• Media, Entertainment & Tech

    Theme parks having roller coaster of a year

    Theme parks across the U.S. have been on the road to recovery, with both ticket sales and customer counts on the rise, after having been hit hard by shelter-in-place orders in March 2020.
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    Disney+ takes customer retention crown from Netflix

    When COVID-19 forced movie theatres to close, Disney doubled down on streaming by releasing new movies to Disney+. Our analysis explores how the launch of big-name titles like Mulan and Hamilton propelled new subscriber counts for Disney+.
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    Pandemic fuels telehealth industry growth

    COVID-19 has catalyzed sales growth in the telehealth industry, as patients turn to online doctors as a safer and more convenient way to receive medical advice. The industry has witnessed skyrocketing year-over-year growth since March 16, the week most states issued shelter-in-place orders, and has since sustained strong growth.
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    Streaming services sales up 50 percent during the COVID-19 era

    As U.S. consumers stay home amid the pandemic, they are flocking to streaming services for entertainment. Mandatory stay-at-home-orders, combined with the entry of a new market player, Disney+, and the rising popularity of socially-distant gatherings like Netflix parties, have led to the industry’s growing success.