Stephen Basil-Jones's guest appearances

Stephen Basil-Jones

Mi3 Audio Edition

The Common Creative

OwlTail

Damian Keogh

During Covid, the big Hollywood studios played hardball with cinemas – rushing to take-on Netflix and Prime, feeding their own direct streaming plays, shortening releases windows, or cutting them out altogether. Sony was the streaming holdout. ‘We’re either going to look like the smartest person in the room, or the dumbest,” Sony Pictures local boss Stephen Basil-Jones told Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh. But facing spiralling losses on their streaming businesses, stars and directors in revolt and booming box offices, Basil-Jones says the studios have universally changed their tune. “They’re saying ‘We’re back, baby! We need you!’ Sony Pictures has avoided the dunce cap and Basil-Jones forecasts a “shake-out” and consolidation ahead for the streamers. Keogh thinks the studios will go back to making episodic series for their platforms – while channelling investment into A-grade films for cinema and increasing flexibility on release windows to maximise returns. It's a tale of content economics and consumer behaviour that runs almost diametrically to the ecom boom – and Keogh and Basil-Jones see another leg to come.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Covid, the big Hollywood studios played hardball with cinemas – rushing to take-on Netflix and Prime, feeding their own direct streaming plays, shortening releases windows, or cutting them out altogether. Sony was the streaming holdout. ‘We’re either going to look like the smartest person in the room, or the dumbest,” Sony Pictures local boss Stephen Basil-Jones told Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh. But facing spiralling losses on their streaming businesses, stars and directors in revolt and booming box offices, Basil-Jones says the studios have universally changed their tune. “They’re saying ‘We’re back, baby! We need you!’ Sony Pictures has avoided the dunce cap and Basil-Jones forecasts a “shake-out” and consolidation ahead for the streamers. Keogh thinks the studios will go back to making episodic series for their platforms – while channelling investment into A-grade films for cinema and increasing flexibility on release windows to maximise returns. It's a tale of content economics and consumer behaviour that runs almost diametrically to the ecom boom – and Keogh and Basil-Jones see another leg to come.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

From streaming boom to busted economics: Sony Pictures’ Stephen Basil-Jones and Hoyts’ Damian Keogh on the Hollywood studio streaming shakeout that has them all running back to cinema

How do you strike the right balance between creativity and profitability?  Joining us this week is the Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Stephen Basil-Jones, who shares some of the more surprising and challenging aspects behind creativity and how to target markets effectively. Tune in now for an episode full of creative insights and to learn why creativity might best be summed up by the quote "nobody knows anything"!    Links/References Stephen Basil-Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-basil-jones-58739699/?originalSubdomain=au The Common Creative Podcast (Paul and Chris): https://creativecommons.org.au The Common Creative (Mailing List Subscriptions): http://eepurl.com/hgp0_jSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you strike the right balance between creativity and profitability?  Joining us this week is the Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Stephen Basil-Jones, who shares some of the more surprising and challenging aspects behind creativity and how to target markets effectively. Tune in now for an episode full of creative insights and to learn why creativity might best be summed up by the quote "nobody knows anything"!  Links/References Stephen Basil-Jones: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-basil-jones-58739699/?originalSubdomain=au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-basil-jones-58739699/?originalSubdomain=au</a> The Common Creative Podcast (Paul and Chris): <a href="https://creativecommons.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org.au</a> The Common Creative (Mailing List Subscriptions): <a href="http://eepurl.com/hgp0_j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/hgp0_j</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.