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AI SLOP, GATEKEEPERS, AND THE KID'S MEDIA CRISIS
Demand for high-quality kids' content has never been higher, but the supply has never been more broken. And YouTube, the most powerful kids' platform on Earth, is runn...
THE WHOLE CONSUMER: A CARTOGRAPHER'S BLUEPRINT
59% of people now watch video on their phone first. If your content strategy doesn't account for that, Evan Shapiro has a message for you: you're already losing.This k...
VALERIE'S PLACE WITH VALERIE BERTINELLI
Valerie Bertinelli has been a content creator since she was 12 years old. She just stopped asking permission to make the shows she wants.This episode of the Media Odys...
THE CLIP ECONOMY & HOW TO COVER A WORLD CUP WITHOUT BUYING RIGHTS
1.7 million subscribers. A Global deal. Live Bundesliga rights. And a studio in Brooklyn for the World Cup. The Overlap built it all without owning a single match.This...
MEDIA M&A MANIA
Full Disclosure meets Media Odyssey in this crossover episode of The Media Odyssey podcast with Roben Farzad, host of Full Disclosure on NPR and former Wall Street rep...
THE FILMTOK EFFECT: BONUS EPISODE
Eight episodes, $25,000, 2 million views. One indie creator just proved you don't need a studio, a streamer, or a greenlight to break into the fastest-growing format i...
THE NEW PRODUCTION PLAYBOOK
10 billion views. 200+ episodes. A Random House deal and a streamer announcement incoming. Toonstar built it all without asking anyone's permission.Welcome to this epi...
UPFRONT 2026: THE CROWN JEWEL OF TV ADS
Pure play digital is now capturing 75% of every US ad dollar and 60% of that goes to just three companies. What's left for everyone else?This episode of the Media Odys...
THE FAN-FUNDED FILM REVOLUTION
What if fans could own a piece of the films they love and get paid when they hit? One company is making it happen, and Hollywood gatekeepers are not invited.Welcome to...
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KIDS…CONTENT, THE AI LOOP, AND FRANCE TV UNDER THREAT
Five companies just committed $725 billion to AI in a single year. Meanwhile, kids content is in freefall and the people who can least afford it are paying the price.W...
MY DRAMA AND THE VERTICAL TAKEOVER
What if the future of entertainment fits in your pocket and a six-year-old startup from Ukraine is already building it?Welcome to the Media Odyssey Podcast, recorded l...
STREAM TV EUROPE UNPLUGGED
Europe’s media industry leaders gathered in Lisbon this past week for the inaugural Stream TV Europe, and the prognosis is—to everyone’s surprise—refreshingly optimist...
THE SUBSCRIPTION GAP
You have six subscriptions, can't remember what's on any of them, and still can't find something to watch. Welcome to the subscription economy in 2026.Get the full Sub...
THE MAKING OF A HIT PODCAST
He helped create the most listened-to podcasts in history and then walked away from the New York Times to start over from scratch. Welcome to The Media Odyssey Podcast...
AIVE: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE
AI can't replace your editors, but it can do 80% of their most tedious, repetitive work in a fraction of the time. Welcome to The Media Odyssey Podcast!In this episode...
INSIDE THE MIND OF A CREATOR WUNDERKIND
244 million followers and a six-month content calendar: Jordan Schwarzenberger explains why showing up daily is the only strategy that matters. Welcome to The Media Od...
TWO REPORTS, ONE EPISODE: THE PARAMOUNT INVESTOR DECK & THE STREAM
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THE SIGNAL FROM EUROPE: Q4 EARNINGS
Versant spins out with $2B free cash flow, ITV faces Sky acquisition, Banijay grows experiential 18%, and Canal+ hits 42.3M subscribers. Welcome to The Media Odyssey P...
THE TRANSFORMATION OF ITV STUDIOS
Archive content finds new life on YouTube while broadcast TV is officially "a blip in history." Welcome to The Media Odyssey Podcast live from MIP London!In this speci...
DISCO BROS AND NEPO BABIES: Q4 EARNINGS
Netflix backs out of the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (aka “Disco Bros”), leaving Paramount Global — sorry, “Nepomount” — as the likely merger partner. Welcome to an...
