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Why The Great Big Meta Settlement Is Just Feel Good Theater
Why the $17 billion judgement against Meta is unlikely to change the way teens deal with social media.
YouTube Measurement Follies, Theater Chains Now Pro Paramount-Warner
YouTube’s new “what is a view” metrics have the industry in a tizzy but all is not as capricious as it seems. Plus why the three biggest movie theater chains are all backing the Paramount merger.
Paramount Threatens To Move, Spotify Makes Ad Skipping Simpler
Is David Ellison serious about leaving LA or is this just his latest tantrum. And why exactly is Spotify trying to screw over podcasters?
Disney Considering A FAST Tier, Plays Nicely With TikTok
Four big reasons why Disney should indeed launch a FAST tier and why their TikTok deal is no Sora spot.
Peacock Goes To YouTube, Discoverability Beats Discovery
Why Peacock’s deal with YouTube is more like a cable carriage deal that it appears, and why finding the show you want to watch beats finding one you want to watch.
YouTube Versus TV Is Really About Performance Versus Branding
While YouTube may be the ultimate performance marketing vehicle, advertisers still need branding and that’s where TV excels. A look at how to bridge the gap.
Warner/Paramount Hits Another Speed Bump, OpenAI’s Great Big Update Fail
More turbulence hits the Paramount-Warner deal, OpenAI makes a bone-headed app update error.
Netflix Goes Short Form, World Cup Goes Big Time
Netflix is adding short form. Should YouTube be worried? And why the World Cup is single-handedly keeping the monoculture alive.
Comcast Goes Horizontal, Why People Care Whether YouTube Is TV
What was Brian Roberts thinking spinniing off NBCU plus the real reason people want to declare YouTube “Not TV”
Week In Review: Feudal Media Shows Up Big Time In Cannes
From Creators-as-Royalty to increasingly fragmented audiences, Cannes 2026 was a case stufy for the impact of Feudal Media.
Fragmentation Was The Word Of The Day At Stream TV Show
At this year’s Stream TV Show, the impact of a year of increasing media fragmentation was front and center in almost every conversation.
Why The TV OS War Is Bigger Than The Streaming War
Our newest TVREV special report on the TV OS is here. This article explains why the TV OS is so important and why you need to read this report.
60 Minutesgate Is The Monoculture’s Dying Gasp, Will YouTube Eat The Movies?
Why “60 Minutes” is the latest victim of Feudal Media and why Hollywood’s malaise gave YouTubers an opening.
The Great Podcast Rush, Bundling Works Wonders On Churn
Streaming services are busy adding podcasts, but is there an audience for all of them? Plus why bundling is the best defense against churn.
Upfront Highlights: Canela’s AI Microdramas, Amazon’s Shopping Play
Why AI-produced content and retailer targeting data are the two big stories in the 2026 Upfronts
Warner Says Linear Is A Millstone, Disney Says It’s Not; Vertical Short Form’s Next Play
Is Disney smart to see linear as a way to drive streaming engagement; RoseBerry is making vertical video is the latest platform for horizontal content.
Possible Has Us Wishing For Our Robot Overlords, Amazon Allegedly Going Full MAGA
The throng of thousands of undifferentiated ad tech startups at Possible has Alan asking why AI isn’t eliminating all this. Plus WTF is Amazon thinking with the Apprentice reboot?
Will Netflix’s Shaky Ad Business Be Reed Hastings’ Legacy, YouTube Won’t Be “TV” Until It Solves This
Will Reed Hastings decision to roll out ads haunt him or be his crowning achievement? Plus, YouTube’s biggest problem that no one talks about.
“Fragmentation” Was The Word Of The Day At StreamTV Europe
If there was one idea that dominated the inaugural StreamTV Show Europe, it was the massive fragmentation that has come to define the age of Feudal Media. Alan Wolk takes you through how that all plays out.
Netflix And Amazon Resume Boiling The Frog, YouTubers Learn About Make-Goods
As streaming prices continue to inch up, Alan argues the real goal should be to create a wider gap between ad-free and ad-supported. Plus why make-goods on YouTube are the Wild West.

