Every day that the TV networks keep their bundles intact is another day for the internet to undermine the bundles. Some of that comes through direct competition: Netflix remains quite disinterested in producing live TV and sports programming, but short of that they have a little bit of everything — just like your old cable TV subscription. – Vox
Category: media
Professional YouTubers, The Protestant Work Ethic, And The Future Of Employment
“If YouTubers represent the epitome of the uphill battle to create stable employment and meaningful connection all in one place, they may also offer clues to an alternative approach to work … [and] a different way of looking at work and status.” – JSTOR Daily
The Afterlife Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Champions
“For some contestants, winning might usher in 15 minutes of fame and a small, unexpected windfall.” And then there’s Ken Jennings, who launched a couple of new careers as a result. Reporter Niraj Chokshi talked to Jennings and three other former winners about how the show (and not just the prize money) changed their lives. – The New York Times
Condé Nast Makes Bid To Become The Next Streaming Video Powerhouse
“Condé Nast wants Madison Avenue to believe that its video programming represents a ‘new primetime’ for reaching coveted audiences that are abandoning TV. … All told, [the media company] said it has 50 returning digital video series and more than 175 pilots in production slated to hit over 2019-20.” – Variety
It’s The Avengers’ World Now; We Just Live In It (A Roundtable)
“We asked five people who cover pop culture for The Times — Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott, chief film critics; Wesley Morris, critic at large; Kyle Buchanan, pop culture reporter; and Aisha Harris, assistant TV editor — about the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] legacy and how it’s changed Hollywood and us. Here are excerpts from the conversation.” – The New York Times
Study: Rise In Teen Suicides After Netflix Series On Suicides Was Released
“We estimate that the series’ release was associated with approximately 195 additional suicide deaths,” concludes a research team led by Jeffrey Bridge of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. – Pacific Standard
Barack And Michelle Obama Reveal Their First Netflix Projects
“The former first couple signed a deal with the streaming platform in 2018 to produce a string of shows and films under their production company Higher Ground. … The [initial] seven projects range from acquisitions to new material, fiction to non-fiction and content aimed at adults and at children.” – The Guardian
The New Black Market For Fakes? Instagram
Selling counterfeit goods is illegal on Instagram, but according to a recently released report by data analysis firm Ghost Data, Instagram has become “the top showcase platform for counterfeiters” on the web, and anyone with an Instagram account has a doorway to a “multibillion-dollar underground economy.” – Fast Company
Analyst: Ads On Netflix Are Inevitable
“I think there will become a tipping point where ads come back. Netflix is ad-free now. I can’t imagine a world where Netflix will be ad-free forever. If you look at their content costs … that’s where addressable advertising and new ad formats will come in.” – CNBC
Sinemia, Which Tried To Move Into MoviePass’s Niche, Abruptly Quits U.S. Market
The subscription service, which launched in Turkey in 2014 and also operates in the U.K., Canada, and Australia, tried to capture customers fleeing MoviePass last fall with an unlimited-films-for-$30-per-month plan. But the predictable money troubles that resulted were compounded by lawsuits from MoviePass (for patent infringement) and a group of customers (for bait-and-switch pricing). – Gizmodo