Sep 07, 2022 / 03:50PM GMT
Jessica Jean Reif Ehrlich Cohen - BofA Securities, Research Division - MD in Equity Research
All right. Well, this may be the first time actually on time. So thank you so much for joining us, Brian. It's great to see you, and you've had an amazing summer as we just discussed, becoming a massive success. So let's just start with the industry.
Questions and Answers:
Jessica Jean Reif Ehrlich Cohen - BofA Securities, Research Division - MD in Equity ResearchThe industry has undergone a massive transition during COVID. What changes do you think are permanent? And what's temporary? And how do you -- what will you do that's different because coming out of COVID?
Brian Robbins - Paramount Global - President and CEO of Paramount Pict. & Nickelodeon and Chief Content Off. of Movies, Kids & Family
Sure. Well, obviously, COVID had a huge impact on the theatrical business. It was basically shuttered, but it also accelerated streaming.
And for us, it was a good reset because it sort of pushed us towards