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The Real Story Behind F1’s Wild 2025 Title Fight, According to Audience Demand

A new analysis reveals how audience demand shifted with every twist of the turbulent 2025 Formula 1 title fight. Download the full report.

Media City Qatar film committee partners with Parrot Analytics

Media City Qatar's film committee partners with Parrot Analytics to bring data-driven intelligence to content strategy, investment, and production, aiming to raise global visibility for creators.

Parrot Analytics Teams With Qatar’s Nascent Film Committee, Opens Middle East Office in Doha

Global analytics leader Parrot Analytics partners with the Qatar Film Committee in Doha, establishing a new regional office to embed data-driven intelligence into film investment and content strategy across the Middle East.

Media City Qatar Film Committee Partners with Parrot Analytics for Analysis of Investment Decisions

Global media analytics leader Parrot Analytics to open a regional office in Doha, embedding data-driven decision-making into Qatar’s national film investment strategy and supporting the media industry across the wider MENA region.

Linear Shows Drive Big Subscriber Numbers to Disney+, Hulu

Shows from Fox, FX and ABC are driving a significant number of signups for Disney's streaming services

How Mark Wahlberg Became The King Of Streaming

As theatrical releases decline, the 54-year-old actor has become the most bankable star on Netflix, Amazon and Apple—earning $20 million or more a movie—in a major paradigm shift of Hollywood economics.

HBO’s Crown Jewel Status Shapes the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

HBO’s prestige, library strength and audience pull make it the most valuable prize in any potential Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.

Taylor Sheridan Shows Have Generated $800 Million for Paramount+

Parrot Analytics' Streaming Economics quantifies the "Yellowstone" creator's value as he plans his exit to NBCUniversal

Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood

Matt is joined by Rahul Purini, the president of Crunchyroll, to discuss the anime boom both globally and in America, the rise of global streaming services and its role in spreading anime and manga content, and what is it about the anime content itself that appeals to audiences.

Racy fictional depictions of gangs irk people in Latin America

Explore the debate surrounding the boom in Latin American crime fiction, from Netflix's "Narcos" and its influence on streaming revenue to films like "Emilia Pérez". Discover why many in Latin America feel these portrayals romanticize drug-trafficking and how creators are working to shift the focus to other common crimes like gender violence and state corruption.

Star Studded Diamonds - How the 2025 MLB Postseason Reached New Heights

The 2025 MLB postseason redefined baseball’s global reach, with record-breaking demand, international viewership from the U.S., Canada, and Japan, and Shohei Ohtani leading a surge that outpaced the Premier League and transformed MLB into a global spectacle.

Netflix’s Plan for Total Living Room Domination

As the O.G. streamer approaches the upper limits of subscriber saturation, and daily screen time rates threatens to plateau, Netflix is expanding beyond live sports into video podcasts and video games in a bid to own every waking hour of your day.

Insights that fuel industry conversations

"According to Parrot Analytics, Spain-originated content has generated an estimated $5.1 billion in global streaming revenue over the past four years. For 2024, Spanish content is expected to deliver $1.4 billion in global revenue."

"The Instigators with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, helped Apple TV+ add about 50,000 subscribers, more than the number Napoleon accounted for when it was released last year, according to the data firm Parrot Analytics."

"Moana has generated the most U.S. subscription revenue for Disney+ of any Disney princess movie, according to research firm Parrot Analytics."