The new Netflix era requires broad hits and niche experiments
Netflix has had both a great and terrible year, with many of its movies and shows becoming all-time hits for the platform while the company’s financials and growth-predictions stall.
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TikTok gets less viral
TikTok’s slightly cherry-picked top ten trending videos of the year list have millions of views, but its top video is trending downward in viewership year to year.
Crop of Twitter alternatives struggle with sudden user growth
Platforms like Mastodon, Hive, and Post have surged in popularity as many users no longer feel that Twitter is for them under the reign of Elon Musk.
The Psychology of your 20’s breaks through the podcast noise
Jemma Sbeg’s The Psychology of your 20’s, a podcast covering psychological concepts to tackle issues people face in their 20s, has been blowing up on Spotify’s charts this year.
NewsGuard serves TV-news “nutrition labels” to Madison Avenue
Journalism and technology company NewsGuard is opening up its TV news “nutrition labels” to ad buyers and brands.
Smartphones are still our right-hand man
Despite a decade of innovations, smartphones are still supreme.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery reveals layers of Netflix’s theatrical rollout
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has become a holiday hit at the box office for Netflix.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon unveil Artists Equity to spread the wealth
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have closed up shop on their long-running Pearl Street Films (which had a deal at Warner Bros.) and are launching a new studio called Artists Equity.
TV news tightens its budget
Anxiety is roiling newsrooms as every outlet has announced staff reductions, budget cuts, and a pullback on all spending.
Jason Blum and James Wan merge horror empires
Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and James Wan’s Atomic Monster are in talks to join forces.