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mugenhunt t1_iwztquk wrote

Reply to comment by sgavary in Why do animated action shows need to sell tons of merch to stay afloat? Isn’t the ad revenue enough? by sgavary

The big thing is that you would need to have a massive increase in viewership to balance out the loss of merchandise sales, and that rarely happens on a large enough scale for the network to feel that keeping the show alive is worth it.

Merchandise sales are huge, and advertising only goes so far.

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sgavary OP t1_iwzxwx6 wrote

Then how are shows like Yellowstone able to thrive off of it when every episode costs 3.5 million?

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mugenhunt t1_iwzyeam wrote

Different expectations for different genres of shows. No one is expecting a drama aimed at adults to be selling lots of toys.

It's not that a show can't make enough money to support itself through advertising or streaming subscription fees alone. But that if a network has to choose between paying for a show that isn't selling a lot of merchandise, and one that is, they will pick the one that makes them more money.

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