Dschinghis Khan will be my new ring tone for my most barbaric enemies. I think it’s the name of a really bad Star Trek fan film “ The Wrath of Dschinghis Khan” , Kirk and Spock must Compete in karaoke style sing off to avert a trebile infestation from taking over the ship.
Chris Nolan Saving Movie Theaters
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FWIW, this gooey kitsch style is prevalent on most Euro disco/pop hits of that era. From Middle of the Road to Teach In, from Boney M to Baccara and beyond. In the US, the Village People were heavily infused by their Euro brethren but had a little more class along the way.
I recall reading somewhere that a journalist wryly asked the female vocalist of the band (they're Dutch) if the song title referred to an American adult film star who had the word "Dong" in his stage name. He got a blank stare in response.
I recall reading somewhere that a journalist wryly asked the female vocalist of the band (they're Dutch) if the song title referred to an American adult film star who had the word "Dong" in his stage name. He got a blank stare in response.
I saw "Up with people" at my college cafeteria. People had to explain to me the significance of the event.
In any case, Disney had a bad quarter. The only exception being Disney+, which reached 60 million subscribers.
More detail on the post-Iger strategy.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/d...ks-havoc-on-business-2020-08-04?siteid=yhoof2
In any case, Disney had a bad quarter. The only exception being Disney+, which reached 60 million subscribers.
More detail on the post-Iger strategy.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/d...ks-havoc-on-business-2020-08-04?siteid=yhoof2
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...-test-for-entire-film-industry-102236194.html
I tried finding my own post where I was guessing the pricing of the new releases. I believe I guessed $50 on PPV with free repeats. In either case, Disney priced "Mulan" at $30, with a music type eternal right to replay.
Mind you, "Greyhound" was shown on Apple as part of the subscription. Netflix did the same with the "Eurovision" comedy. But Disney doesn't want to give its product away.
I tried finding my own post where I was guessing the pricing of the new releases. I believe I guessed $50 on PPV with free repeats. In either case, Disney priced "Mulan" at $30, with a music type eternal right to replay.
Mind you, "Greyhound" was shown on Apple as part of the subscription. Netflix did the same with the "Eurovision" comedy. But Disney doesn't want to give its product away.
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When we discussed releasing "first run" movies directly to streaming instead of or in parallel with theaters earlier, I believe I tossed around the $20-$30-$40 figure. $30 for a first run major release for a family is a bargain. It's cheaper than it would cost a family of 3-4 or more to go to a theater, for sure. And it's a purchase, not just a one-time viewing, so it's a huge bargain. But eventually, you'd get to see it included with your subscription, so maybe the purchase aspect doesn't have quite the luster it seems to, but still, I think there will be millions of families coughing up $30 to watch this with their kids next month.
Or, more likely, throwing parties for it. And then showing it to own/neighbor kids over and over again.
PS. I remember a friend from work throwing a Buster Douglas - Evander Holyfield party. It was over quickly. The colas haven't even been warmed up to the room temperature yet. Douglas, apparently, was guaranteed $24,000,000 before even stepping into and falling out of the ring. And $24M in 1990 is like $50M now.
PS. I remember a friend from work throwing a Buster Douglas - Evander Holyfield party. It was over quickly. The colas haven't even been warmed up to the room temperature yet. Douglas, apparently, was guaranteed $24,000,000 before even stepping into and falling out of the ring. And $24M in 1990 is like $50M now.
FWIW, it'd be interesting to see the conversion rate on "Mulan". Disney's sixty million subscribers will be exposed to the ads via the service. Even a ten percent conversion is six mil. Times thirty. You get one eighty. And, on top of that, Disney just may have saved itself another $50M in advertising.
And having the film - and others down the road - go into someone's "digital library" almost assures that these people won't churn their subscriptions. Of course, for $7/mo - or under $6/mo on an annual subscription - most people won't churn anyway as long as the company keeps producing new product.
Plus, there's merchandising, etc.
PS. The subscription totals are likely to get a big boost too. And that all goes into company's pockets.
And having the film - and others down the road - go into someone's "digital library" almost assures that these people won't churn their subscriptions. Of course, for $7/mo - or under $6/mo on an annual subscription - most people won't churn anyway as long as the company keeps producing new product.
Plus, there's merchandising, etc.
PS. The subscription totals are likely to get a big boost too. And that all goes into company's pockets.
This is sort of related. And not minimally either.
The elite soccer events rank like this - the World Cup, the Euros, the UEFA (European) Champions League, top four Euro leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy). The WC's and the Euros are held every four years, with the 2020 Euros being postponed into 2021. The Champions League is played in the middle of the week, the national leagues on weekends. In the US, the most popular EPL is on NBC SN, Telemundo (Spanish), with some matches carried on NBC's main OTA network. Germany's Bundesliga was on Fox Sports but, due to the low ratings, is moving to ESPN+, which is a sports streaming channel that is also bundled with Disney+ and Hulu. Italy's Serie A is already there and Spain's La Primera is on the Qatari owned beIn Sports, which lost most of its distribution across the cable universe.
Which brings me to the Champions League again. Its English language broadcasting rights were won by CBS Sports All Access streaming service. Which most people won't pay for. But, it's probably where a lot of sports are going. Just like everything else.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dear-u...champions-league-on-television-175418483.html
PS. I have been watching the Univision coverage, which is terrible. But, since I am not a fluent Spanish speaker, I don't care. For the last WC, held in Russia, Fox Sports insisted on own broadcasters, who were much worse and so I watched everything in Spanish on the Telemundo Network. CBS is carrying the international English audio feed, which is pretty decent. But I ain't got no access to it.
The elite soccer events rank like this - the World Cup, the Euros, the UEFA (European) Champions League, top four Euro leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy). The WC's and the Euros are held every four years, with the 2020 Euros being postponed into 2021. The Champions League is played in the middle of the week, the national leagues on weekends. In the US, the most popular EPL is on NBC SN, Telemundo (Spanish), with some matches carried on NBC's main OTA network. Germany's Bundesliga was on Fox Sports but, due to the low ratings, is moving to ESPN+, which is a sports streaming channel that is also bundled with Disney+ and Hulu. Italy's Serie A is already there and Spain's La Primera is on the Qatari owned beIn Sports, which lost most of its distribution across the cable universe.
Which brings me to the Champions League again. Its English language broadcasting rights were won by CBS Sports All Access streaming service. Which most people won't pay for. But, it's probably where a lot of sports are going. Just like everything else.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dear-u...champions-league-on-television-175418483.html
PS. I have been watching the Univision coverage, which is terrible. But, since I am not a fluent Spanish speaker, I don't care. For the last WC, held in Russia, Fox Sports insisted on own broadcasters, who were much worse and so I watched everything in Spanish on the Telemundo Network. CBS is carrying the international English audio feed, which is pretty decent. But I ain't got no access to it.
Yes and ESPN+ is even cheaper at $5/mo ($50/year) but I won't pay it. I'll watch it live in Spanish (and I have only watched the first half of Barcelona-Napoli since the resumption of play anyway) on cable or just highlights on the CBS Sports Champions League YouTube channel.
Mind you, most weekends of a regular season have 10 EPL, 10 Serie A, 10 La Primera and 9 Bundesliga matches (not counting MLS, which has a spring-to-fall season and thus is a reasonable entertainment during summers without the WC or the Euros). Plus, I'll dip into the Russian league, which has similar highlight packages on YouTube. At a ~ 10 min average per highlight clip, it's already an excess to the requirements.
PS. Plus, I am an NFL/Packers fan. Soccer just displaced the NBA and the MLB, which I followed in the 1980's.
Mind you, most weekends of a regular season have 10 EPL, 10 Serie A, 10 La Primera and 9 Bundesliga matches (not counting MLS, which has a spring-to-fall season and thus is a reasonable entertainment during summers without the WC or the Euros). Plus, I'll dip into the Russian league, which has similar highlight packages on YouTube. At a ~ 10 min average per highlight clip, it's already an excess to the requirements.
PS. Plus, I am an NFL/Packers fan. Soccer just displaced the NBA and the MLB, which I followed in the 1980's.
So, it's Saturday and there's a full slate of EPL matches.
Except, NBC is not showing any until the late Arsenal-West Ham contest.
"What's going on at NBC?", one might ask. Lo and behold, NBC has its own streaming service to promote. Sure, on the one had, the weekend marks the end of Tour de France and NBC has a wall-to-wall coverage. But, in the old - aka, before the paid streaming - days, the network placed matches on other NBC owned channels - from its main OTA NBC to the Spanish language OTA Telemundo to its cable CNBC and/or MSNBC. But, to quote Inspector Clouseau, "Not anymöre". Soccer is on Peeschmuck because that's what Comcast wants you to buy.
PS. I can understand the Bundesliga switching from Fox Sports to the ESPN+ streamer. Its quality of play notwithstanding, the total eyeballs were in the 50,000-75,000 range, too low for the basic cable. The EPL, however, averaged close to 500,000 for its full lineup, a great number for the early morning-early afternoon (7:30AM to 2:30PM) time zone. It's built a very loyal fan following over nearly a decade on NBC. And now NBC is showing those fans a cocksure middle finger.
Except, NBC is not showing any until the late Arsenal-West Ham contest.
"What's going on at NBC?", one might ask. Lo and behold, NBC has its own streaming service to promote. Sure, on the one had, the weekend marks the end of Tour de France and NBC has a wall-to-wall coverage. But, in the old - aka, before the paid streaming - days, the network placed matches on other NBC owned channels - from its main OTA NBC to the Spanish language OTA Telemundo to its cable CNBC and/or MSNBC. But, to quote Inspector Clouseau, "Not anymöre". Soccer is on Peeschmuck because that's what Comcast wants you to buy.
PS. I can understand the Bundesliga switching from Fox Sports to the ESPN+ streamer. Its quality of play notwithstanding, the total eyeballs were in the 50,000-75,000 range, too low for the basic cable. The EPL, however, averaged close to 500,000 for its full lineup, a great number for the early morning-early afternoon (7:30AM to 2:30PM) time zone. It's built a very loyal fan following over nearly a decade on NBC. And now NBC is showing those fans a cocksure middle finger.
And Leeds-Fulham ain't shabby either.
Maybe it's a sign that I should celebrate 5781 in a more traditional manner, such as the raspberry jelly filled donuts and mini-muffins with coffee.
Is "dumping" = selling?
It was an Outdoor Living Network (OLN) a decade ago. It had great shows on Winnebago's.
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While this guy may not exactly be making films everyone here would enjoy watching, he is in a more indie segment, that is perhaps where more of us are close to than say, Nolan. I found his views on the business of things interesting:
Interview with Shane Carruth, maker of "Primer" and "Upstream Color":
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/s...tting-filmmaking-the-wanting-mare-1202232967/
"I would sort of love it if all the studios died in the next five years."
Interview with Shane Carruth, maker of "Primer" and "Upstream Color":
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/s...tting-filmmaking-the-wanting-mare-1202232967/
"I would sort of love it if all the studios died in the next five years."
A guide to film after covid 19
A guide to film after covid 19
https://lashormigasnegras.com/en/guide-to-film-after-covid-19/
This is a guide very practical to film after covid 19, it's crazy!
A guide to film after covid 19
https://lashormigasnegras.com/en/guide-to-film-after-covid-19/
This is a guide very practical to film after covid 19, it's crazy!