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Global Connects to aid Pocket Anime
Press Release on Pocket Anime seed funding round https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000120274.html
Global Connects
4 days ago1 min read
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Peak Anime - How Data can Keep the Party going
Panelist at the 2025 Anime Expo in Los Angeles.
Global Connects
Jul 31 min read
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AI In Entertainment Panel at USC
Participated in an AI & Entertainment Masterclass at the University of Southern California.
Global Connects
Jun 281 min read
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HOW TO EXPORT COOL
What Japan can learn from its neighbor, Korea, on how to capitalize on this moment of "Peak Japan"
JapanConnects Hollywood
Jun 141 min read
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JAPAN TO RIDE "ANIME" TO BE NEXT SOFT-POWER SUPERPOWER
Global Connects Op-Ed in the Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/01/japan/japan-soft-power-anime-streaming/?utm_s...
Global Connects
Jun 11 min read
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BLOCKCHAIN BUST
Blockchain and web3 can help Japan's creator economy
Global Connects
May 171 min read
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NIKKEI ASIA OP-ED
Japan should move from White Elephants to White Lotus Osaka Expo starts today. The cake is in the oven; it won't change significantly...
Global Connects
Apr 121 min read
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MUSIC RIGHTS PANEL AT NAB
Choosing the right music you need to understand music rights
Global Connects
Apr 61 min read
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INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION PANEL AT NAB
Spoke about International Production, tax incentives and the future of filming with Joe Chianese from Entertainment Partners at NAB 2025
Global Connects
Apr 51 min read
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KEYNOTE TALK at 2025 EGA AWARDS
Douglas Montgomery invited to do Keynote at the Entertainment Globalization Association annual conference, "Con Lo-Con".
Global Connects
Apr 21 min read
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BRANC JAPAN COVERAGE OF MARKETING TECHNOLOGY FAIR TOKYO
Global Connects, NEC and Parrot Analytics present on Japan's need to overcome the digital divide.
Global Connects
Mar 221 min read
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OP-ED IN NIKKEI SHIMBUN
What is next for Japan's future in content.
Global Connects
Mar 201 min read
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GLOBAL CONNECTS TO MODERATE MUSIC LICENSING PANEL AT NAB 2025
Choosing the right music requires an understanding of Music Rights. Find out why and how those ear worms never leave and why they drive...
Global Connects
Mar 181 min read
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GLOBAL CONNECTS TO MODERATE PRODUCTION FIRESIDE AT NAB 2025
Global Connects and Entertainment Partners team-up to talk about the state of production around the world at NAB 2025.
Global Connects
Mar 181 min read
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SALES COLLABORATION - NEC AND PARROT ANALYTICS
Participated in a seminar at Tokyo Big Site, Marketing Technology Fair, to announce the partnership between NEC and Parrot Analytics....
Global Connects
Mar 121 min read
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KEYNOTE AT ENTERTAINMENT GLOBALIZATION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Douglas Montgomery to keynote the EGA's "Con / Lo-Con" in April. To discuss trends and opportunities for the localization industry around...
Global Connects
Mar 41 min read
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NEC and Parrot Analytics announce sales collaboration
NEC and Parrot Analytics collaborate to accelerate the sales of Japanese content around the world. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/0000...
Global Connects
Mar 11 min read
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GLOBAL ANIME CHALLENGE WORKSHOP
Presented to the Ministry of Culture sponsored "Global Anime Challenge" group
Global Connects
Feb 251 min read
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Amazon's Bond Takeover
Our comments on Amazon's takeover of the Bond Franchise from the Broccoli's makes LinkedIn News with the big girls and boys (Hollywood...
JapanConnects Hollywood
Feb 231 min read
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Peak JAPAN WONT SURVIVE WITHOUT INTENTIONAL USE OF DATA
Japan is having its moment. Again. But this time it's different. From sold-out anime conventions in the U.S., Europe and Asia, to the...
Global Connects
Feb 11 min read
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The POWER OF SOFT POWER
"society's can be ahead of politics" "the bitterest of enemies can become the best of friends" "the power of soft power"
Global Connects
Jan 91 min read
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Asia's answer to netflix
Global Connects analysis of "Asia's Answer to Netflix" picked up by LinkedIn News Asia. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activ...
JapanConnects Hollywood
Jan 41 min read
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Advanced-television reports on global anime market size
Advanced Television reports on the size of the anime market worldwide. https://advanced-television.com/2024/12/19/report-anime-claims-6-o...
Global Connects
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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Unlocking the true value of anime
Parrot Analytics, and the Association of Japanese Animations report that anime is a $20B business worldwide, between streaming and...
JapanConnects Hollywood
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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Japanese anime market size by tezka & montgomery
Famed visualist and filmmaker Macoto Tezka will join Global Connects Media's Douglas Montgomery to discuss the Japanese Anime market size...
JapanConnects Hollywood
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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MIRRORLIAR FILMS and Global Stage Hollywood Partnership
MIRRORLIAR FILMS and the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival will collaborate to implement the following initiatives to nurture...
Global Connects
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Anime and Beyond
How niche streaming platforms can capture Gen Z with with foreign content. https://www.streamtvinsider.com/video/anime-and-beyond-how-nic...
Global Connects
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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StartUp:Con 2024 - how global companies collaborate with ai startups
Speaking at StartUp:Con 2024 in Seoul on how global companies collaborate with AI start-ups. Dates are Sept 26 & 27.
Global Connects
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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From Screen to Store
Revolutionizing retail advertising with AI panel at Cynopsis Big TV Summit.
Global Connects
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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BIG TV SUMMIT INTERVIEW
Global Connects Media prior to the Big TV Summit in New York City, fall 2024
Global Connects
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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User Centric Bundles
Bundles are increasing to create stickier consumers, this debate has 4 different bundles.
Global Connects
Aug 2, 20241 min read
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Show Me Your Bundle
Global Connects Media to particpate in live debate on the best bundle of media for consumers. https://marionranchet.substack.com/p/show-m...
Global Connects
Jul 12, 20241 min read
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Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse
The purchase gives Sony its own distribution arm in the US for content such as anime. GCM post picked up by LinkedIn News....
Global Connects
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Retail-adjacent: 5 minutes with Doug Montgomery
The Current publishes "5 Minutes with Doug Montgomery" on the state of Entertainment, Retail, and the hottest thing in advertising,...
Global Connects
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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"Songs of Kamui" screened at Canadian Embassy in Tokyo
Japan is starting to reconcile its own issues regarding Indigenous people. The Ainu people have called Hokkaido – home for thousands of...
Global Connects
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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Huge Potential for Shoppable Media
Big players such as Walmart and Amazon are investing often and heavily in this space. Article published with Korea Creative Content...
Global Connects
May 22, 20241 min read
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Global Connects moderates two panels at NAB 2024
Global Connects Media moderates two panels "From QR code to cart" and "Catch a Global Rising Star" at NAB 2024. The first discussed the...
Global Connects
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Japan Expert Insights
Global Connects gave its opinions on the global entertainment industry and Japan's place in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juXyj6_V5hU
Global Connects
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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NAB SHOW TOUTS INTERNATIONAL IMPACT
Representatives from more than 155 countries are expected to attend the event, April 13-17 in Las Vegas https://www.tvtechnology.com/news...
Global Connects
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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Vevo teams with Kerv for shoppable tv ad formats
Music video network Vevo has teamed up with video analysis company KERV Interactive to power shoppable ad formats for the streamer on...
Global Connects
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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Global Connects Media to Moderate Foreign Language Panel at NAB
The "new normal" in Entertainment increasingly includes non-English language content.
JapanConnects Hollywood
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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Global Connect added to "Big TV Summit" in NYC
Find out what is new and exciting at the "Big TV Summit" in NYC this September. https://www.cynopsis.com/events/big-tv-summit-2024/
Global Connects
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Global Connects CEO to lead panel at NAB
Global Connects CEO to lead shoppable media panel at NAB 2024
Global Connects
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Industry voices - Walmart buys Vizio
Walmart is not new to the retail media business but has to date been unable to capitalize on its prominence. Vizio offers it a new entry...
Global Connects
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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Walmart acquires Vizio
Ask not what Walmart can do for you, but what you can do for Walmart
Global Connects
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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FROM QR CODE TO CART: How the shoppable TV revolution is reshaping retail
Global Connects Media to Moderate Panel at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas https://nab24.mapyourshow.com/8_0/s...
JapanConnects Hollywood
Mar 1, 20241 min read
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Shoppable TV indeed
WSJ Reports Walmart considering purchasing Vizio https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/walmart-in-talks-to-buy-vizio-wsj-5937420/
Global Connects
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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This year, shoppable TV ads may deliver the goods that live shopping never could
This year is set to be both a testing ground and a battleground for shoppable TV ads, which could position connected TV (CTV) as a...
Global Connects
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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