The Streaming Insider
Glo RobinsonI uncover streaming's black box for creatives and media execs: the economics, the data, the deals, and what it all means for your work.
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What Seinfeld Can Teach Us about the Data Streamers Neglect to Share
There is a version of this story where streaming saved Hollywood. Lower barriers, global distribution, a direct pipeline from creator to audience. The early pitch was genuinely exciting.
That version did not account for what streaming woul...
The Hot-Seat, Vol. 1: The Top 10 Questions I’ve Been Asked the Most
Two weeks ago, I published my tenth piece on Substack about why media is broken. Somewhere between the first and the tenth, I realized I had never actually stopped to pull everything together.
So this is that.
Thanks for reading The Strea...
What Fight Club Can Teach Us About the Future of Audience Data
There is a version of Fight Club for everyone.
That is not a throwaway claim. Think about it practically.
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Have you ever yearned to see a young Brad Pitt at the absolute height of his magnetism? Watch Fight Club.
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Have you ever tri...
Not Another Hollywood Eulogy: The Merger Incentives Dismantling Hollywood and What Breaks the Cycle
A Note Before the Numbers
I’ll be transparent: I could be directly affected by the outcome of the merger this essay examines. That proximity is worth naming, because it shapes why I wrote this the way I did. It would have been easy to writ...
The 2026 Intelligence Crisis Didn't Kill Your Career. It Killed Your Strategy to Enter One.
For those who follow me regularly: you know this is not my usual territory. I write about why the media industry is broken, how it got there, what the wreckage looks like from the inside, and what might actually be worth salvaging. Career a...
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I uncover the black box of streaming algos by day and write TV shows by night. In my newsletter, I explain things like: why streamers can't tell what's working, why creators can't get paid fairly, and what it would take to fix both.
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