It’s no secret that the movie theatre industry is in trouble. Last year attendance declined to a 23 year low. And while the foreign box office grows in revenue size much of this growth has been in countries like China which have restricted rules and only allow a small number of
Zenither Open Beta Has Launched!!!
( This is a copy of the shareholder newsletter, also available at https://www.startengine.com/martell-broadcasting-systems ) Hi all, This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. The Zenither TV Anywhere platform has now launched in open beta mode! You can download the Android app at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sciodev.zenither or watch the Free web app from the button
Pre-Launch Party & Thunder Studios Lawsuit Update
( This blog post is a copy of the shareholder newsletter published by Martell Broadcasting Systems, Inc. on 6/22/2018 and is available to read publicly at our Start Engine listing page at https://www.startengine.com/martell-broadcasting-systems ) Hi folks, As this is our shareholder newsletter it is my job to keep everyone informed about matters
How to be Happy
“So trade that typical for something colorful And if it’s crazy, live a little crazy You can play it sensible, a king of conventional Or you can risk it all and see….” -Hugh Jackman, as P.T. Barnum in ‘The Greatest Showman’. I can be an acquired taste. I made a
June Update: New Features, Our First Commercial and More!
Hi folks, I’d like to let you all know about some new exciting things that have been occurring here at MBS the past two months! Those of you following our Facebook page will know we’ve been making continual progress every day and we’re getting closer to launch, but for those who haven’t
Reddit’s Ask Historians is a Perfect Example of the Flaws of User-Generated Content
A week ago I published an article discussing how programmatic advertising enables user-generated content platforms to earn revenue and how it’s making the world a darker place. It’s not an opinion I am alone in; former high ranking reddit employee, Dan McComas, has also written an article titled “I Fundamentally Believe
Why Disney’s Star Wars Strategy Isn’t Going to Work and What They Should Do
I’d previously written an article discussing mis-steps in the SW franchise in ‘Why I think Star Wars The Last Jedi Was a Bad Movie‘. This can be considered a follow up since ‘Solo‘ continues the pattern of mismanagement of the brand. The Hollywood Reporter recently published an article by Pamela
Programmatic Advertising on User-Generated Content is a Fundamentally Flawed Business Model That Makes The World Darker
YouTube, Facebook and other platforms whose core business model is to serve programmatic ads on user-generated content are making the world a darker place to live. There has been a lot of news headlines about a lot of scandals involving YouTube, Facebook and other platforms whose core business model is
Zenither April Update: New GUI and Other News
Hi folks, sorry for the long radio silence. We’ve had a lot of exciting things behind the scenes here at MBS, Inc. I want to give ya’ll a quick update so you stay informed on what has occurred and what is happening. 1. New GUI: We’ve got a brand new final