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Netflix is positioning creator programming as a commerce and engagement engine, not just incremental viewing, with Mark Rober’s debut driving measurable CrunchLabs sales and showing it can extend creator businesses beyond content. At the same time, its push into video…

The music industry is splitting into two distinct economies as streaming dominates scale while vinyl captures high-intent, high-margin spending from superfans. Streaming’s $9.47 billion in revenue continues to drive discovery and engagement, but vinyl’s $1 billion milestone and rising prices…

Skip breaks down why Disney is folding Hulu into Disney+ and shutting down the standalone Hulu app in 2026, and why the move isn't as dramatic as it sounds. The real shift is Disney consolidating its streaming ecosystem into a…

Media power is shifting away from content ownership alone and toward the control layers that sit underneath production, discovery, metadata, and distribution.

Basics of Streaming explains how accessibility features such as captions, subtitles, and audio descriptions are integrated into the streaming pipeline alongside video and audio delivery. These elements rely on coordinated workflows across encoding, manifests, metadata systems, and player technologies to…

Netflix's sequel to KPop Demon Hunters shows it's turning a breakout animated hit into a long-term franchise with value across streaming, theatrical, music, and awards. Netflix also locked in directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans with an exclusive multiyear deal,…

Netflix’s acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup InterPositive could reach $600 million, signaling that the company sees AI as core production infrastructure. The deal shows Netflix is investing in proprietary tools that could streamline filmmaking workflows and create long-term…

From the Archives revisits Apple’s first-generation Apple TV rental system and how its download-based design and strict DRM rules limited where and how rented movies could be watched. The device required users to download films locally and tied playback to…

Myths in Streaming argues that the industry’s rush to scale during the growth-at-all-costs era created a structural weakness called metadata debt. As margins tighten, fragmented and vendor-defined metadata now creates operational inefficiencies, limits ad revenue potential, increases compliance risk, and…

Skip explains that Netflix’s growing presence in Washington, D.C. reflects the company’s shift from disruptive outsider to core infrastructure within the global media ecosystem. As streaming intersects with areas like advertising, telecommunications, labor, and media consolidation, policymakers are paying closer…