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AI as a Species: A New Lens on Competition and Strategy

What if AI is not just a tool, but a new kind of species - one that evolves, adapts, and reshapes our industries from within? In this piece, I explore how reframing AI as an autonomous actor changes how we think about strategy, competition, and the future of work.

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TV is being YouTube-ified

Television is no longer shaped by schedules or channels, but by algorithms and endless scroll. This article explores how the logic of YouTube - personalized feeds, creator-driven content, and passive discovery - is transforming what we once called TV.

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Disney vs Netflix: Winners & Losers

After Disney's announcement that it will stop distributing its content on Netflix with a view to launch its own streaming service in 2019, both company's stock price dropped the following day. While this isn't necessarily a bad move for Disney or Netflix, this will probably impact other sides of the TV industry.

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Film Financing 101: An Analogy

To create a great film, producers need great management skills and business acumen. Securing funds for filmmaking usually involves many different entities, each approaching the project from a different angle and looking for different rewards. Who are all these entities? 

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Pokemon Go: In Time

In the entertainment space, every business is fighting for your time. It is a limited resource that each consumer decides what to do with it - play a game, check Facebook, stream music or go to the movies. When a huge success like Pokemon Go enters the scene, who is it really competing with?

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Snapchat: Oh The Possibilities!

Growing at an incredible rate, Snapchat is becoming a very interesting mobile content distribution and aggregation platform, particularly for younger audiences. The recent deal with heavy-weight media conglomerate Viacom is a hint of things to come. What does the future old for Snapchat?

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Music Streaming & The Illusive Quest For Profitability

This week Rdio filed for bankruptcy, making it clear what everyone already knows but has difficulty in admitting: music streaming is a broken business model. Companies like Spotify, Deezer or Pandora will have a very hard time to remain sustainable over the long term so... what can they do?

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Back To The Future

With the nostalgic millennials getting older and more sentimental, we are seeing a revival of traditional media & entertainment business models. Retro games, vinyl, radio broadcasting and linear TV are back!

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