Neon shifts into a winning strike position
Neon aims to revive arthouse
Content
TKO rings the NYSE bell
The Future. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel’s newly created fight empire has officially entered the ring… er… public markets. With the intention of not just increasing the footprint of both UFC and WWE but also expanding the divisions’ media output (films, docs, and social content), TKO may supercharge the amount of fighting talent who can become […]
Las Vegas’ Sphere is already bringing in eyeballs
Las Vegas’ new 4D venue
Disney and Charter make cable a streaming hub
The Future. Disney and Charter settled their cable dispute that resulted in the blackouts of Disney-backed channels for nearly two weeks. While Charter was able to get ESPN and ABC back on the air, the transformative aspect of the deal is how much focus was put on giving Charter subscribers access to Disney’s streaming services. […]
Parrot Analytics puts a number on content’s cultural value
The Future. In the absence of streamers providing hard viewership data, Parrot Analytics has filled the gap by measuring everything from social media engagement to piracy rates to find out how much demand people have for a movie or show. While critics argue Parrot’s products may favor titles that appeal to the very online Twitter […]
Kering wraps up CAA
CAA has a new work daddy
Rotten Tomatoes allowed some stinky score manipulation
Rotten Tomatoes manipulates Hollywood
Disney and Comcast go head-to-head on Hulu this month
Hulu’s stake sale is on the move
The three shows that everyone won’t stop streaming
The Future. While a lot of marketing power is put into splashy streaming originals, the true workhorses of these platforms are long-running broadcast hits that find a new, passionate audience on streaming. But with the broadcast model getting squeezed by streaming, the platforms may be crushing the pipeline that keep subscribers from churning. To make […]
Spotify podcast demand is more muted than expected
Spotify’s podcast dreams stall