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Dec 3, 2019

issue 26 | 3.12.18

Hello! A friend asked me last week what I would do if I were to start a ‘temee’ company in the era of Disney and Netflix domination. This really stuck with me. My gut reaction was to go with my creative instincts, so I declared that I’d produce several story universes, but I backtracked on that…

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Jan 11, 2021

issue 169 | 1.11.21

Hello. Well, seems that now’s another apt time to share Peter Finch’s “Mad as Hell” monologue from the Sidney Lumet film Network. The world is on fire, everyone is yelling, and I’ve found myself fuming in the sanctuary that is New Zealand, again.

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Dec 3, 2019

issue 69 | 1.21.19

Hello! Happy MLK day to those stateside. Keeping this one short because I just touched down in New Zealand and am a bit brain dead due to the long flight. Let me know if you have any must-dos for me here. One quick story, I met an engineer in South Africa and asked him where he watched film/tv…

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Dec 3, 2019

issue 28 | 3.26.18

Hello! Ever since Drake played Fortnight with Ninja, I’ve been thinking a lot more about esports. I’m not an avid gamer, but I could take your money in a game of OG Super Mario Kart. I dabble with FPSs from time-to-time and appreciate the mission-oriented stories in free-roam RPGs. (I use…

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Mar 1, 2021

issue 176 | 3.1.21

Hello! I’ve had a couple fire drills this morning, and was galavanting around Queenstown over the weekend, so keeping this preamble light. I’ve been thinking heaps about PVOD and virtual screenings recently as we’re in the middle of a massive paradigm shift for the industry, and for consumer…

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Dec 3, 2019

issue 70 | 1.28.19

Hello! I spent the weekend on Waiheke Island for a wedding, by far one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited. A couple of lengthy thoughts about topics in tech and media — this is a follow up to my 2019 predictions. 1) I don’t know when the OTT craze will end (anotha one!), but I’ve…

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Nov 30, 2020

issue 165 | 11.30.20

Hello! Today’s note is a continuation of last week’s. If you haven’t read it, I suggest flipping through it — though this could act as a standalone piece too. In short, I say I intend to spend more time writing my own stories in pursuit of making projects I will fully own, control, and can…

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Jan 27, 2020

issue 121 | 1.27.20

Hello! Substack isn’t really working today — it’s very bothersome — so I’m just hitting send without a preamble to get this out the door. Lots to do, and plenty of Sundance news to track the next week or two — a couple of big deals popping out. That’s good. I think I might start naming these…

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Sep 14, 2020

issue 154 | 9.14.20

Hello! As mentioned in a newsletter ‘exclusive’ two weeks back, we got hitched six months ago in NYC. Love a good reveal. Secrets are fun, and actually experiencing genuine, in-person reaction is what makes us human. Here’s a video from our special day, it links back to my public Instagram…

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Dec 3, 2019

issue 114 | 12.2.19

Hello! I read too many words without action, and sometimes, I write them too. Hoover said these are the assassins of idealism. Guilty as charged. These grandiose proclamations, predictions, ideals, miscalls — whatever you want to call them — grind my gears as they’re often not put to the test…

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