Ah, ’tis the season to be jolly, but that smile may turn upside down if, on Christmas morning, everything’s gone – – – including the tree.
Home security is often overlooked as we become overpowered by the holiday spirit. In fact, this is the time of year when we see the most burglaries per day.
5G Phones Will Be Here Long Before 5G Streaming is Available
“People love what other people are passionate about.” – Mia, “La La Land,” Summit Entertainment, 2016
It’s hard to believe, but it was almost 25 years ago the big news at CES was HD TV sets. Nearly everyone was showing Kevin Costner in Waterworld and attendees marveled at the beauty and clarity of every ripple in the water.
This year, it was big (huge, even) fantastic 4K HDR TVs with just enough 8K sets thrown in to make things interesting…for tomorrow.
It’s Not a Car, It’s Your Driving Entertainment Screen
“That lame-brained freeway idea could only be cooked up by a Toon.” – Eddie Valiant, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,” Touchstone Pictures, 1988
When the M&E industry switched from 35mm film to digital/IP-based content it marked the beginning of a whole new set of opportunities for nearly everyone inside and outside the industry to make content and make a buck.
Unwittingly, it also marked the slow death of one of a guy’s/gal’s greatest teen memory-makers the drive-in theatre.
Expanding the Opportunities for the Total Video Ecosystem
“In the beginning, it is always dark.” – The Childlike Empress, “The Never-Ending Story ,” Neue Constantin Films, 1984
The global content industry has never been stronger, more exciting/vibrant, more confused or more confusing.
Local, regional, national and global streaming services are under intense pressure to establish themselves in the new OTT marketplace, to stand out from the competition.
They’re investing in talent, taking risks, testing new financing models, expanding/consolidating and totally reshaping the entertainment media landscape.