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ViacomCBS: Here to Stream, Here to Stay
The Covid-19 pandemic only accelerated longstanding industry trends of chord-cutting, as viewers devour content while quarantining at home. ViacomCBS is aptly poised to create and capture enormous value in a post-pandemic world.
NBCUniversal: Can the peacock become a phoenix?
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected traditional media conglomerates relative to their streaming-only competitors. NBCUniversal is one such facing production freezes, theme park closures, and declining ad revenues. Despite setbacks, the company is innovating today to build digital capabilities and services that will help it succeed after the crisis.
Improving Representation in Media through Machine Learning
Disney and Universal partner with Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to use AI to improve representation in development process.
Stitcher Podcasts, Midroll Media, and the Art of Battling Giants
Second largest podcasting app Stitcher aims to build a business model that can survive against Apple Podcasts while integrating with advertising network Midroll Media.
(Turn) Off the Press: The New York Times is Winning with Digital
The New York Times has used digital innovation to maintain its quality and reached new subscription highs despite significant headwinds in the newspaper industry.
Why Netflix is winning the entertainment battle
Why the rise of Netflix has changed the landscape in the entertainment industry for producers distributors and consumers of content, and what has been Netflix competitive advantage that enabled it to disrupt a 100 year old industry.
Highsnobiety: Writing the Digital Fashion Content Playbook, from the Street to the Runway
From personal passion blog to street style and digital media authority, Highsnobiety created a one stop shop for 18-24 year old affluent, style-seeking males and built a B2B brand services business to show everyone else how to do it.
Polaroid: Commitment Issues Led to a Breakup with the Camera Industry
It wasn’t too long ago when the only way to instantly see your pictures was with a Polaroid camera. Unfortunately, once digital photography was introduced, Polaroid was too fixated on their existing revenue streams to pivot to the wave of […]
Please Buy Our Paper, Anyone But Wall Streeters
When is the last time you read, or even came across, a copy of a local newspaper? Local journalism is dying in front of us, and Wall Street vultures are watching.