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Deal Chatter Builds Around WBD and Paramount as One Bundle Tests Two Brand Promises

Mar 2, 2026

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Deal Chatter Builds Around WBD and Paramount as One Bundle Tests Two Brand Promises

Plus: Awards momentum is building for “Sinners”.

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Netflix Walks, Paramount Skydance Pounces

Feb 27, 2026

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Netflix Walks, Paramount Skydance Pounces

Plus: OpenAI’s latest fundraising round and what happens next

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Netflix Takes the WBD Bid to the White House

Feb 26, 2026

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9 min read

Netflix Takes the WBD Bid to the White House

Plus: Anthropic has put a “retired” Claude model back to work as a Substack columnist

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Netflix Is Playing Chess, Paramount Is Writing a Bigger Check

Feb 25, 2026

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7 min read

Netflix Is Playing Chess, Paramount Is Writing a Bigger Check

Plus: Netflix’s CMO says “build fandom,” not funnels, to grow brands

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
OpenAI Wants to Live in Your Living Room

Feb 23, 2026

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OpenAI Wants to Live in Your Living Room

Plus: Wuthering Heights and GOAT lead at the box office.

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
New Study Finds People Drive Influence More Than Platforms Or AI, For Now

Jan 7, 2026

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New Study Finds People Drive Influence More Than Platforms Or AI, For Now

Plus: Spotify Is Pushing Deeper Into Video Podcasts

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
When Celebrities Turn Their Names Into Intellectual Property

Jan 6, 2026

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7 min read

When Celebrities Turn Their Names Into Intellectual Property

Plus: What If TikTok Was A Mid Size Cable Network?

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
AI Is Moving From Experiment to Infrastructure in 2026

Jan 5, 2026

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6 min read

AI Is Moving From Experiment to Infrastructure in 2026

Plus: Pizza Sales Are Slipping in the U.S.

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Microsoft CEO's Quiet Year-End Warning About AI

Jan 2, 2026

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7 min read

Microsoft CEO's Quiet Year-End Warning About AI

Plus: People Are Starting to Treat Chatbots Like Romantic Partners

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
How AI Ate Publisher Traffic After They Tried to Block It

Jan 1, 2026

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6 min read

How AI Ate Publisher Traffic After They Tried to Block It

Plus: Meta’s Reels Revenue Is Finally Showing Up

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Instagram Is Rethinking How Trust Works Online

Dec 31, 2025

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7 min read

Instagram Is Rethinking How Trust Works Online

Plus: Americans Are Watching Fewer New TV Shows And More Free TV

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Streamer Report Card: Profit Arrived in 2025, But Success Is Suddenly Harder to Define

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

Streamer Report Card: Profit Arrived in 2025, But Success Is Suddenly Harder to Define

Plus: The 5 Weirdest Brand Collaborations Of 2025

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
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