tentpole
noun
tent·pole
ˈtent-ˌpōl 
: a big-budget movie whose earnings are expected to compensate the studio for its less profitable movies
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Ian Trombetta, the NFL’s SVP of social, content and influencer marketing, says the league — working with YouTube — offers select creators footage from tentpole events like the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft to use in their online videos.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Both are reasons to ensure accessible and informative content and time-sensitive campaigns to provide both the motivation and the urgency to complete purchases around tentpole sales events.
—Richard Jones, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Although China is not currently placing restrictions on Hollywood movies, the 2023 strikes resulted in a reduced pipeline of tentpole releases, which has had an adverse impact on China’s box office, despite the popularity of local films.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Holt, 65, has anchored NBC’s tentpole broadcast since June 2015.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Both are reasons to ensure accessible and informative content and time-sensitive campaigns to provide both the motivation and the urgency to complete purchases around tentpole sales events.
—Richard Jones, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Although China is not currently placing restrictions on Hollywood movies, the 2023 strikes resulted in a reduced pipeline of tentpole releases, which has had an adverse impact on China’s box office, despite the popularity of local films.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Holt, 65, has anchored NBC’s tentpole broadcast since June 2015.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Tentpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tentpole. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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