Dashboard 3-24-23
Twitter Hits
Little item from the cable TV time capsule. First ad/promo for a new network called Bravo, in the December, 1980 Cablevision guide. "Bravo is the nation's first cable television service devoted exclusively to the performing arts…" pic.twitter.com/gORf9Gtb1c
— Jim Maiella (@jimmaiella) March 19, 2023
Biscuits with the boss. https://t.co/qyZHImyj3L
— Apple TV+ (@AppleTVPlus) March 21, 2023
Thousands of colleagues from our Denver, Amsterdam, Reading, Bradford & London offices joined the first global townhall of 2023, led by our CEO Mike Fries.
There was plenty to update on, including the introduction of our Youth Council, and our 2023 People agenda. pic.twitter.com/vWkCjxrAZ8— Liberty Global (@libertyglobal) March 24, 2023
Research
(Source: Publishers Clearing House)
➢ 53% of Americans say they go to the movies less now, after restrictions have eased, than before lockdown. 83% said they went to a movie theater three or fewer times.
➢ The cost of movies, more than anything, is the biggest deterrent to watching a movie at the theater.
➢ 45% of Americans now prefer streaming (free or paid) to the theater, with 68% overall choosing options other than going to theaters for watching their movies.
Up Ahead
March 28: Free State Foundation’s Annual Policy Conference; DC
April 15-19: NAB Show; Las Vegas
April 19-20: Telecommunications Industry Association’s BEAD Success Summit; Arlington
April 26-27: Pennsylvania Broadband Summit; Lancaster
April 27: Cable Hall of Fame; NYC
May 2: WICT Network Signature Luncheon; L.A.
Quotable
“I am well aware that the fact that ByteDance has Chinese founders has prompted concerns that our platform could be used as or become a tool of China or the Chinese Communist Party… Bans are only appropriate when there are no alternatives. But we do have an alternative—one that we believe addresses the concerns we’ve heard from this Committee and others… Likewise, divestment doesn’t address the fundamental concerns that I have heard, as a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access. This is not an issue of nationality. All global companies face common challenges that need to be addressed through safeguards and transparency… To be clear, our commitment under Project Texas is for the data of all Americans to be stored in America, hosted by an American headquartered company, with access to the data controlled by USDS personnel.”
– TikTok CEO Shou Chew’s witness testimony before House Commerce on Project Texas, its effort to safeguard U.S. user data
