Category Archives: Entertainment

MEAT Podcast, Episode 19: Netflix news and serendipity

May 3, 2013 – 7:02 am

by Mike Garrison, Andrew Hawn and Katie Elfering Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss Netflix news and serendipity. For more information and to listen, click here.

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GAME OF STREAMS

April 10, 2013 – 1:09 pm

by Robert van Alstyne Want an interesting case study in shifting media consumption habits? Look no further than HBO’s Game of Thrones. Although plenty of consumers are enjoying the show via premium cable subscription (4.4 million viewers tuned in to the third-season Easter Sunday premiere), it’s impossible to figure out how many millions more are […]

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 18: SXSW 2013

March 27, 2013 – 11:07 am

by Mike Garrison, Andrew Hawn and Katie Elfering Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss SXSW 2013. For more information and to listen, click here.

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 17: Privacy issues, the Oscars and binge viewing

March 6, 2013 – 1:40 pm

by Andrew Hawn and Mike Garrison Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss privacy issues, the Oscars and binge viewing. For more information and to listen, click here and see below for articles mentioned in the talk: Stop Binge-Watching TV Ben Affleck’s Oscar Speech Revealed A Truth About Marriage

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IN THE MOMENT

March 6, 2013 – 9:38 am

by Hans Eisenbeis March madness is upon us. According to some, the term “March Madness” originally referred to the Canadian government’s habit of spending madly to meet budget numbers during the last month of their fiscal year in order to avoid cuts in the next cycle. So we have Canadians and profligate spending to thank. […]

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 16: The Consumer Electronics Show download

January 17, 2013 – 7:09 am

by Mike Garrison, Andrew Hawn, Katie Elfering and Traci Croft Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists give a download of the Consumer Electronics Show 2013. For more information and to listen, click here.

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Sweet equality: Teen petitions Hasbro for a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven

January 9, 2013 – 2:58 pm

by Nina Elder WHAT’S HAPPENING To McKenna Pope, not all Easy-Bake Ovens are created equal. The New Jersey teen’s 4-year-old brother, Gavin, asked for a dinosaur and an Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven for Christmas. When the family went shopping, they saw that the mini cooker was available only in pink and purple, and therefore chose not to buy […]

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IT’S A WONDERFUL, SOCIAL LIFE

December 18, 2012 – 1:10 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis The holidays underscore some conflicts in the American psyche around instant gratification, conspicuous consumption and the ties that bind us to those on our gifting lists. These themes get a close-up in the annual TV-driven recurrence of It’s a Wonderful Life. At its core, the movie speaks to one of the most […]

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Laffster discovers what makes an app user laugh

December 4, 2012 – 2:59 pm

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING For app users on the search for funny, Laffster has the answer. The content-discovery start-up serves up comedy based on a user’s online footprint. Its first app, Mock the Vote, focused on political comedy and was launched in time to lighten the 2012 election cycle. Apps focusing on other types […]

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THE TALK OF THE TOWN

October 2, 2012 – 1:33 pm

by Robert van Alstyne While industry pundits are rushing to predict which new TV series will be the breakout hit of the fall television season (my money’s on Nashville), the true star attraction isn’t even on the air. It’s the glowing mobile device in consumers’ laps. Here at Iconoculture we’ve closely chronicled the ascent of […]

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 13: The Emmys and the iPhone 5

September 25, 2012 – 12:41 pm

by Mike Garrison, Andrew Hawn, Katie Elfering and Robert van Alstyne Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss the news of the week — the new iPhone 5 and the Emmys.  For more information and to listen,  click here.

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American Olympics viewers go for gold … in griping

August 14, 2012 – 12:07 pm

by Robert van Alstyne The biggest story of London’s summer Olympics for many consumers in the US wasn’t Michael Phelps’s record-setting medal haul; it was frustration with their viewing options. Consumers howled on Twitter throughout the Games over the perceived shortcomings in NBC’s coverage, making #NBCFail a trendy hashtag in the process. Although the network […]

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BronyCon showcases big male fans of My Little Pony

August 7, 2012 – 1:29 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING More than 4,000 “Bronies,” adult male fans of children’s cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, descended upon New Jersey’s Meadowlands Exposition Center for BronyCon 2012, a decidedly unconventional fan convention. Proving that magical friendship knows no age, gender or sexuality boundaries, the mostly Millennial male crowd gathered in […]

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 11: Celebrity gossip and the Olympics

July 30, 2012 – 5:29 pm

by Mike Garrison, Katie Elfering and Robert van Alstyne Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss the celebrity news of the week as well as the Olympics. For more information and to listen, click here.  

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