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Jun 03 25June 03, 2025
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Blockbuster franchises like “The Flash” and “Indiana Jones” dominate interest ahead of a critical summer at the box office, per a new Morning Consult survey For our latest entertainment news and analysis, Now several years removed from the height of…
May 25 23May 25, 2023
Article at pro.morningconsult.com
Gen Zers are no longer a mere fascination: They now wield serious purchasing power and cultural capital as they put their imprints on the global economy. Morning Consult surveyed Americans between the ages of 13 and 25 about their media tastes and…
Dec 12 22December 12, 2022
Half of the gaming market, including a strong majority of millennial gamers, say they pay for at least one service as industry shifts toward subscriptions The State of Gaming In the State of Gaming series, Morning Consult takes a closer look at the…
Nov 08 21November 08, 2021
Gamers are most interested in the makers of the FIFA and Grand Theft Auto franchises, with Ubisoft and Activision close behind The State of Gaming In the State of Gaming series, Morning Consult takes a closer look at the $200 billion global video…
Morning Consult data suggests that, in the eyes of viewers, quantity is actually a pretty good substitute for quality What Does "Prestige TV" Really Mean? Using survey research alongside Metacritic data, Morning Consult explores which networks and…
Oct 19 21October 19, 2021
The television opening title sequence is as old as the medium itself—older, in fact. It predates TV and even sound film, originating in the early 1900s with “title cards” that were placed at the beginning of silent films to signal, “Hi, yes, you…
Aug 11 21August 11, 2021
Article at qz.com
In what could be the next big Olympic sport, participants often don’t break a sweat. They don’t even get up from their chairs. Organized competitive video-gaming, also known as esports, wasn’t a blip on the radar until the 2010s. This year, the…
Jul 31 21July 31, 2021
The streaming service is not particularly scared about the recent onslaught of media consolidation. Several major entertainment companies are joining forces with competitors in order to make themselves more appealing to customers. Netflix, however,…
Jul 21 21July 21, 2021
The 2022 Super Bowl is still seven months away, but advertisers with few other options for reaching such a vast guaranteed audience are locking in commercial time before there’s none left. NBC, the US broadcast network airing the Super Bowl Feb. 13,…
Jul 15 21July 15, 2021
The pending Amazon-MGM and WarnerMedia-Discovery deals have set off another round of speculation about media consolidation, as tech companies and Hollywood studios look to bolster their libraries with valuable intellectual property. But the latest…
Jul 14 21July 14, 2021
Streaming’s takeover of prestige television is now complete. Online platforms accounted for a record 342 of this year’s Emmy nominations, up from 270 last year. Cable TV, which includes networks like HBO and FX, had 166 total nominations, down from…
Jul 13 21July 13, 2021
Hi Quartz readers! Welcome to the first edition of Need to Know: Tokyo Olympics. Though the Games have not yet begun, the news surrounding them is already well underway. If this was forwarded to you by a friend, sign up here. Let’s jump the gun. When…
Jul 12 21July 12, 2021
Streaming does not spell the death of movie theaters. Black Widow, the first Marvel movie since 2019, generated $80 million at the US box office this weekend—despite a simultaneous release on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. (Subscribers had to…
When NBCUniversal announced it was launching a new streaming service, Peacock, last summer, the Tokyo Olympics were supposed to carry it to victory. As the games’ longtime exclusive US broadcast rights holder, the company hoped Peacock would be…
As one of the clearest examples yet that the Marvel brand is a one-of-a-kind draw to movie theaters, Black Widow appears poised to not only dominate the box office this weekend, but also outperform several blockbuster movies that came out before the…
Jul 09 21July 09, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics will be held without fans due to a rise in Covid-19 infections in the city, Japanese government officials announced today. Short of another postponement of the games, that’s just about the worst news possible for TV networks hoping…
Jul 08 21July 08, 2021
After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the Cannes Film Festival is back this week—though much has changed. Attendees are spitting into tubes to be tested for Covid-19. Several of the festival’s lavish parties have been canceled. But one thing…
Jul 07 21July 07, 2021
When Usain Bolt won his record-breaking third 100 meter gold medal in a row at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Jamaican sprinter was met at the finish line with a watch company’s logo. As the games’ “official timekeeper,” Omega, the luxury…
Jun 02 21June 02, 2021
In the clearest example yet of Hollywood’s legacy institutions being swallowed up by Big Tech and media giants, MGM’s historic film franchises like James Bond, Pink Panther, and Rocky will now live on virtual Amazon shelves—right next to the toilet…
May 26 21May 26, 2021
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