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From the Archives revisits Quibi’s Turnstyle patent fight, where Eko alleged Quibi’s orientation-switching playback feature infringed interactive video patents before the service launched. The dispute showed streaming competition expanding into software, UX, and IP, with playback features becoming valuable assets…

Sony PlayStation's decision to stop producing physical discs for new games after January 2028 pushes premium gaming deeper into the same digital-first economics that reshaped film, TV, and music. The shift gives Sony tighter control over PlayStation Store commerce, pricing,…

Peacock is turning third-party distribution into a customer acquisition strategy by expanding across YouTube Primetime Channels, Apple, Walmart+, Prime Video, and Roku. NBCU is prioritizing lower friction, broader reach, and cheaper subscriber conversion ahead of major sports cycles like the…

Sony Pictures is investing $100 million in Cosm, taking a minority stake in the immersive venue operator and adding CEO Ravi Ahuja to Cosm’s board. Sony’s move builds on its Alamo Drafthouse acquisition and gives the studio another direct path…

Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a standalone public company, giving shareholders ownership in both businesses and effectively ending its 15-year bet that content and distribution belong under one roof. The move gives NBCUniversal a cleaner media…

Media companies need to treat demand creation as an operating discipline, measuring how recommendations, creative resonance, fan communities, interfaces, and commerce signals drive viewing, subscriptions, and purchases. Walmart’s connected-TV commerce strategy, streaming’s ad-yield pressure, Big Tech distribution deals, and Paramount’s…

Basics of Streaming explains how rights windows determine where content appears, disappears, and reappears across streaming platforms. Studios and rights holders use windows to monetize the same title across theaters, PVOD, TVOD, SVOD, broadcast, AVOD, FAST, international markets, and specialized…

Kirby says media companies are overfocused on what audiences watch and underfocused on what they recommend. As discovery shifts to group chats, creators, social platforms, podcasts, and fan communities, viewers who persuade others to watch can create more value than…

Paramount’s EU talks show the regulatory cost of its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger could be manageable, with a potential exit from its Universal Pictures international distribution JV on the table. That concession would address competition concerns while preserving…

Hollywood’s fight with Big Tech is shifting from a battle for screen time to a battle over control, as tech giants increasingly influence distribution, data, advertising, production tools, and the economics behind entertainment. The Everything Era is forcing studios to…