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Bob Iger Steps Aside and Disney Turns to Josh D’Amaro for Its Next Growth Chapter

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

Bob Iger Steps Aside and Disney Turns to Josh D’Amaro for Its Next Growth Chapter

Plus: Lucian Grainge Says AI Can Grow Music’s Future if Artists Keep Control of Credit and Pay

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Live Nation’s Trial Is Becoming a Fight Over Platform Power

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Live Nation’s Trial Is Becoming a Fight Over Platform Power

Plus: Bob Iger to Step Down as CEO of Disney Tomorrow

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
The Oscars Showed Who Still Has Leverage

Mar 16, 2026

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7 min read

The Oscars Showed Who Still Has Leverage

Plus: The secret reason your delivery order costs more than your neighbor's

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes. How AI’s Brand Battle Became Every Business’s Problem.

Mar 13, 2026

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9 min read

Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes. How AI’s Brand Battle Became Every Business’s Problem.

Plus: AI Will Eventually Be Sold Like Electricity and Water

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Private Live Nation Messages Expose a Culture That Didn’t Respect the Fan

Mar 12, 2026

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8 min read

Private Live Nation Messages Expose a Culture That Didn’t Respect the Fan

Plus: If You’ve Been Waiting for Normal in Hollywood, Here It Is

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Inside Ellison's Push to Sell the Paramount-WBD Merger From Within

Mar 11, 2026

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8 min read

Inside Ellison's Push to Sell the Paramount-WBD Merger From Within

Plus: Can Gen Z Save Hollywood?

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
YouTube Is The World’s Largest Media Company

Mar 10, 2026

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7 min read

YouTube Is The World’s Largest Media Company

Plus: Gen Z May Be 'Over' TikTok, Report Finds

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
What the Live Nation Antitrust Fight Still Means for Fans

Mar 9, 2026

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8 min read

What the Live Nation Antitrust Fight Still Means for Fans

Plus: Gen Z Revives the Mall Hangout

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

Mar 2, 2026

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8 min read

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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8 min read

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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8 min read

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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7 min read

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
Avatar Dominates Christmas, Crossing $760M Globally as Marty Supreme Opens to $28M

Dec 29, 2025

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8 min read

Avatar Dominates Christmas, Crossing $760M Globally as Marty Supreme Opens to $28M

Plus: NYC Slices Now Far More Expensive Than Subway Fare As Pizza Principle Disappears

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
We’re Still Spending Big This Holiday,  Just Not the Same Way

Dec 23, 2025

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7 min read

We’re Still Spending Big This Holiday, Just Not the Same Way

Plus: Marty Supreme Rides A New Wave Of Movie Merchandising

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Netflix’s Big Bet on Podcasts

Dec 20, 2025

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6 min read

Netflix’s Big Bet on Podcasts

Plus: Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on TV, AI Slop, and How to Beat TikTok

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Inside the IAB’s 2026 Forecast for Search, AI, and Brand Visibility

Dec 16, 2025

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7 min read

Inside the IAB’s 2026 Forecast for Search, AI, and Brand Visibility

Plus: Netflix And iHeartMedia Strike Exclusive Video Podcast Deal

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
'Slop' is the 2025 Word Of The Year

Dec 15, 2025

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7 min read

'Slop' is the 2025 Word Of The Year

Plus: Disney’s OpenAI Deal Is Exclusive For Just One Year Then It’s Open Season

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
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