Here is the thing, unlike the Nielsen Company, the streaming platforms are capable of knowing exactly, how much folks are watching their shows. Neilson basically does guess work, but the streaming platforms if they choose to can pedabytes of data showing how much a show is watched when people pause it, and when they walk away.
They could have it. In all cases they actually do.
However, they know its the smoking gun for Hollywood writers, actors, and others striking. They will NEVER share this data. I mean ever. It makes them money, and the vampires in Hollywood know this.
So where do we go from here? Hollywood is having the worst box office in decades, and they are running out of money... in some cases literally (Disney having to sell parts of the company). On top of this, other streaming platforms like Rumble, Kick, and even Youtube in some cases are proving you can do a TV show and have it be extremely successful. There are two examples of massive hits:
- Helluva Boss (don't bother checking it out, it ain't for the people on this forum)
- Sound of Freedom
Both are made, funded, and distributed outside the Hollywood system have proven extremely successful and financially viable.
So if I were some vampires in Hollywood I'd be shitting bricks. The media take-over of Youtube is failing, folks aren't watching their crap but are watching other shows on there, or moving to rumble. Nobody is watching their Hollywood schlock, but they are interested in well written media. There are a lot of private groups out there that can fund a 15 million dollar production if they know it will make 40 million, which is much less the $110 that Sound of Freedom has made so far.
They may find if they want to save their sinking ship... they might have to share part of that info and get everybody back to work or the little guys are going to leave them in the dust.
Here is the thing, unlike the Nielsen Company, the streaming platforms are capable of knowing exactly, how much folks are watching their shows. Neilson basically does guess work, but the streaming platforms if they choose to can pedabytes of data showing how much a show is watched when people pause it, and when they walk away.
They could have it. In all cases they actually do.
However, they know its the smoking gun for Hollywood writers, actors, and others striking. They will NEVER share this data. I mean ever. It makes them money, and the vampires in Hollywood know this.
So where do we go from here? Hollywood is having the worst box office in decades, and they are running out of money... in some cases literally (Disney having to sell parts of the company). On top of this, other streaming platforms like Rumble, Kick, and even Youtube in some cases are proving you can do a TV show and have it be extremely successful. There are two examples of massive hits:
- Helluva Boss (don't bother checking it out, it ain't for the people on this forum)
- Sound of Freedom
Both are made, funded, and distributed outside the Hollywood system have proven extremely successful and financially viable.
So if I were some vampires in Hollywood I'd be shitting bricks. The media take-over of Youtube is failing, folks aren't watching their crap but are watching other shows on there, or moving to rumble. Nobody is watching their Hollywood schlock, but they are interested in well written media. There are a lot of private groups out there that can fund a 15 million dollar production if they know it will make 40 million, which is much less the $110 that Sound of Freedom has made so far.
They may find if they want to save their sinking ship... they might have to share part of that info and get everybody back to work or the little guy are going to leave them in the dust.