated. We asked our team what operational decisions streaming and entertainment companies…

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