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Showbiz Sandbox 609: Consumers Are Spending A Fortune on Home Entertainment
February 28, 2023

According to Digital Entertainment Group, consumers in North America spent $37 billion on home entertainment in 2022. That includes not only spending on streaming services, but also DVD, Blu-ray and d

Showbiz Sandbox 608: The Television Landscape Is Changing FAST
February 22, 2023

Major television networks, cable channels and even streamers are all reeling from all of the changes the industry has been undergoing recently. New shows are being canceled before they air. Others dis

Showbiz Sandbox 607: AMC Sets Sights On Upending Movie Ticket Prices
February 14, 2023

AMC Theatres, the worlds largest cinema chain, announced plans to start charging moviegoers based on where they sit in an auditorium. Preferred seats will cost a few dollars more than standard seats

Showbiz Sandbox 606: Beyoncé Makes Grammy History As Harry Styles Wins Album of the Year
February 08, 2023

Though Beyonc led the 2023 Grammy Award nominations with nine nods, in the end she did not win the top prize for Album of the Year for Renaissance. Much to the dismay of some, that honor went to Ha

Showbiz Sandbox 605: The Future For This Year’s Sundance Movies
January 31, 2023

This years Sundance Film Festival came to a close over the weekend marking the first time the event has been held in-person since 2020 due to the pandemic. This years Sundance was considered light o

Showbiz Sandbox 604: Which Awards Actually Matter?
January 17, 2023

As we get deeper into this years awards season were finally hearing from groups whose opinions mean something. For instance, the guilds for directors, producers and cinematographers have all nominat

Showbiz Sandbox 603: Sports Programming Rules The Ratings In 2022
January 03, 2023

With 2022 now officially over, Nielsen announced the 100 highest rated primetime broadcasts of the year and sports programming dominated the list. Football was a big winner taking the top nine spots.

Showbiz Sandbox 602: Avatar Sequel Makes A Splash at the Box Office
December 20, 2022

Filmmaker James Cameron delivered his long-awaited sequel to Avatar, the highest grossing movie of all-time and it delivered the blue Christmas movie theaters were hoping for. Avatar: The Way of Wa

Showbiz Sandbox 601: Middle East Film Industry On Display at Red Sea Film Festival
December 14, 2022

The second Red Sea International Film Festival just came to a close in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a country which didnt even have movie theaters until four years ago. In fact, several Saudi films premiere

Showbiz Sandbox 600: The Return of Bob Iger at Disney
November 29, 2022

We were just as surprised as everyone else to hear that The Walt Disney Company was firing their CEO Bob Chapek and replacing him with their longtime former head, Bob Iger. Iger is returning to a mark