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Simon Owens is a DC-area journalist who covers the media industry. His newsletter follows…
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Why YouTube will continue out-competing Hollywood
Why YouTube will continue out-competing Hollywood
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It's great to see that The Onion's new owners genuinely love the product and are looking to seriously invest in its longterm health. It'll be…
It's great to see that The Onion's new owners genuinely love the product and are looking to seriously invest in its longterm health. It'll be…
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This is a good profile of the executive who helped turn Netflix around after the company began losing subscribers in 2022.
This is a good profile of the executive who helped turn Netflix around after the company began losing subscribers in 2022.
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"Executives at companies including Condé Nast, Penske Media, Vox, Hearst, and Time all told Semafor that Apple News+ has come to represent a…
"Executives at companies including Condé Nast, Penske Media, Vox, Hearst, and Time all told Semafor that Apple News+ has come to represent a…
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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Activities and Societies: Reflector: school magazine; editor-in-chief
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A cool story about a famous YouTuber launching his own science convention. I think we're going to see creators move more aggressively into live…
A cool story about a famous YouTuber launching his own science convention. I think we're going to see creators move more aggressively into live…
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Yet more evidence that it's difficult to build a scalable company that depends entirely on the large tech platforms for distribution and monetization.
Yet more evidence that it's difficult to build a scalable company that depends entirely on the large tech platforms for distribution and monetization.
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"Call it ‘influencer fatigue’ or social media burnout, the rise of fashion Substack is a clear indication that people are seeking more depth from…
"Call it ‘influencer fatigue’ or social media burnout, the rise of fashion Substack is a clear indication that people are seeking more depth from…
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The Atlantic attributes its success to its pivot away from commodity news aggregation: “We pivoted, I would say, to a total quality model on the web.…
The Atlantic attributes its success to its pivot away from commodity news aggregation: “We pivoted, I would say, to a total quality model on the web.…
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Really excited to be speaking at the FIPP World Media Congress in Portugal! Let me know if you're going and we can meet up. https://lnkd.in/emUArJhR
Really excited to be speaking at the FIPP World Media Congress in Portugal! Let me know if you're going and we can meet up. https://lnkd.in/emUArJhR
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A successful Substack writer gives advice on running a paid newsletter: "a lot of people tend to herd around the same opinions, which especially…
A successful Substack writer gives advice on running a paid newsletter: "a lot of people tend to herd around the same opinions, which especially…
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Some personnel news: I'm very excited to share I've joined the terrific newsroom of AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight in Dubai. I'll primarily…
Some personnel news: I'm very excited to share I've joined the terrific newsroom of AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight in Dubai. I'll primarily…
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WSJ editor on the rise of AI: "I think given that we don’t know what the lay of the land is going to be in five, ten years there are two crucial…
WSJ editor on the rise of AI: "I think given that we don’t know what the lay of the land is going to be in five, ten years there are two crucial…
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With the coming death of third party cookies and platforms downgrading link clicks, we're quickly entering an era in which every premium publisher…
With the coming death of third party cookies and platforms downgrading link clicks, we're quickly entering an era in which every premium publisher…
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The Verge is expanding more into paid niche newsletter. I like this strategy much better than when publications simply slap a paywall onto content…
The Verge is expanding more into paid niche newsletter. I like this strategy much better than when publications simply slap a paywall onto content…
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The streamers can bundle all they want; it's not bringing back the flush profit margins from the cable days.
The streamers can bundle all they want; it's not bringing back the flush profit margins from the cable days.
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I spoke with Patrick Trousdale to find out how the Daily Upside grew to over 1 million newsletter subscribers
I spoke with Patrick Trousdale to find out how the Daily Upside grew to over 1 million newsletter subscribers
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YouTube's CEO argues the Emmy's should expand its eligibility to include YouTube creators.
YouTube's CEO argues the Emmy's should expand its eligibility to include YouTube creators.
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Budget that used to be allocated toward TV advertising is now being spread out across lots of different mediums -- mainly as a result of the TV…
Budget that used to be allocated toward TV advertising is now being spread out across lots of different mediums -- mainly as a result of the TV…
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More data on how much YouTube dominates our screens. I think one thing to note is that YouTube's payout to content creators is huge -- it's…
More data on how much YouTube dominates our screens. I think one thing to note is that YouTube's payout to content creators is huge -- it's…
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Dan Abrams says Mediaite is profitable. "Our audience has grown exponentially with the site often drawing a whopping 80 million page views per month…
Dan Abrams says Mediaite is profitable. "Our audience has grown exponentially with the site often drawing a whopping 80 million page views per month…
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