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GEN C: From Batman to NFTs – How Warner Bros. Discovery Is Building Web3 Into Franchises

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4.7698 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Avery and Sam chat with Josh Hackbarth of Warner Bros. Discovery about how major franchises are superserving their existing fan base and exploring new and engaging opportunities in Web3. Our guest this week is Josh Hackbarth, SVP, Franchise - DC, Animation and NFT Commercial Development for Warner Bros. Discovery. Hackbarth sits down with Avery and Sam to discuss developing Web3 initiatives for iconic franchises like Batman and Looney Tunes and how to further engage fans by creating open dialogue through Discord. Links mentioned from the podcast:  Ralph Lauren Goes Bigger on Fortnite with island and phygital boots With rebrand, Claire’s leans into AI and web3 This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI Follow us on Twitter:  Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3 "Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Gen C is the generation of the new internet.

0:56.0

In Gen C, the C stands for crypto, but it also stands for creators, the connected consumer and collectibles, both digital and physical with on-chain provenance.

1:05.0

It stands for culture and characters, the ones we play in games, and the companion ones that AI is building alongside us.

1:12.1

It stands for community and digital citizenship, and the new set of transparent and trustless tools being built to govern them.

1:19.2

These are the people who were raised on a different philosophy, on how they look at money, how they look at identity,

1:25.0

how they look at privacy, and how they look at the hybrid, digital, and physical spaces being built all around us.

1:31.1

And finally, how they reimagine their relationships with the communities and companies they interact with.

1:36.6

We focus on how brands, large and small, are building for these audiences.

1:41.3

Welcome to Gen C.

1:50.9

Hey there, Avery. Great to see you, as always. I am recording this from vacation, but I wanted this conversation to happen. This is the most important part

1:56.8

of my week, so every other bit of relaxing can take a back seat. I know you're in

2:01.9

Lisbon on vacation recently, so I'm just following in your footsteps. I'm here in lovely Cape Cod

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