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Embracing the cultural ascent of games: Zelda, Sony, and games-video symbiosis

Perry Gresham

10 Nov 2023

Legend of Zelda

Mario

Sony Pictures

Gaming has been mainstream for a while, but in recent years it has started flexing its cross-cultural muscles, intersecting with music, sports, and increasingly with video . The latest example is a new...

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Tale of the Tape: UFC or Bundle Driving ESPN+ Adoption?

Alistair Taylor

11 Feb 2020

adoption

binge -viewing

bundle

Walt Disney’s pureplay sports streaming service ESPN+, which launched back in April 2018, has surpassed 7.6 million paid subscribers, Disney’s chief executive Bog Iger reported during last week’s...

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Disney+ Recovers From Initial Blunder to Surpass 10 Million Sign Ups on Debut!

Alistair Taylor

14 Nov 2019

21st Century Fox

all-encompassing offering

AppleTV+. Market saturation

Disney claims unexpected traffic on its newly-launched service was at fault for the buffering and technical issues of Disney+’s launch Tuesday . The issues highlight just how difficult it is transitioning...

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Take Five (the big five stories and data you need to know) October 28th 2019

Mark Mulligan

28 Oct 2019

Ad Supported

AVOD

bbc news

SiriusXM, podcast marvel: SiriusXM has struck a multiyear deal with Marvel to create exclusive podcasts , illustrating that traditional radio companies still have the potential to be the major players...

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DC Universe Is The First Strategic Move In The Next Round of Direct-To-Consumer Offerings

Alistair Taylor

25 Jul 2018

AT & T

comic-con

Comics

Warner Bro’s long awaited DC Universe subscription video on demand (SVOD) service is nearing its grand unveiling, having now decided upon a pricing plan. This is the latest of a long list of examples...

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Corporate Mergers and the Battle for Fandom

Zach Fuller

22 Jun 2018

Comcast

corporate mergers

Disney

Back in 1999, the Cluetrain Manifesto appeared across the nascent web as a predictive gospel of what this new technology meant for commerce. Still revered among software entrepreneurs, the ebook outlined...

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Marvel versus Netflix

Tim Mulligan

13 Apr 2018

Daredevil

Disney

Jessica Jones

With yesterday’s launch of ESPN+ Disney has begun its direct-to-consumer strategy, which revolves around the introduction of proprietary subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. The move forms...

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Disney At The End of 2015: A Tale Of Two Brands

Tim Mulligan

23 Dec 2015

Disney

ESPN+

lucas films

Friday’s downgrade of Disney stock by BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield to a sell rating was based upon the current travails of its Sports broadcasting flagship ESPN. This resulted in a 4% decline in Disney’s...

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