Developing diverse video content has moved from representation add-on to structural element of how streaming platforms compete. Netflix's vertical content brands — Strong Black Lead, Con Todo, Most, Golden. Disney Plus's family-multigenerational architecture. Hulu's Onyx Collective. What separates structural infrastructure from add-on representation.
The 2020 question — should brands speak on contested public events — has been replaced by a sharper 2026 question: which events trigger a real silence penalty, and which trigger a speaking penalty. After Bud Light, Target, Disney, Harley-Davidson, brand activism has fragmented.
Storytelling is one of the most-discussed and most-misunderstood disciplines in modern public relations. Disney is the canonical case in operating storytelling as a corporate function at scale across decades. The six structural elements that distinguish Disney's storytelling operation and what brand and PR teams across the broader category should be taking from the case.
In April 2018 we predicted Apple would buy Netflix and Amazon would buy Target. Neither happened. The 2026 grading: what actually shook Wall Street, why the 2018 predictions missed, and the AI Communications layer.
Media executive moves are strategy disclosure. The EPR hub on broadcast leadership, streaming executives, media company CEOs, and the mid-tier players \u2014 Tubi, Roku Media, A&E Networks, Sinclair \u2014 now reshaping the industry below the top five.
BioWare and Lucasfilm announced this week that Star Wars: The Old Republic will transition to a free-to-play model later this year. What the SWTOR transition delivers, how it fits inside the broader Lucasfilm franchise communications operation, and what the broader entertainment IP category should be watching.
Internet movie streaming has become the most-watched competitive battleground in modern entertainment. Netflix dominant. Amazon just entered with Prime Instant Video. Hulu Plus growing. Apple positioned to enter. The cable industry rolling out TV Everywhere. What the broader category should be watching.
Amazon launched Amazon Prime Instant Video today, giving Prime members free access to a library of approximately 5,000 streaming movies and TV episodes at no additional cost. The launch repositions streaming video as a multi-player competitive environment and puts real pressure on Netflix.
Toshiba announced the first glasses-free 3D television this week — the Regza GL1 series using parallax barrier technology to deliver 3D without requiring glasses. The technology addresses the most-cited consumer objection to current 3D televisions. What it means for the broader 3D television category heading into 2011.