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TOO MUCH CONTENT, TOO FEW CREDIT CARDS
Hollywood's weird summer brings blockbusters plus angst. The winner of the strike is likely not to be either combatant, but YouTube or...
Jul 26, 2023


The WRAP SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Short films are booming in 2023, at The Wrap 2023 Short List Film Festival, a wide variety of shorts were shown, from all over the world....
Jul 13, 2023


US CONTENTS WANES WHILST FOREIGN CONTENT WAXES
The increase in foreign content popularity sees no signs of abating, conversely the writer's strike does not help American made content.
Jun 28, 2023


Retail Consumer Memberships lean into video streaming
Video streaming and entertainment in general becoming the hook to catch and keep new customers.
May 4, 2023


Foreign Content musings
The ascent of foreign content continued in the United States throughout 2022. Some musings and thoughts going forward are included in the...
Dec 20, 2022


2023 Media Predictions
Global Connects Douglas Montgomery predicts 2023 for media and rates himself on 2022
Dec 15, 2022


New age of innovation
Global Connects Media participated in the USC Asia Pacific Business Forum in Bali. Speaking on the "New Age of Innovation", new business...
Dec 15, 2022


Rumble with a bundle
What is the endgame of the ever-expanding bundle?
Sep 27, 2022


Netflix's ad nauseam strategy
Netflix finds old Hollywood guard business models more attractive every day .
Aug 24, 2022


Anime Expo: The ascendance of foreign content in the US
Global Connects Media will speak on the popularity of foreign content in the United States at the sold-out Anime Expo at the Los Angeles...
Jun 29, 2022


Wallstreetputs
WallStreetPuts The long bull market in the entertainment industry has seemingly come to a halt in the spring of 2022. The Entertainment...
Jun 2, 2022


the asia list
How foreign content is transforming Hollywood.
May 3, 2022


Mar 28, 2022


Beer goggles: Wmt ❤️ Nflx
A Netflix Hub at Walmart was announced this week. The “store within a store” is nothing new in retail, and this should surprise no one....
Oct 12, 2021


theater chains clap back
Theater Chains Clap Back The one social media platform that was working in Hollywood earlier this week was Twitter. Those that follow...
Oct 7, 2021


strategery
The unfortunate sequel coming to America this summer is the growing threat of CV19 and another round of mask mandates. Whether CV19 the...
Jul 31, 2021


the apple of roger's eye
Apple has been rumored, or more likely expected, to change television for at least the last decade. Since Steve Jobs famously remarked “I...
Jul 16, 2021


Had there been more discovery, there likely would have been no Discovery
On yet another day that rocked Hollywood, June Gloom came early for Jason Kilar and his streaming dreams. AT&T’s John Stankey continued...
May 18, 2021


Godzilla v. Kitty
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered a number of industries, damaging some while accelerating others. Among the former have been...
May 12, 2021


winner take most
In a rather ironic move, Netflix has been quietly debuting some of its movies in U.S. theaters with a 7-day window (i.e., Netflix streams...
Apr 27, 2021
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