Digital Cinema Media Podcast

This month on the DCM podcast we're trying something different. Just nine days after Oppenheimer won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Tom Linay and DCM's Head of Research & Insight, Mike Tull try and predict what films coming out over the next 10 months might be vying for the major prizes at next year's Oscars. Check back here in a year and remind us how wrong we got it!

For the first DCM podcast of 2024 we repeat what we did at the start of 2023 and speak to the agency Business Directors here at DCM to find out their hopes for 2024 and to briefly look back on 2023. Thanks for listening.

On the final DCM podcast of 2023, Tom is joined by Rob Lea, Head of Screen Content at Vue, one of the world's largest cinema exhibitors. Tom and Rob discuss the five biggest films of 2023, along with Rob's five favourite films of 2023 and then they both highlight five films that they are looking forward to in 2024. Thanks for listening throughout 2023. Have a great Christmas!

This month on the DCM podcast, Tom is joined by Bridie Scriven, Creative Production Lead for DCM Studios. Bridie has been key in creating the latest ad with BAFTA entitled Follow Your Spark. In this chat, Bridie talks about how the ad was created and what it's been like working with BAFTA and a wonderful creative team. Thanks for listening.

This month on the DCM podcast, Tom is joined by DCM's Korrine Eshun for a round-up of the recently concluded BFI London Film Festival. Tom and Korrine discuss all the films that played that the festival that you can see in cinemas over the coming months. Thanks for listening.

This month's podcast is all about the seventh DCM Awards which took place on Wednesday, 20th September. The day after, Tom, Jeremy Kolesar and Alex Brooks met up to talk through the winners and give some context behind some of the campaigns. Thanks for listening.

On this month's podcast Tom is joined by Lissa Cardell, Head of Sponsorships and Partnerships at Picturehouse Cinemas. They discuss the Barbenheimer phenomenon and the incredible impact it's had at Picturehouse. They also discuss some of the partnerships that have been successful this year, some of the opportunities available, including awards season and Sundance London and the films Lissa is looking forward to. Thanks for listening.

On this month's podcast, Tom is joined by Lisa Gillingham who is AV Planning Partner at Dentsu North, and they're also joined by DCM's Regional Sales Director, Rachael Cochrane. They talk about the differences between planning and buying media in and outside of London, Lisa's background in the industry and the CineEurope conference which all three were lucky enough to attend in Barcelona in June.

This month on the DCM podcast, Tom is joined by DCM's Head of Client, Michael Bensley to talk through Michael's first year (well, 50 weeks) in the role. They also discuss what we can look forward to at DCM's upcoming Upfronts and what films Michael is looking forward to.

This month, Tom heads to beautiful Ambleside in the Lake District for the UK Cinema Association's northern branch meeting. While there he interviews Dan Ellis of Jam Jar Cinema in Whitley Bay to find out what makes Jam Jar Cinema so special. Thanks for listening.

On this month's podcast Tom is joined by Claire Sansom from Old Salt, a bespoke research agency based in London, and Michael Tull, DCM's Insight Business Director. The main focus of this month's chat is the latest research commissioned by DCM on the cinema experience in the context of the curent cost-of-living crisis and audience perceptions of theatrical vs. streaming releases, amongst other things. Thanks for listening.

This month Tom is once again joined by the Comic Connoisseur, Michael Ajih, to discuss what we can look forward to from the upcoming comic book movies, from Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 to The Flash, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and The Marvels.

This month on the DCM podcast Tom is joined by Alex Debenham Burton, VP, Head of Reservation Media at EssenceMediacom X, and Louise Youll from DCM. They chat about the recent merger of Essence and Mediacom, what a Head of Reservation Media does, how cinema has been working for Essence, and there's some film chat in there too. Thanks for listening.

For the first DCM podcast of 2023, Tom Linay is joined by all four of the London based Business Directors to discuss how 2022 was for them and to look forward to 2023.

This month on the DCM podcast, Tom is joined by fellow DCMers Zoe Aresti and Mike Freeman to launch the DCM Awards 2022. They discuss why the awards are important, how you can enter, and what you can look forward to on the night. They also look forward to some of the best films for 16-34s for the rest of 2022.

This month on the DCM podcast, Tom chats with Rachael Cochrane, DCM's Regional Sales Director. We find out what it's like being in the role for over six months, the biggest challenges, and what films Rachael is looking forward to.

The DCM podcast is back. This month, Tom Linay is joined by a trio of guests to discuss 'DCM Studios Presents', a new media property that is dedicated to branded entertainment, longer narratives and engaging storytelling. The three-to-four-minute in-reel spot will allow brand and agency partners to maximise the uniqueness of the most compelling media environment possible by creating bespoke branded content stories for the big screen, with only a limited number of spaces on offer in 2022. Drawing on new insights from Applied Consumer Neuroscience (ACN), which proves the power the big screen has in delivering heightened consumer engagement through compelling storytelling, DCM has partnered with ACN and long-form content specialists, Brand Directors, to further explore the impact the cinema environment has on audience’s receptiveness to advertising in the knowledge that screen size, context and content are fundamentally relevant. To discuss this, Tom chats to Jules Fuller from Brand Directors, and Dr. Joe Devl

On this month's podcast Tom is joined by Alex D’Albertanson, AV Associate Director at OMD. Tom and Alex chat about how cinema works for the brands Alex works with, how he now works differently with them after lockdown, and how Alex became a sustainability champion. There's loads more too. Thanks for listening.

On this month's podcast Tom is joined by Liz Bales who is Chief Executive of the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), and Mike Tull, DCM's Research & Insight Manager. Liz talks us through the latest research BASE have recently conducted on movie fandom amongst other things. Thanks for listening.

On this month's podcast Tom is joined by a trio of DCMers to discuss the upcoming BFI London Film Festival, some of the best films you can see there and when you can see them at the festival and beyond.