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When it comes to streaming content, the suits have all the data. It comes down to the simple formula of does this show keep and attract subscribers in sufficie
by lockhouse 3y ago
When it comes to streaming content, the suits have all the data. It comes down to the simple formula of does this show keep and attract subscribers in sufficient numbers to make its production costs worthwhile.
- Apocryphon 3y agoThey might have all the data but they still might make questionable decisions. As often pointed out, Netflix’s strategy of cancelling shows after a season or two has prevented them from fostering productions that could have benefited from gaining a foothold both narratively and with an audience, leading to a negative reputation from viewers. https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk It would be interesting if in the age of “interactive” audiences who freely choose content, if streaming services could try to mix up the relationship. Somehow charge die-hard fans a commitment to a show by serving them ads, perhaps. Something like the ransom model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system In any case, streamers looking at short-term numbers cause them to axe promising shows and cult classics before they have a chance to prove themselves. Which is something network TV has always done, see FOX in the 2000s, but you’d think with interactive technology and evolving formats they would experiment with new ways of going about it. There’s more to running a network than a simple cost-benefit formula.