What We Watched: A Netflix engagement report

Post by globular-toast » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 8:46 AM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #240

yalogin wrote: post #197

It just occurred to me Netflix has a great history of finding ways to screw workers. They famously are the first company to go with “unlimited vacation” so as to not have any money on the books and also screw employees from taking a vacation. They also found ways to not share any revenue with writers and not reveal engagement numbers either

> They famously are the first company to go with “unlimited vacation” I took more vacation at Netflix than anywhere else I ever worked, and so did most of the people around me. Management would make it a point to remind you to take your vacation, and would always make sure they all took vacations more than a week at a time so you knew it was ok. Unlimited vacation was a huge benefit to me as a worker at Netflix. Othe…

Post by lmm » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 8:50 AM UTC

rr808 wrote: post #187

thebradbain wrote: post #118

For anyone else wondering “why they’ve decided to do this”— This is an outcome of the WGA strike negotiations. Now writers (and actors, and anyone else) can use this information to better negotiate their worth with studios, rather than it being 1-sided. All other streaming services should be following suit soon. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/what-we-won > Streaming data transparency: Companies agree to…

Who needs new content? Kinda sad to see the most popular shows being Friends, Suits, Breaking Bad, the walking dead etc.

Post by danielscrubs » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 8:56 AM UTC

hobofan wrote: post #241

danielscrubs wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are not. They removed the five star rating because they thought people lied to themselves, but in reality they just couldn’t handle the data. What they will give you is what I call the lowest common denominator of shows.

> but in reality they just couldn’t handle the data If you mean from a "critique" standpoint then no. If you meant from a "data wrangling standpoint then yes, as binary like/dislike data is just a lot easier to work with for recommendation algorithms. There are many good reasons to move from a five star rating system to a binary rating system, and yeah, I think many of those fall into the "people lied to themselves"…

Post by lmm » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:02 AM UTC

ironick09 wrote: post #165

spacebanana7 wrote: post #60

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I suspect it’s deliberate business strategy. Netflix wants to licence more content and sees value in demonstrating to the stock market that it has the best economics to do so. If Netflix can get ten million viewers for a tier 2 general entertainment series, the IP holders should pick Netflix as a partner over a Paramount+ type service that can only get a few hundred thousand viewers. It’s no coincidence this announce…

Just goes to show how much people make things up and couldn’t be further from the truth (see other comments for why this information was released, this one is flat out wrong).

Post by conradfr » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:19 AM UTC

JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #210

rchaud wrote: post #154

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Which show has been cancelled because of TBBT, a show that ended almost 5 years ago?

To be fair, it's a definite truth that shows get more chance of funding based on what is popular and how it fits into that perceived potential popularity. So TBBT is a part of the overall zeitgeist, an example of a show of its type that was very successful. You bet if a sci-fi show was number 1, than other sci-fi shows would be being made and better funded.