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The Memo Deep Inside HBO

Tweet Deep inside HBO’s New York offices is a memo that was originally created 5 years ago.  Each year it gets updated with new numbers and projections.  This document is controlled by its corporate strategy group and it lays out … Continue reading

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As Social Media Marketing Increases, Will TV Ads Decline?

Tweet “What is originality?  To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face.  The way men usually are, it takes a name to make something visible to … Continue reading

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When Did I Sign Up For This “Audience Development” Thing?

Tweet Peter Kafka of the WSJ recently interviewed Robert Kyncl, the man who heads up the channel initiative at YouTube.  Kyncl was asked about what he had learned from his experience at YouTube thus far.  He states: “Lesson one: Audience … Continue reading

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Two Models For A Movie Hackathon

Tweet The month of October will feature two movie hackathons, one in New York, the other in Los Angeles. Bond Strategy and Influence is hosting The Film Experience Hackathon which takes place this coming weekend, October 13-14 in New York.  … Continue reading

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MoviePass: Who Needs Permission?

Tweet MoviePass, the movie subscription service, today announced a new feature that will vastly increase their subscriber base.  A detailed description of this new feature can be found here. Following is my short summary. MoviePass offers a monthly subscription plan … Continue reading

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Can Indie Film Achieve a Network Effect?

Tweet In a recent post entitled Networks And The Enterprise, Fred Wilson explains how his firm Union Square Ventures invests in networks. He included this line. My uber goal of writing this post is to explain that the wired and … Continue reading

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Another Crack in the Mass Media Wall

Tweet Our mass media ecosystem relies on a constant flow of money to sustain itself in its present form. This flow of money comes from many directions, including but not limited to TV advertising revenue, basic and premium cable subscriber … Continue reading

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The 1,000 True Fans Strategy

Tweet In the movie business, the audience is usually described as either mass or niche.  Typically, Hollywood movies seek a mass audience and independent movies seek a niche audience. Today, there is a new way of thinking about the audience … Continue reading

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The Internet and Mass Media: Two Belief Systems

Tweet The battle that raged around the SOPA bill was fascinating to watch. There were a lot of blog posts and interviews full of bluster, confrontation, some sanctimonious, others nasty and yes, also informative. It is worth spending the time … Continue reading

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