U.S. Music Industry Year-End Review: 2013
From toe-tapping hits to head-bobbing beats, music speaks to people’s souls. Today’s consumer has more access to music ever, and they’re gobbling it up any way they can through as many formats as they can. But ever-evolving technologies are changing music consumption—and in 2013, those...
Lights, Camera, Action! State of the LGBT Moviegoer
From must-see movies to purchasing popcorn, people’s preferences at the theater differ depending on who you talk to—and that includes those who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. According to Nielsen’s State of the LGBT Moviegoer report, this...
Motion Picture Preferences: LGBT Moviegoers Favor Niche Genres and Buying Tickets Online
“Want to see a movie?” This seemingly simple question opens the flood gates to a whole host of questions for moviegoers today: What genre should they see? Do they see a film a second time? Do they buy tickets online ahead of time? The answers to such questions differ based on personal...
Parental Guidance Suggested: Movie Time is Family Fun
As kids across the country are closing the book on the winter school semester, parents have a few weeks to make the most of family time without having to worry about things like homework, strict bedtimes and early mornings. There’s only so much ice skating, tree trimming and fun in the snow to be...
Tops of 2013: Entertainment
Franchises—through sequels, prequels, and remakes—dominated the entertainment scene in 2013. This year’s three best-selling DVDs—Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (part of the Lord of the Rings series), and Skyfall (part of the James Bond...
How Are We Staying Entertained Through the Holiday Season?
Gone are the days of spending the holidays staring into the warm blaze of a crackling fireplace or gazing through the oven window to watch the sugar cookies rise. Today, we look elsewhere for our holiday entertainment. And as the year winds down, our consumption typically increases—whether it be...
Game On: The Most-Wanted Titles for 8th Gen Gaming Consoles
Call of Duty may only be a game, but the battle between console manufactures for consumers’ time and money is anything but—especially with the holiday shopping season officially upon us. New research from Nielsen looked into who’s planning to buy these 8th generation consoles and found that...
Season’s Readings: How Book Buying Fits Into The Holiday Gift Hysteria
With Thanksgiving around the corner, everyone’s gearing up for the season when our waistlines get a little bigger and our wallets get a little thinner. When we typically think of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday frenzy, it’s common to think more about electronics, clothing or housewares, and...
Getting Appy: How Artists Use Music Apps to Engage Fans
In a digital world where the entire entertainment industry is scrambling to engage with fans, the music app is coming to the rescue. There’s no silver bullet or blueprint for guaranteed success in the app realm, which is why understanding how to use them effectively is so critical. And to that...
What Makes a Cult Classic in Entertainment?
All music lovers have at least one album in their collection that they know all the words to (including all the backup vocals), just like movie buffs have that one DVD that seems to spend more time in the player than it does in its case. It’s these titles that initiate fans into that special