From Fan Fiction To Feudal Media: What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

A look at how the fan communities of the early 10s paved the way for the Feudal Media of today.

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The Future Of FAST May Not Be On TV

A new deal between TiVo and Free Live Sports shows that in the new fragmented ecosystem, FAST can live outside TV.

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Forget Pushing: Why MIPCOM Was All About The Pull

YouTube and Creators took over MIPCOM this year and the big lesson was that we are in an age of pulling not pushing. Alan Wolk explains the ramifications.

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Hot List: Looking at the Future While an Era Fades Away

Originals from Your Friends at TVREV

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Hot List: So Many Curiosities, So Little Time

In this week’s TVREV must read, Alan Wolk coins another keeper term connected to this phenom, “Feudal Media”.

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Life After The Monoculture: How To Survive The Dark Ages Of Media

Alan Wolk delivers a keynote address at Cannes Lions about the confluence between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the death of the monoculture, how to survive our current Dark Ages and what will bring about the next Renaissance.

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The Rise Of Feudal Media, AI Panic Grips Publishers

The rise of feudal media means audiences are more isolated and harder to find. Plus publishers panic as AI sets out to decimate search.