Everything Old is New Again: Content Modernization in the Hi-Def Era
June 3, 2025 Xperi
Nostalgia is a powerful cultural force, and good content is good content—regardless of the era in which it was produced. The desire to update legacy content for modern audiences is strong across eras and platforms. Offering modern versions of older titles can be highly lucrative. But is there a limit to what can be modernized? Can modernized content still make money?
By Samara Winterfeld, vice president of product strategy, and Martin Walsh, vice president of audio research and development As long as humans have been able...
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Nostalgia is a powerful cultural force, and good content is good content—regardless of the era in which it was produced. The desire to update legacy...
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