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          and success of these new entertainment sources,
          according to those in the media and entertainment
          industries.

          Big Data has been making waves for a while now,
          but it is currently having a significant impact on the
          entertainment industry. Utilizing data is the only way
          to get a clear picture of customers’ viewing habits to
          cater to their specific needs.For example,entertainment
          and streaming services companies such as Netflix can
          use a customer’s age, location, language, and other
          characteristics to change their behavior and keep them
          interested.


          9. Sports and Analytics

          I’m a huge sports fan, and I never imagined that sports
          and data and analytics would go together, but that’s all
          changed now. Nowadays, data is everywhere in sports.
          Sports teams are utilizing data in novel ways. Sports
          analytics is also a lucrative industry. For example,
          although sabremetrics (analytics) has been around
          since the 1980s, it really took off with Oakland Athletics
          General Manager Billy Beane in the 2000s. Billy Beane
          was a former baseball player who was the first person
          in sports history to make a roster decision based on
          statistical data from a player’s previous performances.
          According to Billy Beane, a team’s run total was
          determined solely by statistical analysis. Teams with a
          high on-base percentage score more runs.

          The film Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller, written
          by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, and starring Brad
          Pitt, is about Billy Beane’s baseball team (Oakland A’s)




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