All posts by Andy Marken

A few months back we were fighting to stay awake and pay attention during one of those vibrant technology-forward conferences when a speaker bounded onto the stage and told the gla... More

Life has returned to normal – the old normal and the new normal. The old normal? Just ask the Academy about their theatrical requirements. Want a shot at a statue? Show your f... More

Growing up, our dad used to tell us, “You can’t put 10 gallons of stuff in a five-gallon bucket so sometimes, you just have to leave some stuff behind.” That’s been impo... More

It was a sign of our times. A few months ago, the industry held its annual upfronts where network and streaming execs tell potential buyers what a powerful draw they are going t... More

Years ago, we were talking with a client CEO of a 5.25-in WORM (write once, read many) optical library company who had just purchased a 12-, 14-inch WORM company and we asked him j... More

Sometimes we get so enamored with movies in theaters and content on our home screen we think that’s the alpha and omega of the entertainment industry. It takes our kids to bring ... More

Change comes slowly to the M&E industry … except when it doesn’t. Just before the pandemic, the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) and the British Film Institut... More

Back in 1991, Geoffrey Moore in his book “Crossing the Chasm,” coalesced the idea that it’s a long way between developing/introducing a product/service and getting to the poi... More

My wife hates it when we stumble across one of the really old Godzilla movies, complaining that the effects and dubbing are so bad. But that’s what makes them great. You never... More

If you want to make a splash, a big splash, do something that’s never been done before. What’s the worst that can happen? (more…)... More

TV set viewing helped folks around the globe survive 2020. It did a great job of keeping us from rushing out into the street and the office to hug and talk with someone who wasn’... More

One of the greatest signs that the industry is getting serious about moving forward was the announcement of the 2021 IBC programme — in person and virtual — in Amsterdam Dec 3-... More

Okay we admit it: 2021 hasn’t turned out exactly as the year we planned. Yet this year has been better than 2020 and people have persevered. Folks in the M&E industry changed ... More

Sometimes we get so enamored with movies in theaters and content on our home screen we think that’s the alpha and omega of the entertainment industry. It takes our kids to bri... More

Producers, directors and talent will disagree, but we often feel that the best filmmakers around are the people who do film trailers. They take the best parts of the video story... More

Keeping a home entertainment budget in shape today as the marketplace “matures” is a lot like keeping yourself in shape as you mature. Back in the antenna days you had a res... More

The M&E industry is back in business. It’s different, but it’s back. (more…)... More

Back in 1986 when Top Gun first hit the screen, we heard those oft quoted words spoken, “I feel the need, the need for speed.” And when our daughter walks out of the theater af... More

Producers, directors and talent will disagree, but we often feel that the best filmmakers around are the people who do film trailers. They take the best parts of the video story... More