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The 2023 cinema reboot

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Jan 2023

Online video

Film

Movies

The global success of the second instalment of the Avatar franchise, Avatar: The Way of Water (currently at $1.7 billion in box office revenue), is a timely reminder of the enduring consumer appeal of...

Why film has the creative full stop advantage

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2022

Film

Movies

Hollywood

As the summer holidays begin, and Netflix starts feverishly planning for its strategic pivot into advertising, the impact of the unfolding attention recession will start being felt in video streaming....

The Oscars in 2022 – Attempting to hold the line against digital disruption

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Mar 2022

Online video

Oscars

Film

The 94thAcademy Awards are only 26 days away, and the long-established hype machine for promoting the Oscars, as they are popularly known, is well underway. Arguably, as the first Oscars post-pandemic...

Squid Game versus Bond: how streaming is redefining mainstream success

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

12 Oct 2021

No Time to Die

Squid Game

content format

As video entertainment returns to pre-lockdown consumer choices between home-based, predominately digital, content offerings, and the ‘in real life’ (IRL) appeal of the cinema, the quality of the content...

Netflix as blockbuster behemoth?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Jan 2021

Netflix

Netflix Q4 Results

SVOD

Today Netflix announces its Q4 2020 results. Widely recognised as one of the standout business winners of 2020, Netflix avoided any D2C ‘Big Bang ’disruption by seeing its dominant streaming video...

Blockbuster disruption comes to the streaming wars courtesy of HBO Max

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

8 Dec 2020

SVOD

HBO Max

Warner Media

An unprecedented year for the entertainment industry has now taken yet another decisive turn. Last Thursday Warner Media’s CEO Jason Kilar announced that all Warner Bros’ 2021 releases will be available...

Apple, The Culver Studios And The Importance Of Content

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 Sep 2017

Apple

Film

Online video

The Financial Times has reported that Apple is planning to acquire The Culver Studios, a complex of film-making buildings in LA next to where Sony Pictures is based. The Culver Studios has a long history...