Raymond Frederick Oelrich’s Post

Senior citizens not retiring and maintaining business power is a fascinating concern impacting the labor market. While it is important to allow people with experience to continue to contribute to a company's success, we are now beginning to see stagnation. Specifically, younger people (50s and below) can no longer move up the corporate ladder because there is no space for them to move into. As the global population gets older and people live longer, this issue will only get worse. ===== "And that’s the problem. Or at least it is for a new generation of ambitious show-business strivers under the age of 50 who find themselves unhappily stuck on the middle rungs of Hollywood’s corporate ladder. Unlike their bosses, some of whom ascended to the heights of authority in their 30s (Emanuel) and even their late 20s (De Luca), young professionals today — who are toiling in an industry plagued with title deflation and ever-diminishing paydays — see no clear path to the top. Not one that isn’t blocked by an all-powerful boomer who’s been perched in a corner office since the Bush administration. The first one. “These people have been making movies since the 1990s,” notes one 50-something former head of production. “That’s a long time to have a position of authority and to be a gatekeeper of cultural decisions.”" https://lnkd.in/gQxDSeX5

Molly O'Connor of Warner Bros. Discovery shares "the international markets have been a focus and continue to be a focus." #futurevideo24

Check out these key takeaways from our Broadway Audience Series! #audience #research #data

Who is in charge of the Disney brand? Branding is everything we do, at every single touch point to confirm our promise as a brand. Disney’s promise - ‘magical experiences’ - could not be more at odds with all reported in this event. How is any of this increasing the trust we have in the brand? It doesn’t. And when we lack trust, the chemistry in our brains make it harder for us to take risks. Or, even further, makes us risk averse. Brands exist to serve customers, not to pay salaries. Accept that or start to see them walk out of the door. Yes, it is Disney, and people love it, and it will take some time for the whole thing to unfold, but it can happen. #brand #brandmanagement #branding

Lots of misunderstanding out there about how the Paramount decrees worked and what their demise did or didn't have to do with Sony Pictures' recent acquisition of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. A lot of what folks are saying is just plain wrong. In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court made the consequential decision to break up the studio system’s old vertically integrated oligopoly, in which a handful of big companies not only controlled the production and distribution of movies but also had a huge hand in exhibition by owning theater chains. The landmark antitrust case altered the structure and trajectory of the entertainment industry, marking a pivotal moment during Hollywood’s Golden Age. The result was a series of settlements between the companies and the government that forced studios to divest their theater assets and blocked other anti-competitive practices. But while the decrees — which were lifted a few years ago — have long been popularly understood as a blanket prohibition on studios investing in theaters, the reality is more complicated. Lots more in my writeup for the Los Angeles Times' Wide Shot newsletter. #entertainmentbusiness #boxoffice #movies #insideout2

J.J. Abrams Shifts to New Warner Bros. Deal Amid End of Mega-Contracts Era J.J. Abrams, once the recipient of a colossal $500 million Warner Bros. deal, has now quietly renegotiated a more modest production pact with the studio. The updated agreement, covering both TV and film, reflects a shift in Hollywood’s approach to talent deals, with the industry moving away from the era of extravagant multi-million-dollar contracts. https://lnkd.in/g7tv8wgm #jjabrams