Monthly Archives: June 2014

Film in the Future and Fan Uploaded Content

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Chris Dorr

I recently did a radio interview with Spark, hosted by Nora Young, on CBC Radio One. If you live in Canada you can hear it today at 1PM NT or you can hear it now on the Spark blog under … Continue reading →

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Will Hollywood learn from The Fault in Our Stars?

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Chris Dorr

In June of 2012 I wrote Another Crack in the Mass Media Wall, a post that detailed how Lionsgate effectively used social media for the first time to get a huge opening weekend for The Hunger Games. It is worth … Continue reading →

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The Comcast Tax and Broadband Shell Game

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Chris Dorr

Cable companies operate two distinct lines of business. Traditionally they bundle and resell linear TV networks.  The cable company feeds these networks into our homes and provides the interface that lists the content for our selection.  The cable company pays … Continue reading →

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