The economic model for the studios had changed in the two years it took to make Season One, said Gilroy: “The mandate at the beginning was, ‘Everybody’s building cathedrals. By the time we get to finishing the first season, the whole streaming economic model was falling apart, Iger was about to leave, and we’re halfway done building the cathedral.” The data is so three-dimensional and rich and complicated, and the metrics that they have are how many times you watch, how long you stuck with it, and when you’ve got to take a piss.
Author: Anne Thompson
Published at: 2025-08-13 21:00:00
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