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Lego flirted with bankruptcy in the early aughts, but rebounded thanks to its partnerships with existing franchises like Star Wars and in part by creating a successful series of movies, if anybody remembers the Lego Movie, or... I feel like I've aged out of the demographic for the Lego Batman and I want to say Ninjago movies, if that's how that said. Marcus Johnson:. I've heard they're good.
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| Oct 6, 2023
But now we have all of these movies coming down the pipelines, a bunch from Mattel, a Magic Eight ball movie. I think I saw a Hot Wheels movie, a Polly Pocket movie, which I did play with. I think that we can expect to see retailers really investing in media and seeing a Marvel movie sized universe of these toy movies because they help with media sales and they help drive toy sales.
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The majority (65%) of US consumers say that two or three ad breaks per 1 hour of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) are acceptable, according to a ViewNexa survey.
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| Oct 31, 2023
As streaming prices ascend, focus shifts to ad-supported tiers: All eyes on maximizing ARPU versus user growth.
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| Oct 4, 2023
It shelved nearly finished movies, removed original programs, nixed upcoming projects, and ended some international content productions. After a few tough quarters, Netflix introduced advertising. It also leased real estate, laid off employees, and eliminated perks. The Walt Disney Co. reduced planned content spending by $1 billion. The cut was aimed at inching Disney+ toward profitability.
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| Dec 6, 2022
Well, the first thing I thought about, what was that Charlie Chaplin movie, the Conveyor Belts. Do you remember the name of that? But the reason I thought of that is because I love-. Marcus Johnson:. How old you? Oscar Orozco:. Come on, it's all over. You must've watched that when you were a kid. Come on now. Marcus Johnson:. No. Oscar Orozco:.
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| Nov 3, 2023
What the end of the WGA strike means for streaming’s future: Pressure to boost revenues and drive down costs will force dramatic decisions.
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| Sep 26, 2023
Companies like Mattel have created movies and shows around their toy brands to engage a broader audience. The “Barbie” film reignited interest in the brand, and has even sparked a “weird Barbie” trend on TikTok, where people show off their botched dolls from childhood. 2. The emergence of “kidults”.
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| Aug 31, 2023
For example, Shutterstock has seen a huge surge in searches for Barbie-themed images since Greta Gerwig’s movie started to trend. Internal search data: Monitoring this gives a unique view into what your customers are asking for. The common thread: Collaboration.
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| Aug 30, 2023
I think the new TikTok Shop format will definitely give influencers a chance to become that breakout star, where in China we see a lot of the livestreaming was driven by these big live streamers who became celebrities in their own right and then had real celebrities clamoring to be on their broadcasts to help sell products and promote other things like movies or albums that are coming out.
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| Nov 22, 2023
On today's podcast episode (part 2), we discuss what America looks like without TikTok, who would be most likely to buy the short-video app, and what marketers should be thinking about to plan for the future. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Minda Smiley and Max Willens.
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| Mar 26, 2024
Max canceled 26.9% of its shows between January 2020 and August 2023, ahead of streaming’s overall cancellation rate of 12.2%, according to Variety Intelligence Platform and Luminate.
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| Oct 20, 2023
Maybe if you're in a movie screening, speaking to the director, or a digital version of the director. There's a couple of use cases here. It says another 150 people have also created AI clones of themselves through a UK company called Coachvox AI, including chief executives, an astrologer, a nutritionist, a fitness coach, and even a marriage counselor as well.
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| Jan 5, 2024
Average CPMs across major US streaming services are trending downward as Netflix and Disney+ lower the rates they solicited soon after launching ad-supported tiers in late 2022.
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| Oct 11, 2023
Discovery scrapped movies and removed original shows from HBO Max. What to look for in Q4 2022:. Whether Warner Bros. Discovery will make further programming cuts. Warner Bros. Discovery Is Trimming Costs. During the early pandemic, HBO Max spent heavily on original content, built up its library, and sent new movies straight to its streaming service rather than reserving them for theaters.
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So all you have to do is enter your library card and it gives you access to a pretty awesome collection of old movies, British television, and actually a lot of really good Chinese cinema.
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| Aug 31, 2023
Great movie. The deal was first announced in January 2022, so closing on two years ago, and we'll see Activision's bestselling franchises, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush, help to bolster Microsoft's video game business.
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| Oct 31, 2023
They used to do weekly entertainment programs to alleviate boredom with live music and dancing and movies and other things. It didn't include alcohol. Alcohol started during the prohibition in the '20s and '30s where Americans had to get together at speakeasies or people's houses to drink before they went out to dinner because they couldn't drink at dinner.
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| Sep 15, 2023
A little over a year later, the brand is the unexpected breakout star of the “Barbie” movie. Coincidence? Maybe, but we’d bet the campaign couldn’t have hurt. 3. Diversify your channel presence. The stat: Consumers’ top-three sources for learning about a new brand or product are brand communications, media, and search, according to Edelman’s report.
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| Aug 14, 2023
But it’s unclear if this strategy can be duplicated with movies or scripted series that are intended to hold up. In Q3 2022, Netflix released 1,026 original episodes, according to MoffettNathanson data cited by Variety—the most a streaming service has ever released in a quarter. With so much content coming out, it makes sense that Netflix would test alternative ways to pay for it. Sources. Alphabet.
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| Dec 20, 2022