Ben Arnon

Yeah. Well, thanks for inviting me on here. And this is a great podcast. Um, so my background is a mix of media slash entertainment and technology. And, uh, and I've, you know, produced films and I've worked at places like universal pictures and Jersey films. And, you know, I love, I love film and cinema and I love going to the movie theater.

Yeah. Well, thanks for inviting me on here. And this is a great podcast. Um, so my background is a mix of media slash entertainment and technology. And, uh, and I've, you know, produced films and I've worked at places like universal pictures and Jersey films. And, you know, I love, I love film and cinema and I love going to the movie theater.

Yeah. Well, thanks for inviting me on here. And this is a great podcast. Um, so my background is a mix of media slash entertainment and technology. And, uh, and I've, you know, produced films and I've worked at places like universal pictures and Jersey films. And, you know, I love, I love film and cinema and I love going to the movie theater.

And there's actually a movie theater, literally two blocks down the street from me where I live. So over the winter, you know, I live in New York, so it was cold. So I went to a lot of movies this winter and, um, You know, in general, I'm always fascinated. I've always kind of been fascinated by the disconnect between technology and traditional industries.

And there's actually a movie theater, literally two blocks down the street from me where I live. So over the winter, you know, I live in New York, so it was cold. So I went to a lot of movies this winter and, um, You know, in general, I'm always fascinated. I've always kind of been fascinated by the disconnect between technology and traditional industries.

And there's actually a movie theater, literally two blocks down the street from me where I live. So over the winter, you know, I live in New York, so it was cold. So I went to a lot of movies this winter and, um, You know, in general, I'm always fascinated. I've always kind of been fascinated by the disconnect between technology and traditional industries.

And, you know, movie theaters are running on systems that were designed decades ago, and they're operating at oftentimes like 15 to 25% capacity, especially outside of blockbuster weekends. Like I was going to a lot of movies over the winter, great movies, but I'd be in the theater with like five other people or six other people. And, you know, and so the spark came, you know, around that.

And, you know, movie theaters are running on systems that were designed decades ago, and they're operating at oftentimes like 15 to 25% capacity, especially outside of blockbuster weekends. Like I was going to a lot of movies over the winter, great movies, but I'd be in the theater with like five other people or six other people. And, you know, and so the spark came, you know, around that.

And, you know, movie theaters are running on systems that were designed decades ago, and they're operating at oftentimes like 15 to 25% capacity, especially outside of blockbuster weekends. Like I was going to a lot of movies over the winter, great movies, but I'd be in the theater with like five other people or six other people. And, you know, and so the spark came, you know, around that.

I thought to myself, That doesn't really make sense. And so it hit me. Theaters are kind of using these static schedules and pricing in a dynamic. And what's a dynamic world? They're just doing like static pricing. But, you know, you have airlines and hotels have kind of solved this years ago. Right. With like advanced yield management.

I thought to myself, That doesn't really make sense. And so it hit me. Theaters are kind of using these static schedules and pricing in a dynamic. And what's a dynamic world? They're just doing like static pricing. But, you know, you have airlines and hotels have kind of solved this years ago. Right. With like advanced yield management.

I thought to myself, That doesn't really make sense. And so it hit me. Theaters are kind of using these static schedules and pricing in a dynamic. And what's a dynamic world? They're just doing like static pricing. But, you know, you have airlines and hotels have kind of solved this years ago. Right. With like advanced yield management.

And so the vision for Showtime AI really wasn't about just building another app. It was about reimagining the entire movie ecosystem and really saving an industry that I care deeply about. After COVID and streaming, movie theaters are in trouble. So I think Showtime AI is a solution that can help to bring people back to the theaters and help make it make more sense for people to come to theaters.

And so the vision for Showtime AI really wasn't about just building another app. It was about reimagining the entire movie ecosystem and really saving an industry that I care deeply about. After COVID and streaming, movie theaters are in trouble. So I think Showtime AI is a solution that can help to bring people back to the theaters and help make it make more sense for people to come to theaters.

And so the vision for Showtime AI really wasn't about just building another app. It was about reimagining the entire movie ecosystem and really saving an industry that I care deeply about. After COVID and streaming, movie theaters are in trouble. So I think Showtime AI is a solution that can help to bring people back to the theaters and help make it make more sense for people to come to theaters.

Yeah, well, you know, we went to college together in Atlanta, so I'm really proud to have produced John Lewis' Good Trouble about the famed congressman. Yeah, I also produced an Audible series called Finding Tamika, which won a DuPont Columbia Award and a Webby Award. So really excited about that, working on some scripted film and TV content as well, and also a scripted Audible series.

Yeah, well, you know, we went to college together in Atlanta, so I'm really proud to have produced John Lewis' Good Trouble about the famed congressman. Yeah, I also produced an Audible series called Finding Tamika, which won a DuPont Columbia Award and a Webby Award. So really excited about that, working on some scripted film and TV content as well, and also a scripted Audible series.

Yeah, well, you know, we went to college together in Atlanta, so I'm really proud to have produced John Lewis' Good Trouble about the famed congressman. Yeah, I also produced an Audible series called Finding Tamika, which won a DuPont Columbia Award and a Webby Award. So really excited about that, working on some scripted film and TV content as well, and also a scripted Audible series.

So, you know, lots of exciting things on that front. You know, from a moviegoer perspective, I love the theater. I know it's a little bit of a throwback, but I love going to the movies and watching the movies in the theater. So, you know, so I did a lot of that over the winter.

So, you know, lots of exciting things on that front. You know, from a moviegoer perspective, I love the theater. I know it's a little bit of a throwback, but I love going to the movies and watching the movies in the theater. So, you know, so I did a lot of that over the winter.