HeyJaredThe Cultural Economist
Anthony Palomba is an award-winning professor at UVA Darden teaching Data Storytelling and Media & Entertainment Business. His work blends machine learning, causal inference, and media economics. Newhouse MA, UF PhD, Purdue MS Econ (in progress).
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Insidious Fell 60% in Its Second Weekend. That’s the Median. (opens the original)
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Broadway Quadrupled Its Real Revenue Without Adding a Seat — Now Hollywood Stars Want In (opens the original)
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I grew up loving theater, and acting for that matter. I acted in high school plays, dramas and musicals, and even did a little bit in college. When I was 13 years old, I went to go see my first Broadway play, Les Misérables, and absolutely balled my eyes out at the end. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion, and my pre-pubescent, or puberty-escent(?), frame could barely process the jolts of electricity, composition, lyrics, storylines, and stellar acting emanating from the stage. It was an a
The Most-Watched Thing on Streaming Ended in 2019…So What Is The Value of a TV Series Today? (opens the original)
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What Predicts a Show’s Next Episode? The Effect of Season. (opens the original)
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Netflix’s Ad Problem and Gaming’s Ad Problem Might Be the Same Problem (opens the original)
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Netflix’s Ad Problem and Gaming’s Ad Problem Might Be the Same ProblemDisc gaming is ending on a firm date. Netflix’s ad tier is growing but not engaging. The gaming industry is short on ad revenue. Put the three together and the “Netflix as a gaming ad hub” idea looks less like a hot take and more like an obvious next step nobody has quite said out loud yet.The HookOn July 1, 2026, Sony confirmed that physical PlayStation disc production ends in January 2028 (Tech Insider, 2026a). It’s not a sl
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