Jack Reid
Jack Reid is a USC Annenberg Journalism major with experience reporting, producing and writing for Annenberg Media. He has also served as a video editor, showrunner and live-anchor during his time in the field.
Latest articles by Jack Reid
Netflix Animation To Lay Off ‘Unknown Number’ of Workers
By Jack Reid published
As part of its upcoming restructuring, Netflix will cut animators and outsource production
Sundance Sensation ‘Fair Play’ Suffers Foul Premiere — Netflix Weekly Rankings for October 2-8
By Jack Reid published
Acquiring the well regarded romantic drama for $20 million, Netflix ended up paying around 83 cents a streaming minute for the erotic drama
Roku Acquires Disney Plus Castoff ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’
By Jack Reid published
The digital media company is on a spending streak after paying for the distribution rights to several low-cost offerings
Enduring Horror Franchises Including ‘Saw,’ ‘Exorcist’ Soothe Video Business Amid Scary Times for Traditional Release Windows
By Jack Reid published
Low-budget, Rotten Tomatoes-proof genre continues to defy secular decline of the box office
Paramount Celebrates 'Mean Girls Day' By Slicing Iconic Lindsay Lohan Comedy Into 23 Short TikTok Videos
By Jack Reid published
Paramount tries to make 'fetch' happen for a core audience that wasn't even born in 2004
'C' Grade for 'Sex Education' Season 4 -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
By Jack Reid published
It was the platform's top show last week, but 'Sex Education' is yet another example of a Netflix series recently that couldn't match the premiere audience for its prior season
HBO Chief Casey Bloys on Post-Strike TV Production: ‘Is It Going to Be More Expensive? Yeah’
By Jack Reid published
He tells Code, ‘We’re coming out of a bubble and still dealing with the fallout from that’
'Sex Education' Season 4 Attendance Drops Big -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for September 17-24
By Jack Reid published
Netflix sees yet the season premiere of yet another established series hit underperform
Amazon Declares Lina Khan and the FTC 'Wrong on the Facts and the Law'
By Jack Reid published
The online retail giant claims that the practices the FTC is challenging have helped grow competition, not discourage it
German Mystery Mini 'Dear Child' Shines in Week 2-- Netflix Weekly Rankings for September 11-17
By Jack Reid published
Season 5 of 'Virgin River' was the No. 1 TV series in the U.S. for the second straight week
Netflix CFO Neumann: Platform's Content Must Be Improved
By Jack Reid published
With its password-sharing crackdown behind it, the top streaming company wants to improve user engagement
IBC 2023: Comcast Technology Solutions Launches New Cloud Distribution Tech For EMEA Market
By Jack Reid published
The technology, powered by Sky, enables media companies to outsource and modernize the way linear TV and OTT channels are managed
Netflix's 'One Piece' of Hit Content? Manga Adaptation Scores Again -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for September 4-10
By Jack Reid published
'One Piece' captured an impressive 145.7 hours of streaming last week
'Live TV' Remains the Default Viewing Choice of Most U.S. Consumers... But Netflix Is Closing Fast
By Jack Reid published
The latest Hub Entertainment Research study reveals that 40% of consumers tune to a major SVOD first
Manga Adaptation 'One Piece' Ends Long Summer Ratings Drought -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for August 28 - September 4
By Jack Reid published
But Adam Sandler nepotism fest 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' misses the mark
‘Time To Cut the Cord!’ The Social Internet Fully Buys In on Charter vs. Disney
By Jack Reid published
Thousands voice their frustration across Twitter, Reddit, TikTok, Nextdoor and other platforms
ESPN to Screen Live College Football Playoff and ACC Games at Your Local Multiplex
By Jack Reid published
Fans can enjoy the collective experience of live sports with the best seat in the house .... and without the long lines, boiling or freezing temperatures and $50 parking
WGA Enters Month 4 on the Picket Lines: 'There Is Physical Fatigue,' One Writer Says, 'But Everybody Is Still Very Mad'
By Jack Reid published
We've driven by them on Melrose every day since early May, as they hold their funny signs in the 90-degree afternoon heat in front of the Paramount lot. 'It's a Marathon -- we knew what we were getting into,' a scribe told Next TV Tuesday
Amazon Will Let AI Call the Plays on 'Thursday Night Football' This Season
By Jack Reid published
Amazon plans to introduce new AI tools to help engage viewers for its second NFL season
'Depp v. Heard' Docuseries Puts Jury to Sleep -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for August 14-22
By Jack Reid, Daniel Frankel published
For Netflix, the hits just keep not coming -- Gal Gadot spy flick 'Heart of Stone' perked up a little in week 2, but Russell Crowe's 'The Pope's Exorcist' was utterly possessed by viewer apathy
IBC 2023: Speaker Highlights -- 11 Media-Tech Influencers You Won't Want to Miss in Amsterdam
By Jack Reid published
Here are some of the panelists, keynoters and fireside chatters we've picked out for next month's big show
'Heart of Stone' Is Solid, But the Summer Slump Rolls On - Netflix Weekly Rankings for August 7-13
By Jack Reid published
A woman like Gal Gadot has to wonder what she has to do to get an audience around here these days
Thanks to New NBCUniversal FAST Deal, You (and Your Cats) Can Endlessly Stream 'Murder, She Wrote' on the Roku Channel
By Jack Reid published
NBCUniversal expands its partnership with Roku's FAST by adding channels themed around 'Little House on the Prairie,' 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Bad Girls Club'
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