The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
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 eboot?
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.
NAB, Fox And Sinclair Play The News Card
Is a dedication to local news the real reason why the NAB, Fox and Sinclair are asking the FCC to stop the major sports leagues from heading to streaming?
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora, NewFronts Take Performance Literally
The real reason OpenAI shut down it Sora video app, plus our hot take on the 2026 NewFronts.
The Oscars Reckon With The End Of The Monoculture
It wasn’t so much the ratings for this year’s Oscars that was off, but rather, its cultural relevancy. Alan Wolk unpacks what becomes of movies. in the age of Feudal Media.
Is YouTube Winning Or Is TV Losing, TVREV On Stage At Marketecture Live III
YouTube is now the dominant media company. And while they are making many smart moves, Alan Wolk arguess that TV is making even more dumb ones.
Ellison Gets His Oompa Loompa
Paramount has beaten out Netflix for control of Warner Brothers, but Alan Wolk says that in the end, it really doesn’t matter.
No One Is Watching, Colbert, The FCC And The Great YouTube Workaround
How the death of news impacts institutions like the State of the Union address and how Carr’s plan to reign in Colbert backfired bigly.
More Warner Bros Hijinks, The Great AI Scare
Why “Who Buys Warner Bros?” is only at the beginning of its first season and why you are not someone who should be losing it over AI.
The Sorry State Of Super Bowl Advertising, iSpot Gives Creative Agencies A Secret Weapon
Why Super Bowl ads are both inevitable and sad, iSpot’s new SAGE gives insight into why people respond to ads.
ChatGPT’s Ads Thing Gets Real, Cousin Greg Was Onto Something
ChatGPT’s ad launch is facing headwinds—we explain why. Plus the real reason Disney went with a Parks and Cruises guy.
How Heated Rivalry Broke The Algorithm, What The Oscars Tell Us About Feudal Media
HBO’s gay hockey romance proves that the algorithm isn’t omnipotent. This year’s Oscar nominees show how fragmented our media diets have become.
Fearless Predictions 2026: The Year Of Feudal Media
Our 2026 Fearless Predictions have a Feudal Media cast this year.
TikTok Is Just Digital North Korea
In the brave new world of Feudal Media, users have no idea they’re trapped inside a bubble. And how to fix it.
What Porn Can Teach Us About The Future Of AI, Are Movies Really Dead?
Why the porn industry is such a good barometer of how new media technologies are being adopted. Plus is the era of theatrical-release movies kaput?
Why Netflix Needed HBO, The End Of News
With the series of finale of Stranger Things in the can, Netflix needs some peak TV. Plus why Gen Z trusts TikTokers over news anchors.
Dish’s Revolutionary One Day Pass, Newsmax Is Not Happy About Losing The 39% Rule
Why Dish’s One-Day Pass might muck up streaming’s subscription model and what’s really behind Sinclair’s defense of the 39% rule.
The Death Of The Sitcom Is Bad For TV
Why killing off the sitcom was a multi-billion dollar mistake that alienated advertisers and shattered Hollywood’s middle class.

