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How a Yankees podcast grew into a 60-person media company

CEO Courtney Hirsch explained how Jomboy Media grew its viral videos into a diversified sports business.

X hasn’t won over many mainstream creators

PLUS: What was the point of BuzzFeed’s HuffPost acquisition?

Every streaming company suddenly wants to become a marketplace

PLUS: Should Netflix start licensing music videos?

Is Patreon actually helping creators find new audiences?

PLUS: Why YouTube pivoted back to upfront creator payments

How 60 Minutes is being transformed by Bari Weiss

PLUS: Was Amazon the actual winner of the streaming wars?

Did the Washington Post finally figure out how micropayments can actually work?

Global head of subscriptions Anjali Iyer walked through the experiments that produced a true micropayments success story.

Why YouTube video essays keep getting longer and longer

PLUS: The book publishing industry’s AI witch hunts are silly.

How Sony became an entertainment juggernaut

PLUS: Audience inflation keeps getting worse.

What happens when content collaborators divorce?

PLUS: Conde Nast gets into the drop shipping game.

Has Netflix peaked as a cultural force?

PLUS: There’s growing tension between the New York Times’s opinion and news desks.

How a former science YouTuber built an AI platform used by the world’s largest creators

Nate Stone explained why he walked away from his successful YouTube channel to build something even more impactful.

Should publishers be offering multiple subscription tiers?

PLUS: YouTube still wants to prioritize longform video.

The magazine company preparing for its post-Google future

PLUS: Why YouTube is tightening its creator monetization requirements

Sports leagues are milking their fans dry

PLUS: Publishers need to get more comfortable selling in-video sponsorships.

The Bulwark converted its YouTube success into paid newsletter subscribers

PLUS: What YouTube gets out of the Peacock deal