OpenAI shut down Sora and quickly acquired TBPN, signaling a shift away from high-cost consumer AI products toward owning low-cost, high-impact distribution. Sora failed due to unsustainable compute economics and lack of durable distribution, while TBPN offers a fixed, valuable…

Main Street Sports Group’s shutdown leaves 20 NBA and NHL teams without local broadcast partners, marking the effective collapse of the RSN model after failed payments and an unsuccessful sale attempt. The NBA’s using this disruption to consolidate local rights…

Omdia’s latest forecast shows the global TV and online video market growing to $1.03 trillion by 2030, but the real story’s advertising overtaking subscriptions as the industry’s primary revenue driver. That shift’s happening without a unified measurement system, creating inefficiencies,…

Clemson and LSU are quietly building something far bigger than content teams, turning their athletic departments into full-scale media engines with new ways to produce and distribute programming. At the same time, moves at the conference level suggest this shift…

Skip calls out cable news for chasing podcast-style formats, but something about the shift isn’t landing. Networks are reworking how their shows look and feel as they try to keep up with changing audience behavior. The bigger issue behind why…

Kirby argues that calling yourself an AI company has become meaningless shorthand that obscures what your company actually does, forcing buyers to work harder to understand real value and differentiation. AI isn’t the story. Companies that clearly explain how they…

NFL’s expansion into streaming has triggered regulatory scrutiny that could impact its antitrust protections, as FCC Chair Brendan Carr signals that reduced free-to-air access may undermine the league’s legal framework. The shift of games behind paywalls is turning distribution strategy…

ESPN’s intervention in the WWE lawsuit shows it’s enforcing arbitration to keep streaming-related disputes private and under its control. The case also exposes distribution gaps in ESPN Unlimited, where uneven carriage deals led to inconsistent pricing and access for WWE…

Ampere Analysis says the streaming industry crossed $150bn in subscription revenue, but the real story isn’t growth in users. Revenue is climbing for a different reason, as pricing moves and ad-supported tiers reshape how the business actually works. What’s happening…

Meta and Google were found liable by a California jury for designing engagement-driven products that contributed to a young user’s depression and anxiety, with $6 million awarded in damages. The verdict reframes core product mechanics like infinite scroll, autoplay, and…