The M&E industry as well as what is acceptable and what is frowned upon is constantly evolving. We’re not certain if the changes are good/needed or we’ll simply become numb and ultimately accept it as the “new norm.” Comedian, social satirist Lenny Bruce was thrown in jail in 1964 for obscenity. In the early ‘70s,…
Give us a hint, please! What are all the market analysts and experts measuring when they track Warner’s Tenet in theaters and Disney’s Mulan streamed in the US and in select overseas theaters? Or how about Warner’s Wonder Woman 1984 and Netflix The Midnight Sky? Both drew about the eyeballs and sales you’d expect ……
Covid-19 just might have been the kick the studios needed to smash the window and make way for a new relationship with exhibitors, creators and consumers. Hundreds, probably thousands of very good, very expensive titles with great actors are stacked in warehouses, gathering dust, looking for a screen to be seen.
AI, Personal Touch – AI technology can significantly advance AV and Pro AV solutions as long as they constantly have the human touch. At the end of last year, the more cautious industry analysts were recommending that Pro AV folks (hardware/software/integration/service) diversify into “more economically insensitive market segments” to ride out the economic downturn they…
Smart TVs from firms like Sony, LG and Samsung as well as vMVPD solutions such as Roku and Apple TV could potentially provide the single-source service consumers want without the binding service contract. “Depending on your personal interpretation, we’re on the cusp of the third or fourth wave of broadcast/entertainment growth,” McLennan said. “We’re entering…
“I have no intention of taking a job. My work is going far too well – I can’t afford to waste time earning money.” – Arthur Rimbaud, “Total Eclipse,” FIT Productions, 1995 Attention streaming video folks. Yes, we really, really like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV+, Disney + stuff. We like this and that…
Hub Entertainment Research found that more than half (54 percent) signed up to watch a particular show. In addition, most subscribers (17-74) regularly watch at least one hour of their content a week. In fact, over 23 percent said Netflix had the best original shows. That’s probably why Hub also found that 44-plus percent said…
The lockup has done more than change the way we do meetings. It has also changed our entertainment habits. Add to that the universal availability of VOD and kids living on small screens, even adults missed the seismic shift. Two years ago, Jeff Katzenberg announced NewTV/Quibi. At the time, we couldn’t figure out if he…
Panel overview/title etc. Building An OTT Service People Want Wednesday, September 30, 2020: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (PT) / 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (ET) The last year has seen the launch of several successful high-profile OTT services, along with at least one that, well, let’s just say wasn’t so successful. This panel…
Broadway and live performances are brutally honest that nothing is going to open until mid-2021 at the earliest and that it will take at least a year or two before plays, concerts, ballets and events with live audiences will be economically viable. Until then, “bubble” performances like the current NBA playoffs and PPV/PVOD will actually…