Netflix has become more transparent with content performance data but with a catch...  Unlike YouTube, there’s no back-end system to munch and crunch the data into actionable insights. Let me be that system! <Thread>

Amazon "is paying $40 million to license the film" plus a short docuseries, "per three sources familiar with the deal."

A localized streaming movie top 10 for 2024 in Spain!

"Contemporary African Screen Worlds," edited by Lindiwe Dovey, AňuliAgina, & Michael W. Thomas, brings together a new generation of African screen media scholars. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/4hf992U

Reminder of our REPORT on the circulation of European films in the global markets. Free download here go.coe.int/MSpla Let's ask: 📽️Where did admissions to European films sell? 📽️How well did do on domestic markets? 📽️Which national films did best? #europelovescinema

A streaming bonus was paid out to Netflix shows and movies in 2024 that hit a particular threshold. About half of Netflix's movie roster picked up the bonus according to new analysis using Nielsen and Frédéric (Now on [email protected]). Full analysis: whats-on-netflix.com/news/what-netf…

Amazon Studios Walks Back Inclusion Playbook as Companies Abandon DEI Policies Under Trump variety.com/2025/biz/news/…

Melania pitched her documentary idea to Bezos over dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Amazon agreed to pay $40M—with more than 70% going to her. And her agent has been trying to sell "sponsorships" for the film—starting at $10M—to CEOs at the inauguration. Buyers would get thanked in the

La dernière chance pour tout réparer. BALLE PERDUE 3, le 7 mai.

🎙️ In our latest webinar on Streaming Economics, Brandon Katz reveals a critical insight: Netflix's growth in international markets (outside the US) with ad-supported plans isn’t fueled by Hollywood hits—it’s driven by local-language titles. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q036GKPQ0

🚨🚨New publication alert! A report on intellectual property rights in the Euro screen industries that I co-authored with Petar Mitric (University of Copenhagen) for the European Audiovisual Production Association (CEPI). cepi-producers.eu/post/cepi-unve…

Amazon's first fully-funded theatrically released feature in the French market takes out no. 1 at the BO in its 2nd weekend. (Rising from third in the first weekend.) x.com/cSMoviesFrance…

Netflix when they announce the Oscar for Best Picture next year.

📄“Corporate ownership in the TV production sector and cultural diversity: Analysis of consolidated companies and indies’ access to TV drama financing” by Ivana_Kostovska doi.org/10.15581/003.3… #OpenAccess #Communication #Academic #Ownership #TV #Media #Digital #Production

This is a big deal for Spanish TV. Muertos is being bought from the national pay-TV network and presumably moving on to the intl stage at Netflix. It is also hilarious, btw.

New tools on What's on Netflix to browse the Engagement Reports! We've got a combined 2023-2025 list of all the hours+views plus a filterable and sortable table for the Jan-Jun list!

Thanks James Faris and Business Insider for the mention! Netflix Original movie viewership is down, and perhaps the reduced output has a role to play! Full article: businessinsider.com/netflix-origin…

Netflix Q2 2025 - Where'd the most popular content come from: 1. United States - 54.89% 2. Mexico- 5.30% 3. Spain - 5.16% 4. South Korea- 4.67% 5. United Kingdom- 4.45% 6. Japan -3.18% 7. France -2.96% 8. Canada -2.56% 9. Colombia - 2.53% 10. China- 2.08%

Netflix has confirmed it's removing Original branding from its tiles across devices beginning this week. It's designed to to "make discovery of all content simpler and more consistent." 🔗Updated story: whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-r…