What can we learn from Netflix’s biggest viewership data reveal ever?

The streaming platform has shared its most in-depth look at what their many subscribers have been watchingIn news that will excite anyone who spent a substantial chunk of their youth poring over the purple “Life” section of USA Today for Nielsen ratings and box office reports, Netflix has released a large chunk of its often-secret viewership data. The streaming service has long displayed shifting top 10 lists on its homepage, showing what’s currently most watched among their film and TV offerings. But this new data dump is an 18,000-row spreadsheet cataloging data for just about any movie or TV show over the course of January through June of this year.So what, exactly, are the biggest shows and movies on Netflix? Many of the most popular shows feature or are aimed at young women. Anyone with access to social media or a Hot Topic will probably know that Wednesday, the service’s Addams Family-as-YA reboot, is a huge success; less merchandised but similarly high up the Netflix charts are Ginny & Georgia (essentially Netflix’s in-house Gilmore Girls), Outer Banks (a teen mystery series), Firefly Lane (a decades-spanning drama of female friendship), and the Korean drama series Crash Course in Romance. There’s also plenty of escapist action-adventure fare, like FUBAR (a father-daughter action-comedy with Arnold Schwarzenegger that plays a bit like a True Lies sequel) and the limited series Kaleidoscope (a time-scrambled heist drama whose episodes can be watched in any... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-12-13 17:53:11 UTC ]
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NPD and IRI Have Announced an Unnamed Merger in Data and Analysis

Amid news of the NPD-IRI merger, NPD BookScan reports US print holding at 6 percent below 2021’s level in the week ending July 23. The post NPD and IRI Have Announced an Unnamed Merger in Data and Analysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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CJ Hauser on Wanting To Learn Everything From Katherine Hepburn

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Why are people on TikTok obsessed with Little Miss quizzes? And are they harvesting my data?

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[ The Guardian | 2022-08-03 06:11:48 UTC ]
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Stephen King testified against publishing's biggest merger. What you need to know about the antitrust trial

Stephen King testified for the government today, arguing that writers will be harmed if Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merge. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-02 22:41:59 UTC ]
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Will the Biggest Publisher in the United States Get Even Bigger?

The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Relationships are complicated. I learned it's OK to keep secrets for a time

Michelle Pearson and her husband kept a significant development from their guests to ensure their wedding day remained carefree and special. But eventually, they brought others into their secret. Continue reading at CBC

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Cannes Today—Netflix x Google, Paris Hilton x Gary V, and the branded yacht scene explained

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Once a Literary Snob, Chris Pavone Learned From the Experts

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Barnes & Noble reveals a cheaper version of its Nook GlowLight 4 e-reader

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Netflix's Love, Death and Robots finds the 'nerd joy' of adult animation

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Are CMOs Confident in Their Data Strategy? It’s Complicated

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Roku opens up more advertising data for marketing mix modeling to better compete with traditional TV

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If Netflix is stumbling will Wall Street renew or cancel?

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