Tag: streaming leadership

Ask Skip tackles the post-layoff confusion plaguing many media orgs, pointing the finger squarely at failed leadership. Skip argues that when Wall Street shifted from chasing growth to demanding profit, most execs panicked, spinning up re-orgs, bundles, and pricing changes…

Tom Ryan, co-founder of Pluto TV and CEO of Paramount Streaming, is stepping down after a 12-year run. Under Ryan's leadership, Pluto TV evolved from a scrappy AVOD startup to a global FAST leader, and Paramount+ grew into a top-tier…

Ask Skip dismantles the debate over whether YouTube qualifies as TV, asserting that the platform has already replaced traditional television. With dominance in viewership across demos, outsized creator reach, and growing ad budgets, YouTube isn’t redefining TV, it already did.…

Ask Skip breaks down why the HBO Max and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME rebrands weren’t just marketing blunders, but signs of deeper leadership issues. The HBO Max-to-Max switch erased brand equity without a clear rationale, while Paramount’s naming mess was more…