The Covid-19 pandemic only accelerated longstanding industry trends of chord-cutting, as viewers devour content while quarantining at home. ViacomCBS is aptly poised to create and capture enormous value in a post-pandemic world.
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Evo theaters: Social distancing and watching movies
With worldwide drop in movie theater business due to COVID-19, EVO Entertainment quickly shifted its business model from closed physical theaters to open air drive-in theaters in its parking lots. Alongside, it also delved into grocery delivery services to expand its revenue streams at this time.
Live inside your content: The future of entertainment
Rct studio is creating a fully immersive, AI-driven movie experience that adapts to the player's reactions, with each story creating thousands of permutations. Is this the prelude to a world of AI-driven characters that continuously evolve? Will such characters force us to confront the very idea of what makes us human?
“They’re not looking for a story that tells them who they are. They already know who they are. They’re here because they want a glimpse of who they could be.”
Spoiled Crowds: Is Rotten Tomatoes Good for the Movie Industry?
Is it better to trust the wisdom of crowds in deciding what to watch?
MoviePass: A Platform for Burning Cash
MoviePass skyrocketed to over 2 million users with a revolutionary $7.95 subscription price for seeing movies. But without a clear path to profit on even a single transaction, is it a platform for anything more than burning cash?
Jaunt: Netflix Meets Gopro Meets Hollywood Studio..for VR
Can a hardware, software, and content creator bring VR media to the masses?
Steam: Digital Distribution Pioneer
Steam: From pushing game updates to a digital distribution platform
Legen…wait for it…dary…
With the rise of online, digital and social media marketing, it is incredibly and increasingly difficult to cut through the clutter and reach one’s target consumer. This is even more pronounced in the entertainment space, where the overall number of […]
Is There a Correlation Between Data Analysis and Hubris?
The fall of Ryan Kavanaugh and Relativity Media.
A Legendary Approach to Data Analytics
An analysis of value creation and capture model for Legendary Pictures’ Data Analytics Group.