Hollyblogs
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Why the TV Industry Fears a Spread of Millennials’ Viewing Habits (Guest Blog)
Younger consumers’ reliance on Netflix and the Internet have television companies freaking out — but there is hope
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Dan Schechter -
Daytime Emmys to Make Big Push on Twitter’s Periscope (Guest Blog)
Hollywood is discovering the value of live-streaming events directly to fans
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Why Netflix’s Model May Offer the Salvation Movie Theaters Need (Guest Blog)
A subscription-based structure can make going to the cinema cool and cost-competitive again
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Dan Schechter -
Epoxy CEO’s Advice on Social Media Marketing: Create Entertainment, Not Marketing (Guest Blog)
“You need the same voice, tone and creative vision whether you’re doing a 20-minute video or a Tweet,” Juan Bruce writes
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Juan Bruce -
Should Movie Theaters Use Flexible Ticket Prices Like Airlines Do? (Guest Blog)
Film exhibitors need a revenue boost, but so-called dynamic pricing is unlikely to give it to them
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Dan Schechter and John Calkins -
Where Movie Studios Must Turn to Fix Their Failing Theatrical Fortunes (Guest Blog)
The possible rise of the Screening Room alongside other home-viewing products only amplifies the need to turn box office revenues around
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Dan Schechter -
Why Movie Studios Need China to Build More Theaters (Guest Blog)
The potential for international box office revenue to substantially boost Hollywood profits remains largely untapped
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Dan Schechter -
Why Hollywood’s Old Guard Is Slow to Embrace Innovation (Guest Blog)
“Adversity to technology is endemic to many working producers and AD’s in the film industry,” writes StudioBinder CEO Robert Kiraz
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Robert Kiraz -
Don’t Leave 3D for Dead: Why the Movie Model Remains a Global Force (Guest Blog)
Films like “Batman v Superman” show that the 3D format still has a lot of life left
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Anthony Marcoly -
Why 3D Is No Longer Hollywood Studios’ Savior (Guest Blog)
Once hailed as means to movie theater salvation, the 3D release model sparked increases in screen counts and ticket sales before it plateaued
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Dan Schechter -
Keith Emerson Remembered: ‘Love for His Fans Did Him in’ (Guest Blog)
Keyboardist and founding member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer died on March 10
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Richard Stellar -
How to Write a Movie With Your Husband and Live to Tell About It (Guest Blog)
Betsy Nowrasteh describes sharing more than a bed with her director husband, Cyrus — she also shares screenplay credit on his new movie, “The Young Messiah”
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How Studios Use Blockbuster Budgets to Boost Moviegoing Attendance (Guest Blog)
Money spent on film production has risen 50 percent since 2000, with most new dollars going into big-budget fare
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Dan Schechter -
Why Theaters and the Moviegoing Experience Need an Overhaul (Guest Blog)
Home entertainment steadily improved as box office admissions declined 16 percent from 2003 to 2015
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Dan Schechter -
The Misinterpreted Metamorphosis of Jewish Rapper Matisyahu (Guest Blog)
Matt Miller, aka Matisyahu, recently faced an anti-Israel mob-mentality hatred that was aimed at him only for the fact that he is a Jewish-American artist
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Richard Stellar