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Category: Lesson 3.3 – Entertainment Biz Fundamentals

Aqua’s ‘Barbie Girl’ won’t be in the Barbie movie

While Warner Bros.’ and Mattel Films’ upcoming Barbie movie is sure to have some level of self-awareness about its main character’s status as a real-world cultural icon, Mattel is taking a firm stance against featuring the iconic doll’s very unofficial anthem that basically everyone knows by heart. Click here to read the story at

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Jurassic World: Dominion Disrupts the Winter Olympics in New TV Promo

The “Jurassic World Dominion” campaign illustrates how Comcast Corp. is coordinating across its divisions to create impactful marketing. NBC Sports and Universal Pictures are divisions of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Click here to read the story at gizmodo.com. Discussion Questions: What is cross promotion? Why do you think brands

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New Film Studio Will Be Built in Space by 2024

Space Entertainment Enterprise (S.E.E), the company co-producing Tom Cruise’s upcoming space movie, plan to launch a sports arena and production studio in zero gravity. Click here to read the story at variety.com. Discussion Questions: Why would a company want to build a film studio in space? What is publicity? How might the

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Ridley Scott Pins ‘The Last Duel’ Bombing on Apathetic Millennials

Ridley Scott knows who to blame for his epic The Last Duel bombing this fall — and it’s not Disney, which he contends did a great job promoting the historical drama. Click here to read the story at hollywoodreporter.com. Discussion Questions: Who are “millennials” as referenced in the headline of this news story? Why do

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