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Pandemic Breathes New Life into Old Entertainment

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Published on Wednesday, 10 June 2020

By   Andy Marken

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         “Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous. It was exciting. And most of all, there was magic.” – Wilden Lightfoot, “ Onward,” Disney, 2020

Staying at home, working from home was fun … until it’s wasn’t.

Face it, you acted/looked like a hibernating bear.

But even bears have to come outta their cave, so it’s time to go to the movies. 

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Beginning the New Uncharted Era of Entertainment

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Published on Monday, 08 June 2020

By   Andy Marken

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“Had you, for example, been only concerned with staying alive, you would have fled from this mountain as fast and far as you could. Instead, you chose to come and climb it.” – Liu Cinix, “The Wandering Earth ,” Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company, 2019

In the future, after the pandemic is in the rearview mirror, you’ll be able to tell your kids’ kids what life and entertainment were like in the old days … AC (after Covid-19) vs. our much different BC (before Covid-19) world. 

You’ll be able to tell them how entertainment and content helped smooth and ease the transition.

While the M&E industry will recover more rapidly than most (because people need that release), it will be different.

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It’s Holiday Season: Time to Jingle and Mingle

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Published on Friday, 13 December 2019
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Have you checked your email lately? How about your SPAM folder?

Chances are there are an incalculable number of pitches and links to articles (gift guides?) in there hyping the latest and greatest gift ideas. Well, this is another one!

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Outside Forces Can Shift the New Normal of Entertainment

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Published on Friday, 10 April 2020

 

By   Andy Marken

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         “Life is for the strong.  It is earned, not given.” – Tau, “ Alpha,” Studio 8, 2018

My kids and wife swear I’m not wired right because I always see something positive when things look bad … really bad. 

China’s coronavirus epidemic brought the country to a virtual standstill.

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