[But the economy can affect whether people want to go see a movie when it finally hits the screens, and a desire to just forget a lousy economy can be a factor.] The so-called height of the movie business was in 1938 to 1941, during the Depression, just before World War II, ... Movies reflect the times we live in, but it's the audience's desire for escapism that brings us to the movies. |
It gives Viacom a terrific established-brand TV network that fits well with their portfolio of assets, |
It gives Viacom a terrific established-brand TV network that fits well with their portfolio of assets. |
It's great news for these media companies who know how to get marketing dollars. |
Seagram has enormous distribution capability. |
That leaves a big hole in consumers? web safety armour. They don?t know what?s safe to click in the first place. |
The future of the music industry is really the ability to recognize that the 14- or 15-year-old today, who is that target audience, is more comfortable today operating off of a computer platform than most of the people who walk into record stores. |
The network is coming under pressure as we move into a highly fractionalized market -- they are continuing to take market share, |
The network is coming under pressure as we move into a highly fractionalized market -- they are continuing to take market share. |
The numbers were terrific, |
The point is, you have to look at Disney in the context of these other major consumer companies, ... We have a global oligopoly today. You've got Viacom, News Corp., Time Warner and Disney. And these are large companies in perfect position to take advantage of the globalization of American entertainment. |
The so-called height of the movie business was in 1938 to 1941, during the Depression, just before World War II. Movies reflect the times we live in, but it's the audience's desire for escapism that brings us to the movies. |
There were no problems to solve, |
There were no problems to solve. Mr. Ovitz had a hard time trying to find a place to fit. |
There's no question that Michael Ovitz is an extraordinarily talented person in Hollywood, |