Sitemap - 2024 - The Medium from PARQOR
AI & The Business(es) of Storytelling: My Predictions for 2025
NotebookLM, AI Storytelling vs. AI Performances
Was I Right? My 2024 Media Predictions—The Hits & Misses
Was I Right? My 2024 Media Predictions—The Hits & Misses
Omnicom-Interpublic Merger, Disney's ESPN+ Integration, Warner Bros. Discovery's Comcast Deal
Builders, AI & the Future of Content Creation
AI Content Models Without Time, Budget or Creative Constraints
Ben Affleck, Marshall McLuhan & The New Business of Living Room Content
Disney's and Comcast's Recent Moves Are Insufficient and Inefficient Against Disruption
Netflix Redefined Sports Distribution With Paul vs. Tyson
Why Media Will Need "White Knights" More Than Mergers In 2025 & Beyond
Netflix's Evolutionary Generative AI Games Announcement
Comcast Tells Wall Street The Cable-Era "Flywheel" Model Is Dead
Netflix's Risky Pivot To Moments, Growing Frenemy Dynamic With Meta & YouTube AI
Is There Consumer Demand For Hollywood Content Produced With Generative AI?
After Netflix Shuts Down AAA Gaming Studio, A Faster and Cheaper Future Lies Ahead
Netflix's March to 500 Million Subscribers Is Getting Dangerous
Silicon Valley Is Reimagining The Business of Storytelling, Not Studios
The Future of Paramount's IP & Smaller Assets Under The Ellisons
Media Conglomerates' Tough Choices With Meta's Generative AI
Meta, Small Business Creators & “AI Television Universes”
Investing To Keep IP Competitive Against Meta's "Hundreds of Millions" of Small Business Creators
Meta Bets AI Will Turn "Hundreds of Millions" Of Small Businesses Into Creators, Too
YouTube Is Forcing Netflix to "Break" Its Business Model
The Lionsgate-Runway Partnership, Made on YouTube
Netflix, YouTube & The New Business of Living Room Content
Will Apple, Amazon or Oracle (Paramount) Be First To A Cloud-Usage Streaming Model?
Hollywood's Next Decade Lies In The Hands of Apple & The Ellisons
Disney, Fox, Venu Sports, DirecTV & The Doom Loop of The Mogul
Reconstructing The Media Conglomerate Portfolio For AI, Games & Streaming
David’s Choice / The Davids’ Choice
The Pain Point Is Recurring Revenues, The Solution Is...?
Netflix, Generative AI Merge Games & Video Storytelling
What VHS Rentals May Teach Us About Generative AI
After Olympics Success, Peacock Now Faces The PVOD Paradox
Disney's & Warner Bros. Discovery Must License More IP
The New Economics and Technology of Consumer-Driven Storytelling
No Essay Today / Generative AI, YouTube, Fortnite & Marshall McLuhan
Is It Time to "YouTube-ify" Apple TV+?
Amazon's "Killer App" Prime Video Feasts On Media Conglomerates
Skydance, Paramount Argue The "Streaming Multiple" Is Not Dead Yet
Disney Netflix-ifies Disney+, But Really Should YouTube-ify
Paramount+Skydance, Night Capital & Conflicting Definitions of "Creator-Friendly" Models
Better Uses For Paramount's $1.5 Billion in New Cash Than Streaming
Media Conglomerates At A Crossroads: Invest In The IP or The Tech?
Sony, Alamo DraftHouse & The Value of Being Sub-Scale, Dynamic and Product-Oriented
To Recoup Billions in Sports Rights Fees, Peacock Needs To Participate in Fandom
How Netflix Games Both Extend & Threaten The Value of “Big IP”
Two Different Lessons for Netflix & Disney From Pandemic-era Bets on "Big IP"
Two Different Lessons for Netflix & Disney From Pandemic-era Bets on "Big IP"
Back To The Future Of Pre-Paramount Decrees Studio Distribution
Zaslav's NBA Missteps May Be Savvy In The Long-Term
Sony Evolves With The Decline of "Big IP"
A Big Week for Netflix's "Spectrum" Model
Monetizing Mickey Mouse, "Superman" and "Batman" In The Public Domain
"Spongebob Squarepants" or "Indiana Jones" IP AI-n't Worth As Much
Goodbye Media Conglomerates, Hello Spotify for IP (?)
Reading The Tea Leaves of ESPN Bet's Poor Start
Après Bakish, New Opportunities for Paramount
Sony Joins Apollo's Bid For Paramount... for Under-Monetized "Communities of Interest"?
Netflix Redefines The ARPU of Storytelling
How Valuable IP Will Succeed Beyond The Walled Gardens of Media Conglomerates
Paramount, Skydance & Shari Redstone's Moral Hazard
How to Evaluate Paramount & Skydance Media
YouTube, FASTs Share Suboptimal Models for Connected TV Growth
A Pivotal Two Weeks for Media's Gerontocracy
Investors & The Unsentimental Media Consumer
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” on Disney+ vs. Unsentimental Consumers
A Theoretical Physicist Walks Into A Media Company...
Disney, Epic Games, "Steamboat Willie" and Creators
Generative AI, "Jobs to Be Done Theory" & Media Conglomerates
Disney+ Technology, YouTube Creators, Generative AI Tools & "Free Money"
Why Streaming's 1 Billion Subscriber Benchmark Is Unreachable
With Generative AI, YouTube Is Now Everyone's Frenemy
Apple Sports Disrupts Pay-TV Sports
Three Guidelines To Understand This "Weird" Market Moment In Media
This Magic (& Weird) Market Moment
We May Never See A Streaming-Only Super Bowl
Disney's Direct-to-Consumer Future Is Now Overcomplicated
The WWE's Path To Market-Making With Netflix & Comcast
Lessons on Market-Making from Nielsen's Video Top 10s for 2023
Market-Making Beyond Netflix's Walled Garden
Having "Won The Streaming Wars", What Will Netflix Become?
Peltz v. Iger v. Chapek v. Shareholders
Peacock's NFL Wild Card DTC Lessons for CNN & ESPN
Monday Briefing: Disney's Cash Needs Rule Everything Around Hulu's Future
Netflix’s “Maestro” Exposes A Trade-Off Between Advertising Growth & Awards