In today’s newsletter: Uber, the New York Times and Roblox all have ads businesses, but in different flavors; Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a sports streaming service; and Amazon gets introspective in response to competition from Temu, Shein and TikTok.
As we look ahead to the much-hyped AI revolution, businesses should learn from the last two major technological revolutions: the internet and social/mobile media. History tends to repeat itself, and as a tech “veteran” old enough to have worked through both, I’ve seen the risks of companies going all-in on the hype before the tech is ready. I’ve also seen the dangers of being too cynical and slow-moving.
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Andrew Bloom, Chief Commercial Officer of Data Axle. Our industry spends a lot of time talking about “walled gardens” and the hazards that their policies pose to the broader digital […]
