The current lockdown will result in incredible innovation as entrepreneurs adapt to the present environment and think out of the box as they......
29 April 2020
Google’s recent announcement that Larry Page and Sergei Brin, its two founders, are stepping back from day to day operations was not a......
15 December 2019
It is not easy for a company to succeed in a competitive marketplace. It is especially tough for start ups and early stage/emerging......
25 July 2019
With earnings season almost upon us, Q4 2018 and YE 2018 results along with many associated statistics will be announced in the coming......
3 January 2019
Programming overload is the result of the overwhelming volume of available entertainment options. One could not possibly watch all that has been created.......
6 August 2018
In the 20+ years we have been providing advisory services to companies at all points on the entertainment and technology value chains, we......
3 April 2018
Streaming services along with various direct to consumer business models have irrevocably changed the viewing habits and the behavior patterns of many, especially......
19 September 2017
It’s all about story. It always has been and always will be. Without good plot and relatable, compelling characters, stories cannot succeed critically......
13 May 2017
Steve Case, in his The Third Wave, a future thinking book built on the shoulders of Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave, speaks about......
24 January 2017Hardly a week goes by without an announcement of a new media streaming service, from a new company, or from an existing company......
4 October 2016
“What should my exit strategy be?” asked an entrepreneur with whom we were discussing various strategies and tactics to grow his business as......
7 April 2016It is always a snapshot in time as to what is occurring “now” as well as a look into the future of technology,......
27 January 2016CES is an enormous show. More than 160,000 reportedly attended in 2015, a total that may represent the attendance cap for this year.......
19 December 2015
It is not just the Force that awakens with the forthcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The world seems to be......
27 October 2015
Disruption in Hollywood – Again Disruption in any business can cause anxiety and other stress related ailments, real or perceived, if you are......
1 August 2015
May 2015 Chasing the New Normal We are in a period of rapid if not accelerating change in the way that content of......
1 May 2015
February 2015 Perspective on CES 2015 – Sensor-Y Overload – the Interconnected Ecosystem It was a great CES again this year, from pre-show......
1 February 2015July 2014 A Shift is Upon Us While the world of content creation and distribution is going through a major upheaval, it is......
1 July 2014April 2014 Perspective on NAB 2014 Major annual industry conferences such as the National Association of Broadcasters Conference (NAB) and the Consumer Electronics......
1 April 2014January 2014 Perspective on CES 2014 CES 2014 was the largest ever in terms of floor space. The Internet of Things in prior......
1 January 2014October 2014 Rooting for the Roots – Taking the Right Route Many among us consider today’s rapid changes and significant number of high......
1 October 2014January 2013 Perspective on CES CES 2013 was at once exhilarating, intriguing and overwhelming, in a positive way. Walking through the 1.92 million......
1 January 2013April 2013 Perspective on NAB 13 The National Association of Broadcasters (“NAB”) 2013 conference has come to a close, but the discussion of......
1 April 2013July 2013 Bracing for the Correction We often hear on the business news channels and in the business press about companies, industries, and......
1 July 2013October 2013 Channeling the Universe – Heading to the New Normal We are channeling the universe, literally and figuratively, working to determine what......
1 October 2013March 2012 Breaking Barriers and Broken Windows Since the dawn of the filmed entertainment industry, there have been periodic changes to the ways......
1 March 2012June 2012 Intensifying Innovation Innovation by its very nature has always been an intense process especially in the world of technology products and......
1 June 2012September 2012 Futuring High Framerates The subject of high frame rates (HFR), 48 and 60 frames per second (fps), for both image acquisition......
1 September 2012December 2012 Futuring TV – A Look Ahead With the Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) less than a month away, I have begun wondering......
1 December 2012March 2011 Anywhere, anytime: Is 2011 the year we hit the tipping point? It is that time of year, the beginning of year,......
1 March 2011May 2011 Monitoring the Maturation At the recent Digital Hollywood, where I moderated 2 panels on 3D, I was asked how I would......
1 May 2011September 2011 Staying on Top It’s tough getting to the top, and even tougher to stay there. Ask any Fortune 500 company. Very......
1 September 2011December 2011 Searching for the Grail When it comes to innovative products, entrepreneurs have always been at the forefront. Yet many inventors who......
1 December 2011July 2010 Frenzy in the Third Dimension By Marty Shindler History repeats itself. The lessons learned from history should never be forgotten. It......
1 July 2010October 2010 Just Like 1998 It was just like 1998 all over again for me, at least sort of. I was recently interviewed......
1 October 2010January 2009 Entrepreneurial Spirits Indeed, these are challenging times as we wrote in our most recent newsletter, and that was before a recession......
1 January 2009March/April 2009 Passing the Stress Test Passing the Stress Test, the essay for this, the March 2009 newsletter, was initiated when I responded......
1 March 2009March 2008 Curse of the Legacy It happens a lot this time of year. Companies that prepared their calendar year budgets are now......
1 March 2008July 2008 Have It Your Way Have it your way. It is not always about burgers. In this case, it refers to something......
1 July 2008October 2008 Challenging Times: Time to Reassess the Plan These are challenging times indeed. The contracting economy requires new tactics and strategies. The......
1 October 2008February 2007 It did not start out this way. That is often the case with many things that we encounter in our personal......
1 February 2007May 2007 Over the years I have published numerous articles on business, management and other topics including concepts and trends the marketplace. Most......
1 May 2007August 2007 Clients, business associates, friends, acquaintances and others have often asked all of us for advice, information and other potential remedies to......
1 August 2007October 2007 Next Generation DVD Format Wars We are asked questions periodically by clients and prospective clients as though we had a crystal......
1 October 2007January 2006 Tides of Change The tides are changing in the ways that content is produced, distributed and exhibited and it is happening......
1 January 2006February 2006 CGLand In November 2005, I was honored to be invited to speak on Global Trends in Digital Content Production and Distribution......
1 February 2006June 2006 iHollywood and Siggraph The last few months have seen a flurry of announcements from many of the studios, networks and a......
1 June 2006July 2006 Film Financing Rule #1 – Be Prepared Be prepared. It’s not just the Scout motto. It is something that we all......
1 July 2006December 2006 For those of us who work in and around entertainment and entertainment technology companies, 2006 has been quite a year in......
1 December 2006January 2005 BYOB—Be Your Own Boss I am pleased to announce that I am going to participate in a Los Angeles Chapter of......
1 January 2005May 2005 I Didn’t Know You Did That The Shindler Perspective is currently approaching its 10th year of independent management consulting. We provide......
1 May 2005June 2005 Digital Cinema—Reality ’05?? The Digital Cinema Society, of which I am a member of the Advisory Board, recently asked me to......
1 June 2005September 2005 Digital Cinema and 3D When I wrote Digital Cinema – Reality ’05?? earlier this year for the Digital Cinema Society’s newsletter......
1 September 2005June 2004 The Business of Computer Animation Since the release and high profile success of computer animated films starting with Toy Story and......
1 June 2004October 2004 The Future of Digital Studio Working with and around digital technologies has been fundamental to the work in which I have......
1 October 2004