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Jan 2023
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Why Audiences Have Given Up on Awards Mo...

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Awards season is in full swing, and besides 'Avatar,' the critically acclaimed movies are more or less tanking. Today Matt is joined by Kevin Goetz—founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI, a leader in content research in the entertainment industry—to discuss the holiday box office slump, the disappearance of the adult drama target audience, and what the data says about the 

ongoing moviegoing crisis.


Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Kevin Goetz


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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