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Industry veteran and former Funimation Director of Marketing Lance Heiskell takes a magical and occasionally terrifying journey through his storied career during the American anime DVD bubble of the mid-2000s. Strap in!
Episode #0404! Mike discusses Dragon Ball and general anime marketing with Lance Heiskell, former marketing director and director of corporate strategy with FUNimation. How did the fan culture of the time affect "Dragon Ball GT" marketing? What were the decisions behind Dragon Ball Z re-releases up through the latest Blu-ray sets, and how did the "Rock the Dragon" set fit into the picture? Also, why is it that "Dragon Ball Super" does not have a simulcast?!
Episode #0404! Mike discusses Dragon Ball and general anime marketing with Lance Heiskell, former marketing director and director of corporate strategy with FUNimation. How did the fan culture of the time affect "Dragon Ball GT" marketing? What were the decisions behind Dragon Ball Z re-releases up through the latest Blu-ray sets, and how did the "Rock the Dragon" set fit into the picture? Also, why is it that "Dragon Ball Super" does not have a simulcast?!
This episode I'm joined by Lance Heiskell (former Director of Corporate Strategy for FUNimation Entertainment) and Karl Olson (nerdcore rapper Ultraklystron) to talk about anime streaming and simulcasts in Canada. Geoblocking and the inability for American companies to understand the problems with it, the ethics of VPN use, and weighing streaming and broadcast as forms of discovery are all on the agenda.
We figure out why your gym clothes stink and hack your brain with a slot machine, then Padre gets ranty about a gross violation of your cold, hard, cash. Lance Heiskell drops by to school us in the way of the anime masters. Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guest: Lance Heiskell Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner Music: "Ashes" by Josh Woodward Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
We figure out why your gym clothes stink and hack your brain with a slot machine, then Padre gets ranty about a gross violation of your cold, hard, cash. Lance Heiskell drops by to school us in the way of the anime masters. Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guest: Lance Heiskell Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner Music: "Ashes" by Josh Woodward Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
We figure out why your gym clothes stink and hack your brain with a slot machine, then Padre gets ranty about a gross violation of your cold, hard, cash. Lance Heiskell drops by to school us in the way of the anime masters. Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guest: Lance Heiskell Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner Music: "Ashes" by Josh Woodward Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
We figure out why your gym clothes stink and hack your brain with a slot machine, then Padre gets ranty about a gross violation of your cold, hard, cash. Lance Heiskell drops by to school us in the way of the anime masters. Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guest: Lance Heiskell Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner Music: "Ashes" by Josh Woodward Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.