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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of One of America's Most Influential Brands
  + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +39 min
What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." By 2003, research found that more young readers seeking solace turned to the Chicken Soup series than to the Bible. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!
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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of Iconic Chicken Soup for the Soul Brand
  + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +39 min
What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into pet food, barbecue sauce, and — yes — soup. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!
Persons: I'd, I've, who'd, John Wayne, Jack Canfield, Canfield, Oprah Winfrey, Tony Soprano's, Russ Kamalski, Laurel, Hardy, Tyler Le, Americus Reed, hadn't, he'd, Johnny Nunez, Getty, Clement Stone, Stone, Napoleon Hill's, Norman Vincent Peale's, Mark Victor Hansen, Hansen, Bennett Raglin, let's, Mark Twain, They're, they'd, Kamalski, Preteen's, Christian Woman's, Mother's, —, Wayne Booth, Booth, Barbara Ehrenreich, David Gray, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson's, Patty Aubery, I'm, I, blurbing, Bill Rouhana, Amy Newmark, Newmark, Rouhana, Winstar, Ashton Kutcher, Isaac Brekken, Kevin, Reddit, Chicken, Redbox, You've, We're, Kevin fumed, hicken, orth, ince, eason, rance, ike, osses, ives, ake Organizations: John, Hyatt Regency, Soul Entertainment, Nasdaq, Americus, Wharton, Hyatt, Harvard, Triple, Beverly, Hotel, Canfield, University of Chicago, Oklahoma State, Washington Post, Wall, Company, Connecticut —, NASCAR, Hollywood, Consumer Federation of America, CSSE, Hindenburg Research, Sony Pictures Television, GameStop, YouTube, Soup, ust, anfield Locations: Newport Beach , California, Indonesian, Crackle, Canfield, Nigeria, Japan, France, Ohio, West Virginia, Mali, New York, Anaheim, Florida, ,, Teacher's, Baltimore, China, Australian, Darfur, Southern California, Greenwich , Connecticut, Connecticut, Zillow, Canadian, Wells Fargo's, Redbox, ife
☆ Netflix is ending its subscriber-based DVD rental service
  + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Introduced in 1998 when Netflix first launched, the DVD service promised an easier rental experience than having to drive to the nearest Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. McEvoy has remained faithful to Netflix’s DVD service so he can keep watching Bollywood and obscure independent films not often found on streaming services. Bill Rouhana, the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment – which owns DVD rental service Redbox – told The Hollywood Reporter in April he hoped to purchase Netflix’s DVD business. Still, he said, he’s “sad” to see Netflix’s DVD service depart. “I absolutely would not have been able to find all of those movies [I’ve watched] if not for the Netflix DVD service,” he said.
Persons: Colin McEvoy, McEvoy, ”, “, who’ve, Brandon Cordy, Michael Inouye, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s, Eric Schmitt, ” Cordy, Bill Rouhana, Redbox –, he’s, Viki Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Blockbuster, Hollywood, ABI Research, Gartner Research, Soul Entertainment, Disney Locations: Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, Atlanta
☆ Desperate for streaming profits, media giants look to a soft ad market for help
  + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
(AP Photo/Universal Pictures) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures/Tippett StudioAfter spending years amassing streaming subscribers at great cost, media companies now need to make some profits. Look no further for proof of that than the most recent annual Upfronts, the events where media companies like Fox Corp ., Warner Bros. During Disney's earnings call earlier this month, CEO Bob Iger put new emphasis on ad-supported streaming. 'We need ads'There's been an uptick of consumers signing up for ad-supported streaming subscriptions. But media companies are struggling with the question of whether ad-tier subscriptions make up for other losses.
☆ End of an era: Netflix DVD subscribers mourn the service’s imminent demise
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
But in 2007, Netflix began streaming content online, and gradually shifted the focus away from its original DVD business. Colin McEvoy is one of the holdouts still using Netflix's DVD service despite the mainstream adoption of streaming services. But I didn’t want it to end if I could help it.”Other DVD subscribers are hoping there may still be a happy ending. For now, at least, some DVD subscribers plan to focus on watching as many DVDs as they can before the service goes away. “I absolutely would not have been able to find all of those movies if not for the Netflix DVD service,” he said.
☆ Hulu, Bravo, Blockbuster and more ridiculed Netflix over its botched 'Love is Blind' reunion livestream: 'We would never keep you waiting'
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Netflix's highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed Sunday due to technical difficulties. Bravo, the TV network behind many "Real Housewives" shows, tweeted, "We would never keep you waiting for a Reunion." Netflix's highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed Sunday, and several competitors took a jab at the streaming platform for the mess. Peacock, where "Real Housewives" is available to watch, commented in response, "That's love," with an emoji of a smiling face with a single tear. "To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned.
☆ Two years before beating Tyre Nichols, a Memphis police officer didn't report that a colleague ripped a woman out of her car and dislocated her shoulder just for laughing
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Narimes Parakul | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Former Memphis officer Demetrius Haley came under fire two years before beating Tyre Nichols. In Feb. 2021, Haley was on the scene when another officer ripped a woman from her car. Despite seeing the officer dislocating the woman's shoulder, he didn't write a use of force report. In addition to the use of force incident, Haley's disciplinary records include a traffic violation in which he struck a stop sign with his cruiser. "She stated the department needs several more officers like Haley," the January 2021 hearing report says.
☆ Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe looks back on the mistakes that led to the startup's collapse
  + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +19 min
Mitch Lowe, who has been a leader at Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass, is releasing his book "Watch and Learn" on September 6. (L-R) MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Helios and Matheson Chief Executive Ted Farnsworth. I never tried to quiet people internally, if they said something wasn't going well I always embraced it. Like you wrote that you "didn't know jack shit" when you first started at Netflix. When I was offered to be CEO of MoviePass, I felt my whole career had led up to this moment.
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