4% is a pretty large single holder. I’ve seen reports of a few other large shareholders being swayed in Paramounts direction. Whether they represent a large enough block remains to be seen.
Merry Christmas, gang!
As I'm just about to head to San Diego for a few weeks, I'll be putting the Global Command Center on auto-pilot. Because we've all got plenty of parties for hosting, marshmallows for roasting, etc., I'm sure things will be quiet around here any way. But I wish you all the merriest of Christmases, the warmest of Chanukah nights #4 thru #8, and here's to plenty of box office hijinks to come in 2026!
Sometime that first week of January, when the family has left, we'll do the big 2025 Burbank Box Office Recap. Until then, from The Numbers... Avatar 3 is off and galloping with a $12 Million preview day yesterday, likely to be the first Billion Dollar Movie of 2026. Zootopia 2 is closing in on $300 Million domestically, and Ella McCay just got past $3 Million.
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And finally, us old folks gave America some of the best Christmas TV Specials the world has ever known; from Peanuts to Frank Sinatra to The Osmonds to Dean Martin to Bob Hope and on and on. But I am of the opinion that the absolute best Christmas Special on TV didn't arrive until the late 1980's, with Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special.
As my Christmas gift to you all, here's the ridiculously fabulous opening number of that special, perhaps some of the finest Television artistry America ever produced! Charo! Annette! Marines!(Full screen! Sound up!)
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Gotta rake in all that money before they cut that business and move to all digital.Sidenote: Warner Brothers just announced a 5% price increase on all music across the board. (Physical media.) (again.) (no reason.
Maybe I am wrong….but I am not sure they will cut all physical media…. When it comes to music…. As far as I am aware….vinyl still does ok… given today’s climate
Doing "ok" being relative here. Vinyl is a niche market, collectors and such, but as a long term consistent buy globally for consumers as a whole, doubt it. Plus you have to think how many artists are actually releasing new records on vinyl in the long term when its cheaper and easier to release it digitally. Even if it has seen a resurgence in recent years the long term viability is likely not there.
Compact Discs are also making a comeback.
Merry Christmas, gang!
As I'm just about to head to San Diego for a few weeks, I'll be putting the Global Command Center on auto-pilot. Because we've all got plenty of parties for hosting, marshmallows for roasting, etc., I'm sure things will be quiet around here any way. But I wish you all the merriest of Christmases, the warmest of Chanukah nights #4 thru #8, and here's to plenty of box office hijinks to come in 2026!
Sometime that first week of January, when the family has left, we'll do the big 2025 Burbank Box Office Recap. Until then, from The Numbers... Avatar 3 is off and galloping with a $12 Million preview day yesterday, likely to be the first Billion Dollar Movie of 2026. Zootopia 2 is closing in on $300 Million domestically, and Ella McCay just got past $3 Million.
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And finally, us old folks gave America some of the best Christmas TV Specials the world has ever known; from Peanuts to Frank Sinatra to The Osmonds to Dean Martin to Bob Hope and on and on. But I am of the opinion that the absolute best Christmas Special on TV didn't arrive until the late 1980's, with Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special.
As my Christmas gift to you all, here's the ridiculously fabulous opening number of that special, perhaps some of the finest Television artistry America ever produced! Charo! Annette! Marines!
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Or we didn't have digital audio back in the early 70s.That ‘unique sound’ of CDs is called ‘Brickwalling’.
Look it up sometime.
REAL audiophiles don’t invest in CDs.
It’s all about vinyl records, and the superior sound certain pressings offer.
Why do you think we sent a Golden Record into space on the Voyager spacecraft…?
It is because even then it was known that species of higher intelligence, even in other galaxies, listen to the better audio format - vinyl, baby!
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Actually, it was so that Earth could say that their galactic record 'went gold.'
