What counts as a streaming hit on Netflix, Amazon Prime? A startup may have answers

Nielsen has umpired television’s winners and losers since the medium was new. Who won the West Coast? Who lost in late night? For decades, the entertainment industry has relied on the ratings giant to measure the value of everything from “All in the Family” to “Young Sheldon.”But how do you prove a show’s worth in the age of streaming?A little-known startup, Parrot Analytics, says it has come up with a metric that can measure what a program means to a streamer like Netflix. It not only counts viewers but also calculates their enthusiasm. From there, Parrot says, it can anticipate what matters most to a streaming network: how many subscribers a show is likely to attract.Wared Seger, the chief executive, said the company was built on the idea that a measurement system must take into account the momentous change in viewing habits.“We could each be watching different shows, on different platforms, at different times,” Seger said. “You need a new standard.”Read Also: Government wants a level playing field across media with light regulation: I&B secretaryParrot tracks what Seger, 32, calls “demand expressions” — a twitchy metric he helped devise that, he said, takes into account a host of “signals” across… Read full this story

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