XAD Ep 38 – Theatrical Signs of Life(?), The Power of VPP, Turning 50, and Top Gun: Maverick vs Ambulance!

Xytech After Dark

English - June 01, 2022 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB
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Previous Episode: XAD Ep 37 – NAB Wrap-Up Pod: The Week that Was, Being ‘Back’, Tesla Tunnels, Jean Shorts, and the Rock&Roll HOF

Next Episode: XAD Ep 39 – The XAD Returns!! Plus: the Annual ‘Summer Mailbag’ Pod!

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan who start-off with a tangent around ‘milestone birthdays’ and how to understand them (2:21). Then they move to encouraging news around recent theatrical box office numbers and whether this is simply the “Top Gun Effect” or signs of something bigger for the industry (13:40). Using the films Ambulance and Top Gun as examples, does a film simply debuting in a theater add to the anticipation prior to landing on a streamer (29:44)? Finally, they discuss the latest in “Virtual Product Placement” technology from Amazon, how it will effect the home-viewing experience (45:19).