Discovery #4 for U.S. streaming demand in 2018

https://www.rbr.com/wp-content/uploads/Parrot-Analytics-The-Global-TV-Demand-Report-2018.pdf

Parrot Analytics released its 2018 Global Television Demand Report. Discovery came in #4 for US demand, and #1 in Canada. W00t!

ETA: See page 17 for relevant info.

ETA: Working on a mod assist for a thread title edit. It's funny, because as I was typing the title I just knew my hand would slip and the thread would post early. Heh. Thanks, cultcross!

 

I am especially skeptical of this given nobody shares numbers and the show was aired on cable television in Canada.

 

It's not ratings. It's demand expressions.

 

Those are completely meaningless though.

 

CBS works with this company to measure global digital demand, so no.

https://deadline.com/2018/07/cbs-st...-analytics-global-viewer-insights-1202432912/

 

So I guess the third season is still happening.

The streaming battle is going to be interesting to watch with some big companies joining it soon (Disney, Apple, Comcast/NBCUniversal). Cord cutters who dropped their cable service to save money will be hesitant to spend too much on this. CBS was clever to establish a foothold in this market before the additional big hitters come to the plate, and they are counting on Star Trek to keep them competitive.

 

Keep on telling yourself that. I would trust the numbers from Parrott Analytics long before I would trust the clickbait propaganda whores at Midnight's Edgelord or Doomcuck.

 

So what I’m gathering from what I’m reading the demand expression idea is that even if you mention it or *gasp* produce or even watch a negative video on something you dislike, it counts.

Haters, I’m not sure how to tell you this, but you might actually be helping the evil “STD.”

 

It doesn't filter out bots and it doesn't filter positive from negative.

Which means it's utterly worthless for anything outside of creating an imaginary number to hold up in front of less intelligent shareholders.

 

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

 

I think someone needs to let Midnight’s Edge in on the secret.

 

All the continuity errors and whatnot are intentional. They're making wage from pissed-off fanboys!

 

Well, whatever works.

 

This is a market where you can watch all you need to in one month, and then go on to another streamer the next month and then catch up with whatever individual streamer has when they've created enough content for you to fill a month watching. The situation with streaming services is, at least at this point, absolutely nothing like cable.

 

Also reportedly the most-streamed in Spain and second-most in Germany[COLOR=#b00220].[/COLOR]

Obviously none of these methods are flawless, but it's a positive sign.

 

https://support.parrotanalytics.com...mand-measurement-What-are-Demand-Expressions-

PA weights different demand expressions.

 

What does that matter? If someone's hate-watching, they're still watching. In fact, they're usually watching more intently than casual viewers.

 

What PA weighs highest to lowest (top to bottom):

1. Creative Participation
2. Active Consumption
3. Deep Research
4. Social Encouragement
5. Public Posting
6. Expressing an Opinion
7. Subscribing to Updates
8. Indicating Interest
9. Passive Expressions

Does creative participation mean fanfic and fanart?

 

The first thing that came to mind is memes.