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.

Paramount has beaten out Netflix for control of Warner Brothers, but Alan Wolk says that in the end, it really doesn’t matter.

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.

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.

Why Super Bowl ads are both inevitable and sad, iSpot’s new SAGE gives insight into why people respond to ads.

ChatGPT’s ad launch is facing headwinds—we explain why. Plus the real reason Disney went with a Parks and Cruises guy.

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.

Our 2026 Fearless Predictions have a Feudal Media cast this year.

In the brave new world of Feudal Media, users have no idea they’re trapped inside a bubble. And how to fix it.

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?

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.

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.

Why killing off the sitcom was a multi-billion dollar mistake that alienated advertisers and shattered Hollywood’s middle class.

What faulty political polling tells us about the brand lift surveys so many advertisers rely on. Plus a scorecard for the DIsney-YouTube dispute.

Lots of changes going down at Paramount, but what should Ellison really be focusing on? Plus Tubi’s very smart creator plays.

The future of Warner Bros seems to be a sale, but who the buyer will be is an open question. Alan has ideas plus a take on OTT.X.

The media industry needs to wake up to all the massive changes and why that can be an opportunity for some. Plus why the ability to prompt will be a critical skill in years to come.

How the collapse of the monoculture is decimating LA, why a new AI-game show might just be the future.

Why would Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? There are plenty of reasons. And what non-politicla lessons can we take away from L’Affaire Kimmel?

Why Disney’s real motivation in axing Jimmy Kimmel may have been financial, not political and why Koreans are unlikely to ever cut the cord.