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Tectonic Trends in Media – November 2024

My recent presentation about the structural changes underway in the media business, distilling a year of writing into 30 minutes.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Tectonic themes in media
03:28 Theme 1: Fragmentation
06:59 Theme 2: Disintermediation
08:25 Theme 3: Concentration (of power and attention)
11:08 Theme 4: Virtualization
13:21 The two disruptions of TV
14:56 The disruption of distribution
18:56 The disruption of content creation
25:48 GenAI video as a new form
27:25 The disruption of content creation could happen faster
29:16 What becomes scarce as content approaches infinite?

The Mediator: https://ift.tt/KdbnxsJ

Videos referenced
Toys R Us Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WfIzYGlg4
Where the Robots Grow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfhIeNHhv4&t
Battalion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NZubOOeeV0