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Asking platforms to police themselves doesn't work, governments are too slow or lack courage. We need to do this ourselves.

#anime #demonslayer

Japanese version of Nikkei Op-Ed on AI and Hollywood's future.

Tech, population and changing tastes are accelerating Hollywood's decline.

Keynote event in Seoul

Trump's Tariff's provide only entertainment value, not realistic to help US industry

Japan, Korean, and others should just wait it out and let the US shoot themselves in the foot.

"The Future of Film Using AI Technology" event held by Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia will be held Oct 26th in Tokyo. Global Connects...

Global Connects Media to participate in the 3rd annual "Ninja Pitch" event in Kyoto. The event is help find the next generation of...

The Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival finished its 7th version with standing room only screening of "Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" at the...

Bucket LIst North American Premiere in Hollywood.

Box Lunch is a major licensor of Asian entertainment brands

Shoppable Media gives Japan a second chance at a trillion dollars

LA Times article on Hollywood and anime

Kokuho success in anime-dominated Japan.

Kokuho (National Treasure) gives anime films a run for their money.

Article on our event with NEC and Branc Japan on using data in the entertainment industry.

Gen Z and anime are married at the hip, time for EVERYONE to take notice https://hubintel.substack.com/p/gen-z-anime-streaming

Nikkei Asia Op-Ed on the foreign threat to anime

Press Release on Pocket Anime seed funding round https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000120274.html

Panelist at the 2025 Anime Expo in Los Angeles.

Participated in an AI & Entertainment Masterclass at the University of Southern California.

What Japan can learn from its neighbor, Korea, on how to capitalize on this moment of "Peak Japan"

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...

Blockchain and web3 can help Japan's creator economy

Japan should move from White Elephants to White Lotus Osaka Expo starts today. The cake is in the oven; it won't change significantly...

Choosing the right music you need to understand music rights

Spoke about International Production, tax incentives and the future of filming with Joe Chianese from Entertainment Partners at NAB 2025

Douglas Montgomery invited to do Keynote at the Entertainment Globalization Association annual conference, "Con Lo-Con".

After 17 years at Warner Bros, here's what separates successful Japanese market entries from expensive failures in Hollywood.

Global Connects, NEC and Parrot Analytics present on Japan's need to overcome the digital divide.

What is next for Japan's future in content.

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 and Entertainment Partners team-up to talk about the state of production around the world at NAB 2025.

#anime #culture #japan

Participated in a seminar at Tokyo Big Site, Marketing Technology Fair, to announce the partnership between NEC and Parrot Analytics....

Douglas Montgomery to keynote the EGA's "Con / Lo-Con" in April. To discuss trends and opportunities for the localization industry around...

NEC and Parrot Analytics collaborate to accelerate the sales of Japanese content around the world. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/0000...

Presented to the Ministry of Culture sponsored "Global Anime Challenge" group

Our comments on Amazon's takeover of the Bond Franchise from the Broccoli's makes LinkedIn News with the big girls and boys (Hollywood...

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...

"society's can be ahead of politics" "the bitterest of enemies can become the best of friends" "the power of soft power"

Global Connects analysis of "Asia's Answer to Netflix" picked up by LinkedIn News Asia. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activ...

Advanced Television reports on the size of the anime market worldwide. https://advanced-television.com/2024/12/19/report-anime-claims-6-o...

Parrot Analytics, and the Association of Japanese Animations report that anime is a $20B business worldwide, between streaming and...

Famed visualist and filmmaker Macoto Tezka will join Global Connects Media's Douglas Montgomery to discuss the Japanese Anime market size...

MIRRORLIAR FILMS and the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival will collaborate to implement the following initiatives to nurture...

How niche streaming platforms can capture Gen Z with with foreign content. https://www.streamtvinsider.com/video/anime-and-beyond-how-nic...

Speaking at StartUp:Con 2024 in Seoul on how global companies collaborate with AI start-ups. Dates are Sept 26 & 27.