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Showbiz Sandbox 521: Words In Bubbles – Behind the Scenes of the Comic Book Industry
December 16, 2020

Everyone in the entertainment industry has suffered the disruption caused by the COVID pandemic, including those who create and publish independent comic books. Kyle Higgins knows a thing or two about that.

Showbiz Sandbox 520: Writing Hollywood’s Obituary… Again
December 08, 2020

The film industry is facing an existential crisis due to the COVID pandemic; film productions are struggling to continue, cinema chains have become burdened with debt and studios are sending their blockbuster releases directly to streaming services.

Showbiz Sandbox 519: A Year Without A Blockbuster Comic Book Movie
December 01, 2020

Though 2020 saw DC Films launch a Harley Quinn vehicle and Marvel finally released an X-Men spin-off “The New Mutants,” neither film set the world on fire. As “Wonder Woman 1984” heads to a hybrid streaming and theatrical release,

Showbiz Sandbox 518: The Cord Cutting Epidemic Is Growing
November 17, 2020

This year, consumers have continued to migrate from pay television providers to over-the-top services at an increasing rate. In the United States alone, the number of cable and satellite subscribers has dropped 25% to 73 million in just five years.

Showbiz Sandbox 517: Movie Theaters Brace For A Dark Winter
November 10, 2020

With a second wave of COVID sweeping through Europe, cinemas in England, France and Germany have begun to shut down. Can movie theaters in North America and elsewhere soon follow their lead as infection rates rise? Even if cinemas remain open,

Showbiz Sandbox 516: What Went Wrong With Quibi
October 27, 2020

Quibi, the bite-sized content platform founded by media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and business leader Meg Whitman, has been mocked since it was first announced. Now after six months and $2 billion, Quibi is kaput. Unable to find an audience,

Showbiz Sandbox 515: Disney Restructures Its Magical Kingdom
October 20, 2020

One week after the Walt Disney Company announced that it would be premiering its latest Pixar film on Disney+ rather than in movie theaters, the media giant says it will reorganize its corporate structure to focus the company’s content creation on stre...

Showbiz Sandbox 514: Has Disney Lost Its Soul?
October 13, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, things are not getting any easier for the Walt Disney Company. The company, long a cheerleader for the theatrical moviegoing experience, has just moved the latest Pixar film to its streaming platform, Disney+.

Showbiz Sandbox 513: How Can Movie Theaters Survive Without Movies?
October 06, 2020

Studios are pushing movie releases into 2021, with the latest James Bond thriller abandoning it’s scheduled November date in cinemas. Now major theater chains are shutting their doors once again. We’re joined by Patrick von Sychowski,

Showbiz Sandbox 512: Pandemic Drives New York Film Festival to Push Boundaries
October 01, 2020

Over the last twenty years the annual fall film festival circuit has become the unofficial launching pad for movies looking to be seriously considered during awards season. Nobody was certain, however, how such festivals could be held amidst a global p...