Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to talk about the BREAKING NEWS: Xytech has been acquired by Banneker Partners!  They talk about the press release earlier in the day, how the acquisition came about, and what it means for the company and their customers going forward.  Exciting times ahead!

Xytech’s Press Release on the acquisition:

https://www.xytechsystems.com/xytech-acquired-by-banneker-partners-leading-software-focused-private-equity-firm/

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan look back at the ‘blur’ that was 2021 to discuss their highlights (and some lowlights) of the year.  They start by discussing the key differences between 2020 and 2021 and how the M&E industry adapted and evolved (1:55), then they walk through their favorite “things” of 2021 (17:37), and lastly, they discuss what to expect and look forward to in 2022 (1:19:09)!

Happy Holidays from everyone at Xytech and Xytech After Dark!

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to talk about Xytech’s recent decision to withdraw from the upcoming IBC Trade Show in Amsterdam, what this means for future trade shows in the near future, the date shift to December, possible alternatives and social media’s reaction to the show moving forward.  Then Gregg and Greg lighten the mood a bit by cracking open the mailbag to answer listener questions around ‘400 Films’, Yellowstone’s ratings bonanza, and ‘turkey talk’.

Xytech’s Press Release on IBC:

https://www.xytechsystems.com/media-alert-xytech-announces-it-will-not-attend-ibc-due-to-surge-in-covid-19-cases-in-the-netherlands/

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to celebrate Gregg’s insane accomplishment (???) of watching 400 films in 2021 (and did it 2 months early).  They start-off talking about the origins of the “quest” and ‘why 400 films?’ (3:38), how movies were found and selected (11:03), a deep dive into the various Letterboxd ‘Stats’ like ‘total hours watched’ and ‘new releases’ vs ‘classics’  & more (20:28), what Gregg learned from all this (29:07).  Then they hand out “The Sandy” awards to the various highlights of the quest including ‘best streaming platform’ (39:00).  Lastly, Gregg reveals the movies he hand-picked for films #399 and #400 and why they are STILL awesome (01:14:46).  

https://letterboxd.com/greggsand/

https://letterboxd.com/greggsand/films/diary/

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to talk about the slow, but promising, return of Movie Theaters and the ‘Box Office’.  Gregg starts with an apology to Albuquerque (2:00) before pivoting to what constitutes a “hit” in today’s box office numbers  and which demographics are buying tickets (4:04), what is a 4DX theater (12:41), Gregg and Greg’s own experience No Time To Die in 4DX (15:33), has 3D been profitable (34:00), lastly, they dive into a very HEAVY SPOILER discussion of the latest Bond film and their relationship with the Bond Franchise (41:42).

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Production Costumer, Kia Mallon, to talk about the world of sets, wardrobe, actors, unions, and long days on set.  We begin discussing the role of Costume of the set and what a ‘typical day’ looks like (4:11), how one ‘breaks’ into the biz (13:18), how one finds the ‘next gig’ (16:58), we walk through Kia’s IMDB to talk about some of the crazier moments on various sets (27:11), Van Damme’s missing mustache (32:32), and lastly, we discuss the looming IATSE Strike and why it’s important re-evaluate relationship between the studios and the crews (42:34).

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1895290/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to talk about the ‘breaking news’ that NAB has been cancelled for 2021.  First Gregg and Greg talk about the XAD “NAB Preview” Podcast they recorded last week but never released (1:40), the news that NAB has now been cancelled (4:00), the timeline of events over the last 6 months that lead up to the cancellation (7:56), will companies will re-evaluate their relationship to trade shows (24:45), what this means for IBC, CES, and other shows (37:38), what Xytech is planning as an alternative to NAB (55:40), and, on a totally different note, a few thoughts on the passing Norm Macdonald (01:04:20).

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Josh Morgan from Momentum Productions to talk about his amazing 10+ year career streaming production gear reviews on YouTube and Instagram racking up millions of ‘views’ and building an audience.  First off, Gregg and Josh talk about how he initially got into production, and eventually, YouTube (5:17), when it started to feel like he could make a living on YouTube (12:20), being critical of gear and how those companies react (18:29), the ever-changing relationship with ‘fans’ (and trolls) (22:33), how other platforms like Instagram and Tik-Tok have altered the landscape (26:04), the anxiety that goes with releasing new videos and watching view-counts (33:16), and lastly, what advice Josh would give to anyone wanting to jump into the crazy world of YouTube and streaming today (55:43).

https://www.instagram.com/momentum_productions/

https://www.youtube.com/user/MrJMMedia

Gregg Sandheinrich is joined by Greg Dolan to discuss the latest stories impacting the M&E industry.  But first, they discuss how they spent their summer vacations (1:40), their thoughts on the season 2 of Ted Lasso (11:31), Gregg’s thoughts on who should be the next Bond (13:18), and Gregg shares some feedback from the previous XAD episode ‘Land of Gold’ (16:35).  Next they tap into the “Medium-Speed Newswire” to talk about NAB’s latest announcement on the upcoming show’s safety protocols (19:23), Discovery’s David Zaslav slams The Nielsen Ratings claiming the system is broken (30:16).  NETFLIX and Hulu announce plans to dive into (disrupt?) the already-crowded gaming industry (49:50). 

Gregg Sandheinrich is ecstatic to be joined by AT&T and Tribeca’s Untold Stories Program winning producing team, Pallavi and Keertana Sastry, to talk about their upcoming film Land of Gold.  They begin the podcast talking about the $1,000,000 prize and what makes the Untold Stories program so special (4:39), the premise of Land of Gold and why they are so passionate about it (8:45), getting rejected by other competitions (17:53), the stress and emotional rollercoaster of the live awards ceremony (24:50), what happens now?? (38:19), the premiere on HBO Max and working the film festival circuit (01:01:05), Pallavi on producing AND starring in the film (01:05:15), and are all of the discussions around equality and inclusiveness in Hollywood actually resulting in change?  (01:10:24)

www.landofgoldfilm.com

https://about.att.com/story/2021/untold_stories_winner.html