Julia Boorstin

We spoke to journalist and President of the Media Guild of the West, Matt Pearce, about the latest battle between big tech and journalism over proposed legislation in California that would force companies like Google to pay to carry links to news articles, as well as how generative A.I. could impact the future of journalism. #journalism #genAI #bigtech

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I couldn't agree more with Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia prior to the Discovery takeover: the #streaming business can be incredibly attractive for media companies and investors. Kilar recently quoted Charles Darwin, stating, “It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." We see this natural selection playing out in the #Media industry today. Some companies are adapting, while others are leaning back. To be clear: there is a path to growth, scale, and attractive margins for legacy media companies in streaming. But it requires leaving behind many old management practices and thinking and embracing change and innovation. #Strategy #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #MediaEconomics #Netflix #Leadership #Investing

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💲 Media giants made more headway on the path to streaming profitability this earnings season. 🤑 Over the past two years, price hikes and password-sharing crackdowns, ad-supported tiers, and mass layoffs have all shaken up the industry and brought companies closer to streaming profits. ❌ But the majority of companies still don't make money in those divisions, and investors remain skeptical that profit can be sustained. Here's what we learned after this latest earnings season... Yahoo Finance #streamingwars #money #profits #business #news #finance

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In a town known for storylines, Paramount's sale didn't disappoint. The media giant, which owns Paramount Pictures and CBS, has been in the news as an acquisition target since late last year. And just like its movies and television shows, Paramount's sale included twists, turns, and a slew of characters. But the final scene is here, it seems, as Skydance and Paramount have agreed to terms valuing the media giant at $8 billion. So with a deal wrapping up, what comes next for Paramount, and the wider streaming industry? I spoke to Peter Kafka to get some of his takeaways. More on Business Insider #media #paramount #streaming #hollywood #movies #television

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Transforming data and strategic goals into impactful video content is an art that is becoming a science. 🎨 🔬 Classes like this one from Section and Amit Rawal are helping us art majors properly nerd-up. https://lnkd.in/eHf4mjjv

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Not many issues weighing on the market currently, and the bias continues to be to the upside: Catch Lance Roberts' latest feature, #BeforeTheBell, on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gHsU7hnd #CriticalResistance #50DMA #InvestingAdvice

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Where are the campus protests heading? And is the message starting to get diluted by a kind of mission creep? Or, what I call protest creep? Here is my latest column for GZERO.

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Stealth mode: Deactivated. https://lnkd.in/e7PNhYnB

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🏔 Paramount has been at the center of media merger talks for years. Now, the company's fate could soon be determined with a key negotiation window set to expire today. 😠 Paramount's nonvoting shareholders have publicly expressed concerns over the terms of a Skydance deal, which they say unfairly benefits Shari Redstone, the company's controlling shareholder, at the expense of other investors. 👀 Skydance isn't Paramount's only suitor either. Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have formally expressed interest in purchasing the media giant for $26 billion, according to a source familiar with the situation. Many twists and turns to this saga...but could it be coming to an end? I break down what we know and how we got here in my latest for Yahoo Finance #paramount #mergersandacquisitions #media #dealmaking #business #streamingwars #businessnews #financenews #skydance #apollo #sony

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It's a deal! IATSE, the union representing Hollywood's below-the-line workers, and the AMPTP, which reps the studios, reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year basic contract covering roughly 50,000 people. The tentative deal includes updated terms related to pay, pension and health benefits, work-life balance, job security, subcontracting, streaming residuals and artificial intelligence. It comes at a pivotal time for entertainment industry workers, who are dealing with the economic ramifications of the studios' pullback on spending post-streaming wars. Read more of our coverage to see the basics of what we know about the deal so far. #iatse #hollywood #entertainmentindustry

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After 315-days without a 2% correction, markets are ripe and primed for a pullback of at least that magnitude. What will be the trigger? Catch Lance Roberts' latest feature, #BeforeTheBell, on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/dxbjeaJx #NVDIA #FOMCMeetingMinutes #InvestingAdvice

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Details in the Audacy/Cumulus rollup -- • The little-mentioned “radio guy” flying under the radar in this deal. • What Soros buys after they rollup Audacy and Cumulus. • Why Cumulus will force Soros to revert to a hostile takeover. • Is this a political play by Democrat Soros? • What happens to the forced spinoffs? https://lnkd.in/e3mdXPKt

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Every company founder has a story to tell, and in the case of the Connected TV Marketing Association, there’s quite a tale to tell. In ‘Beam Me Up, The Future of Smart TV - Battle for Control' (Ch 7), I share with readers the 7 year legal battle and fight to control the CTVMA during the global streaming wars. For those of you who don’t know, there were over a hundred people involved in our foundation, and many of whom are prominent, well known, leading industry figures in entertainment, business, broadcasting, advertising and finance, who will all receive special mentions in my upcoming book #StreamingWars 💣

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Netflix will stop disclosing member count, will it hurt advertising? Netflix shares sold off despite a decent report, perhaps not a surprise given a twenty-five percent rise in stock price this year, but also not helped by the announcement the company will cease disclosing its member count next year. It remains to be seen if that will hurt Netflix’s advertising push. Netflix #investing #streaming #stocks #investing #video #advertising

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