Point is this: the nielsens were a wonky system for a million reasons I don't have time to get into (I mean, the studios were the ones paying them soooo) but having an even semi-democratic reporting system on artistic success was critical. Same goes for box office.
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What they love and have always loved, is living within the world of a show and inviting the characters into their home. This drives admiration, success, brand loyalty, and all the things that made so many cable channels a destination in the first place.
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Which is also why I don't talk about the business side a lot. Because the essential core of any business model still comes down to quality of product. Which is why I virtually spend all my time talking about the ways we can maybe kinda sorta hopefully make better media. Anyway.
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For convenience, I ended up putting this in essay form so it was easier to read and expanding on some points. Thanks!https://www.patreon.com/posts/46804164
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You'd think they'd have noticed all those people watching The Office and Friends start to finish, even viewers that were too young to have a nostalgic attachment.
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The case I think of every time talk turns to streaming services, especially the vertically integrated services run by studios to distribute their own films and shows, is the Bones lawsuit, where the producers successfully sued Fox for self-dealing.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-rocked-by-179-million-bones-ruling-lying-cheating-reprehensible-studio-fraud-1190346 …
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(In a nutshell, BONES was worth a lot of money but Fox put it on their own service, Hulu, instead of seeking out the highest profit margin, effectively screwing over everyone on the show with a back end deal. So the producers sued, rightfully so, and it paid off.)
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Read a recent interview with Greg Daniels, where the Netflix execs were explaining how their data is better than network notes - then Daniels countered that The Office was still their top show and it was made at a network.
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I have so many horror stories.
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At an industry talk I was at, one showrunner said Netflix told them they had to have a really big moment halfway through episode 3 because people watch 2 and a half episodes on average. As far as I know, never considered most people were watching Two or three episodes.
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And to put in the obvious, putting someone big moment in the middle of ep 3 isn't going to save their disinterest in your show.
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