Tag: artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is removing many of the operational constraints that historically limited how fast media companies could scale, package, localize, and distribute content. But as execution becomes easier and more abundant, the piece explores why the next major competitive advantage…

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…

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…

Netflix has acquired InterPositive, the AI filmmaking startup founded by Ben Affleck, bringing its 16-person team and production-focused technology in-house while installing Affleck as a senior advisor. The move signals Netflix’s shift toward owning production infrastructure, giving the company proprietary…

AI transformation in media isn't flashy generative content, but generative questions that collapse the gap between intent and insight. By enabling anyone to ask natural-language queries and receive trustworthy answers, AI shifts power away from gatekeepers and towards decision-makers.

Apple is licensing Google’s Gemini models not out of weakness but as a strategic move to maintain control over the user experience while sidestepping the unsustainable cost curve of frontier AI development. Rather than compete in the commoditized model layer,…

Suno, the leading AI music generation platform, has raised $250 million in funding, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. Backed by Menlo Ventures, NVentures, and others, the funding signals strong investor confidence despite Suno's ongoing legal battles with major record…

Kirby unpacks how AI has quietly become the dominant interface in the subscription economy, eclipsing streaming services, productivity tools, and even the OS itself. Drawing on new Bango research, he shows how consumers now rank AI agents above Netflix and…

Alphabet hit a record $102.35 billion in Q3 2025 revenue, driven by a breakout quarter for YouTube, which delivered $10.26 billion in ad sales, its first double-digit growth since 2022. Shorts now generate more revenue per watch hour than long-form,…

Netflix has developed an automated quality control system using neural networks to detect pixel-level artefacts like hot pixels in video content. The model processes high-resolution footage in real time with near-perfect recall, minimizing the need for labor-intensive manual reviews. This…