Netflix’s 2021 Sizzle with all star cast sharing “What they love about movies”, trying to strengthen the definition of a movie without the need for theatrical release (and sometimes quality). They also promises a movie a week, but will they be able to deliver on the promise of quality or will this be Netflix Churn?
Quibi is gone but not dead. Roku acquisition of Quibi content is a possible play for a “Netflix Light“ platform. Will Roku expand the Quibi shows into full length or does this make Roku a place to view a long tail of existing content?
Disney does a Friday evening news dump to announceme Tony Chambers’ new position as Head of Disney Theatrical Distribution. Reporting now into Kareem Daniel’s division instead of studio chief Alan Bergman which marks a major shift toward a general platform distribution. Is a more general platform marketing far behind?
