Q&A
Mountain Dew and Warner Brothers have joined forces to bring movie fans an online branded content experience around "The Dark Knight Rises." We asked the soft drink brand's senior marketing manager Zach Harris about teaming up with Batman.
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The Sparkbeat
Five years, $100 million in global marketing and Samuel L. Jackson. That’s what it took for Marvel’s The Avengers to earn over $700 million its opening weekend – a box office record. For perspective, second place goes to Harry Potter and the… more
Are creativity and commerce two sides of the same coin or different currencies altogether? In this month’s feature article, we asked some of Sparksheet’s favourite designers, musicians, filmmakers, writers and marketers to give their two cents. more
The Sparkbeat
An award-winning music video, appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, millions of YouTube views and Twitter dominance – no, it’s not Justin Bieber. It’s the Muppets. The Jim Henson-created franchise has been in a slump for… more
Television
Whether you’re into Gossip Girl or Boardwalk Empire, chances are one of your favourite TV shows originated on the printed page. Bestselling books don’t just make for quality reading – when brought to the small screen they’re good for ratings… more
Events
Content creators of all stripes came together this week for StoryWorld, an international gathering of transmedia storytellers. Our editor was on the ground in San Francisco and reports that there’s more to this story than you’d think. more
Branded entertainment may be hot these days, but the last place you’d expect to find it is sunny, socialist Cuba. In this month’s feature article, our editor travels to Havana to find out what happens when a Franco-Cuban rum brand makes a movie. … more
Q&A
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert can’t speak anymore, but that’s turned his Internet presence into a powerful echo. So it’s hardly surprising that he was named “Person of the Year” at this week’s Webby Awards. In Part I of an exclusive… more