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Apr 2024
31m 40s

Hollywood’s Struggle to Reinvent Itself

The Ringer
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Matt is joined by John Peters, Accenture’s global lead for media and entertainment, to look at which Hollywood studios are struggling to keep up with the wants of consumers and which are adapting to the times. John outlines why studios that make radical decisions are best positioned to succeed, and whether social media is the entertainment industry's biggest ... Show More
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