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2019
year mood
+0.21
· +0.03 to +0.30 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1
+1 bullish
month values ▾
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.10 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.30 | +0.20 | +0.30 | +0.30 | +0.03 | +0.30 |
The streaming wars launched in earnest with Disney+ and Apple TV+, the market recovered strongly and the ad market stayed healthy. Steadily positive.
How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or
makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why?
The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown
above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is
quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through
the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked.
This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count).
· last computed Jul 11, 2026
Top communication stories of 2019
Nov
Disney+ Launches Amid High Demand and Technical Issues
cnbc.com →
Disney+ launched Tuesday but faced technical outages and regional access errors due to overwhelming subscriber demand. The service, priced at $6.99/month, competes with Netflix and other streamers, with Disney working to resolve issues impacting users in regions like Puerto Rico. Market implications include potential delays in initial subscriber growth, though bundling and free trials aim to boost long-term adoption.