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Proved it with a Mic Drop
As a builder and strategist, I'm always looking for the most stable foundation from which to scale. But when you're building an industry in a new market, sometimes solid ground can be elusive in the beginning. Back in May, I wrote about why content has to come before...
Bring the Call Sheet Home
Let’s talk about entertainment incentives. Why they are critical and when done right, how everyone wins. More than 40 U.S. jurisdictions offer production incentives. Oklahoma returns up to 30% as a cash back rebate. Small with a $30M cap, but structurally advantageous...
Brands are Changing the Game
How do you sell to an audience that doesn’t want to be sold to? We’ve gotten very good at knowing when brands are selling to us. We skip commercials, pay to remove them, and reject product placement when it feels forced. But brands still need cultural relevance and...
Hey NBC, We See You
Loved this Deadline article on NBC's Newlyweds starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Daly and Tea Leoni. Demand for multi-camera sitcoms continues to gain momentum as Rock Paper Cannon remains laser focused on filling the supply gap. We see an underserved audience. It...
Tall enough to ride?
Twenty-five years in the trenches beats a market study every single time. I’m not afraid to build something so ambitious because I’ve already seen it. I’ve been designing it in my head for decades. I’m a builder. My mind naturally gravitates toward the bigger picture,...
What could Oklahoma uniquely own?
Most regions ask the wrong question. They look at Silicon Valley, Nashville, Hollywood, or Wall Street and ask: How do we build one of those? But the regions that create lasting economic value rarely succeed by copying someone else’s model. They succeed by...
Foxy move, Lachlan. I like it.
Lachlan Murdoch just dropped the mic with the $22 billion acquisition of ROKU, according to Variety. And I think it’s brilliant. Lately, we've watched studio giants spend billions acquiring content libraries, building platforms, and chasing subscriber growth. FOX made...
The Success of Seinfeld
“No segment of the audience was eager to watch the show again." That's what NBC's internal memo reported after the pilot episode of Seinfeld. Today, Seinfeld is considered one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. One of the most valuable comedy...
Content is King
I often get asked where we are building the Rock Paper Cannon soundstages. The short answer is: we aren’t. Productions don’t need to own the stages they film on. In fact, most don’t. As decision makers, we choose where production goes. Building stages first isn’t our...
“I never dreamed of success, I worked for it.”
Estee Lauder
