Are streaming services really measuring value in terms of minutes watched? I would have thought they’d have better methods of tracking which shows generate subscriptions and retention.
Cost-per-minute and total minutes delivered being key metrics for their production folks would have a similar effect, and is kinda the same thing (how many minutes of viewing will be experienced by someone who watches the show you made for us?) if they don't also have effective controls in place to keep the editing tight—and, from what they put out, I think they do not.